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I don't want to be spreading rumors but I thought it better to be safe than sorry. This is an email message I just recieved.
Wet Jet
>I recently had a neighbor who 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 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.
Wet Jet
>I recently had a neighbor who 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 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.
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