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momAGAIN
so outrageous
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TJ
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pet owners
I JUST GOT THIS EMAIL
This was forwarded to me by a friend. -
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>For those of you with animals......
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>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 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.
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>My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he
>got to the Swiffer Wet jet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning
>which stated "may be harmful to small children and animals."
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>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.
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>Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers' two cats also died of
>liver failure. They both used the Swiffer Wet jet 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.
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Christine
2nd verse same as the 1st
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Re: pet owners
This is not true...that urban legend site lists it as completely false.
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:13 PM |
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LFitzy79
can hardly wait
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Lauren
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Re: pet owners
OMG-that's horrifying....
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:13 PM |
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dpli
Daylight savings :)
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Re: pet owners
Snopes says it's not true....
link
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:13 PM |
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momAGAIN
so outrageous
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TJ
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Re: pet owners
just trying to help
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:15 PM |
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BabyAvocado
Happy New Year
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Re: pet owners
Posted by dpli
Snopes says it's not true....
link
Thanks for posting this...I had a feeling it wasn't true just by reading it. Scared me for a minute though since I use the Swiffer Wet Jet all the time.
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:17 PM |
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MrsJ
I love my Katie Bug
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Re: pet owners
Posted by momAGAIN
just trying to help
I appreciate it! You never know when you'll get one that's for real.
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:18 PM |
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momAGAIN
so outrageous
Member since 7/05 3853 total posts
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TJ
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Re: pet owners
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:19 PM |
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BabyAvocado
Happy New Year
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Re: pet owners
Posted by momAGAIN
just trying to help
That's cool, we know, you were just trying to help. There's so much stuff flying around out there it's hard to tell what's real and what's not.
Message edited 11/22/2005 4:20:06 PM.
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:19 PM |
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Texas4Good
My Boys
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Anne
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Re: pet owners
thank you for sharing this with us. wow, I can't believe that...
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| Posted 11/22/05 4:41 PM |
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Texas4Good
My Boys
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Anne
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Re: pet owners
Just wanted to share, that I found an "Urban Legend" on this story. Click on the link below to read more....
The Swiffer Wet Jet
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| Posted 11/27/05 6:48 AM |
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Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!
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Re: pet owners
TJ - Thank you so much for posting it...even if it's not true, better to get it out and find out it's false than have something bad happen.
That being said, I kind of knew as I was reading that it may be false, I had a dog die of antifreeze ingestion and it attacks their kidneys, not liver. She ended up dying of kidney failure.
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