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momAGAIN
so outrageous

Member since 7/05

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Name:
TJ

pet owners

I JUST GOT THIS EMAIL

This was forwarded to me by a friend. -
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>
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>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 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 Wet jet, 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 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.
>

Posted 11/22/05 4:11 PM
 
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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.

Posted 11/22/05 4:13 PM
 

LFitzy79
can hardly wait

Member since 5/05

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Name:
Lauren

Re: pet owners

OMG-that's horrifying....

Posted 11/22/05 4:13 PM
 

dpli
Daylight savings :)

Member since 5/05

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Name:
D

Re: pet owners

Snopes says it's not true....

link

Posted 11/22/05 4:13 PM
 

momAGAIN
so outrageous

Member since 7/05

3853 total posts

Name:
TJ

Re: pet owners

just trying to help

Posted 11/22/05 4:15 PM
 

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.

Posted 11/22/05 4:17 PM
 

MrsJ
I love my Katie Bug

Member since 5/05

11357 total posts

Name:
Kathy

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.

Posted 11/22/05 4:18 PM
 

momAGAIN
so outrageous

Member since 7/05

3853 total posts

Name:
TJ

Re: pet owners

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Posted 11/22/05 4:19 PM
 

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.

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Message edited 11/22/2005 4:20:06 PM.

Posted 11/22/05 4:19 PM
 

Texas4Good
My Boys

Member since 6/05

1019 total posts

Name:
Anne

Re: pet owners

thank you for sharing this with us. wow, I can't believe that...

Posted 11/22/05 4:41 PM
 

Texas4Good
My Boys

Member since 6/05

1019 total posts

Name:
Anne

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

Posted 11/27/05 6:48 AM
 

Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!

Member since 5/05

20046 total posts

Name:
Gerty ®

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.

Posted 11/27/05 8:33 AM
 
 

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