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Pet hair will probably never even reach your lungs. Your respiratory system filters out any large particles before they reach the lungs. That's why your lungs aren't filled with dust and fluid particles right now. The worst that could happen is that it might get to your trachea and give you a nasty cough for a minute or two as your body tries to expel it.
If you do happen to breathe in deeply with your face in a pile of hair though, which I'm sure you don't do every day, and one of them does reach the lungs, it would definitely not be stuck there for long: it would be broken up by your body and it would eventually dissolve.
So basically there's nothing to worry about. The only way pet hair can harm you is if you're allergic to it.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThis is a real problem when doing house cleaning or when actively seeking to remove dander. Studies show that vacuum cleaners easily aerosolize cat allergen on floors and carpets to critical levels. In clinical studies of Asthma, a nebulizer may be used to provoke an asthmatic response of a 20% Fall in Expiratory Volume (FEV). The quantity of allergen aerosolized would be on the order of 40 nanograms per cubic meter of air. Studies have shown that cleaning and vacuuming produced this same level of contaminant per volume of air.
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∙ 11y agoNo, they can't.
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Describe the texture of a cat's lungs?
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Why does a cat's hair stand up?
If your cats hair stands up it means the cat is angry
How does a cat breathe?
i tink they breathe through their lungs
Why does your cat hurl?
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What type of scale pattern is found in dog hair?
Mosaic, the same as a cat hair. Cat and dog hairs are difficult to distinguish between.
What was the effect Hermione got from the polyjuice potion?
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Describe the texture of a cat's lungs?
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What effect does smoking have on the lungs?
lungs cancer
Does any cat have human hair?
NO. Even if the cat had "human-like" hair it wouldn't be human hair because it grew from a cat.
What kind of things have effect on the lungs?
Smoking and Drinkin have a bad effect on the lungs in the long term :) x
Can aids effect your lungs?
you can get an infection in your lungs from having aids.
What parts of the body does smoking effect?
Lungs mostly.
What effect does choking have on your lungs?
Choking affects the lungs by choking
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Many consider it bad. The hair spray can make the hair brittle and more likely to break. The chemicals inhaled by using it can also have a negative effect on the lungs system.
Can a person with allergies live with an American short haired cat?
That depens on the allergies. Is it a cat allergy, then no. If it's not a cat allergy it's probably alright, unless the person is asthmatic. If the person has sensitive lungs due to allergy, they may have a sensitivity reaction to the cat litter dust or the skin flakes/hair.
What is the organ of respiration in a cat and in a dog?
lungs
What is the organ for breathing for cat?
A pair of lungs.
