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Just got this in my pet insurance newsletter, thought it was interesting as I had never thought of it before..

Rubbed the Wrong Way - There's an unlikely new danger facing pets in the home: topical estrogen hormone cream. Researchers found that hormone cream - used by women to counteract the symptoms of menopause - was inadvertently transferring to their pets via belly rubs and other displays of affection. Worryingly, the transferred hormone had an adverse effect on our best friends' health: spayed female dogs and cats showed symptoms of heat, while male dogs showed swollen breast tissue and hair loss. Another great reason to wash your hands before (and after) playing with Fido.