Swiffer WetJet - poisoned dog and cats

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Alarmed - 14 Oct 2005 05:33 GMT

Just received this from a friend. Anybody have more info?

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Alarmed

>For those of you with animals......
>
>I recently had a neighbor who had their 5-year old German shepherd

dog

>put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely healthy until

a few

>weeks ago. They had a necropsy done to see what the cause was. The

liver

>levels were unbelievable, as if tog had ingested poison of some

kind.

>The dog is kept inside, and when he's outside, someones 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

>got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a

warning which

>state 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 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.
>
>EVEN IF YOU DO NOT OWN A PET PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON

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Nan - 14 Oct 2005 14:23 GMT

>Just received this from a friend. Anybody have more info?

I hope you didn't forward it on without checking it out. It's false
according to truthorfiction.com and snopes.com.

Purrs and Hugs,

Nan and the felinity felines

A wise man talks because he has something to say;
a fool talks because he has to say something.

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whayface - 14 Oct 2005 17:12 GMT

>>Just received this from a friend. Anybody have more info?
>
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>A wise man talks because he has something to say;
>a fool talks because he has to say something.

I have received the same thing about Swiffer WetJet from people that know I have cats.
Granted they may mean well but a little fact checking would be nice before people forward
thing.

My sister got an e-mail about a file that contained a virus and it should be deleted
IMMEDIATELY. Well she did then Windows would not start. You can not believe everything
you read!!

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Alarmed - 15 Oct 2005 06:01 GMT

>>>Just received this from a friend. Anybody have more info?
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>Sorry, everybody - I should have checked it out at snopes.

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Alarmed
(and embarrassed)

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No More Retail - 15 Oct 2005 06:04 GMT

Hey better safe than sorry I rather be taken by something like this than
worry about my firballs

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No More Retail - 20 Oct 2005 16:37 GMT

Posted by the ASPCA today

THE VERDICT'S IN ON SWIFFER WET JET
In response to a recurrent rumor claiming that the chemicals in the Swiffer
Wet Jet cleaning product caused liver failure in a dog, veterinary
toxicologists at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) want to once
again set the record straight.
The Swiffer Wet Jet system contains 90 to 100 percent water; propylene
glycol n-butyl ether or propylene glycol n-propyl ether; and isopropyl
alcohol (1 to 4 percent). These ingredients are safe to use around pets when
used according to label directions and would NOT cause liver damage at
product concentrations. Propylene glycol n-butol/propyl ether differs
significantly from ethylene glycol, the potentially toxic ingredient present
in most antifreeze products that can cause kidney, not liver, failure.

"The public should be aware that not all information sent via email or
posted on the Internet is necessarily accurate," advises APCC spokesperson
Dana Farbman, CVT. "Therefore, it's always a good idea to verify any
information regarding pet health concerns with a veterinary professional."

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