Pet owners urged to monitor their animals while wildfire smoke remains in the air
Smoke from all of the fires has caused air quality issues around the Garden State
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With the ongoing wildfires in New Jersey, it is not just humans who are at risk for smoke inhalation – but our furry friends as well.
Smoke from all of the fires has caused air quality issues around the Garden State.
"So, I think that just like with humans the concern is air quality and how that air quality can affect your respiratory tract - your eyes, your mucus membranes, and of course inhaling it an exacerbating any pre-existing conditions,” says veterinarian Dr. Lisa Lippman.
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Lippman says that the best thing pet owners can do is keep their pets indoors when the air quality is low.
“You can also run the air conditioner to make sure air is circulating at all times. Have a filter, if you can, in all rooms,” she says.
Lippman also says that if pets do go outside, owners should keep exercise or any activity to a minimum.
