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Old 02-02-2009, 08:04 PM
michael_exler michael_exler is offline
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Default FYI for pet owners and young children

This email was sent to us. Spring of Life feels it important to pass this along.

Thought you might find this interesting.

I found this interesting and wanted to pass it along.

Recently someone had to have their 5-year old German Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure.

The dog was completely healthy until a few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see what the cause was.

The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had ingested poison of some kind.

The dog is kept inside, and when he's outside, someone's with him, so the idea of him getting into something unknown was hard to believe.

My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which stated 'may be harmful to small children and animals.'

He called the company to ask what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find out that antifreeze is one of the ingredients (actually, 20 he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from antifreeze).

Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the solution,
then licking its own paws, it ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver.

Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers' two cats also died of liver failure.

They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their floors.

Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a lawsuit,
but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as possible so they don't lose their animals.

This is equally harmful to babies and small children that play on the floor a lot and put their fingers in their
mouths a lot.

PLEASE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BABIES, SMALL CHILDREN OR
OWN A PET; FORWARD THIS ON! YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN OR PETS
BUT SOME OF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY WITH PETS
AND ALSO FAMILIES WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
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Old 02-02-2009, 08:17 PM
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wow! thanks for posting this michael
guess I won't be getting one of these
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Old 02-02-2009, 08:20 PM
michael_exler michael_exler is offline
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Default sorry this maybe another false scare

snopes.com: Swiffer WetJet Pet Danger
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Old 02-02-2009, 08:54 PM
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Thankfully, this one is a false myth.

I have also posted something here that I thought was important only to find out it was a hoax
Some people have nothing better to do than waste our time

Anything we get in our email boxes should be checked at snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages before posting here
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:56 PM
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I am glad that this is a myth. I have been using my WetJet for several months and have had no problems with my cats. So many things are said to be harmful and aren't.
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