Amazing. I’m a smoker. My mixed-breed dog died last year at the age of 20 and I’ve got a healthy 12 year old cat right now.
My mother’s German Shepherd lived to 22. Lived only with smokers for his entire life.
Want your anecdotal evidence? I’ve got it right here.
As *everyone* in my family smokes and we’ve *all* had exceptionally long-lived pets (to the point that vets have asked to study them to understand how they live so long in great health), I’ll ask you to look into the hygiene hypothesis.
Then, maybe, you can explain how my asthmatic friend’s asthma magically cleared up when she took up smoking in her 20’s. (I’ve heard that story much more than once. Had another friend who didn’t smoke, but found that a menthol stopped an attack better than an inhaler. Ended up carrying around a pack of cigarettes for the occasional attack.)
Glad you had/have healthy pets Marie.