Our pets stay home all day while we are at work. Most indoor pets spend less than 15% of their entire lives outside. According to leading veterinarians, cats and dogs have lungs that are even more sensitive to environmental contamination than ours.
Also, pet dander (tiny flakes of animal skin) is a leading allergen. If the pet dander is not filtered out of your home’s air, it begins to break down. Researchers have found that the major allergens are proteins secreted by oil glands in the animal's skin and shed in dander as well as proteins in the saliva, which sticks to the fur when the animal licks itself.
These will begin to re-circulate throughout the home and research has shown that indoor exposure to such pollutants pose a significant health risk for the pet if the air quality within your home is not clean and well maintained!
According to Lisa Troutman, D.V.M., a veterinarian with the Food and Drug Administration, atopic, or inhalant, allergies are the second most common allergy in dogs and the third most common in cats – second only to flea allergies.
Breathing in or directly contacting airborne particles in the environment, such as mold spores, dust, tobacco smoke, and pollens, will activate atopic allergies.
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