Swiffer Wet Jet - Is this true?

I just got this email, i've never heard anything about it, i'm wondering if its true...
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.

PLEASE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BABIES, SMALL CHILDREN OR OWN A PET --
PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON!

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i googeld swiffer wetjet and antifreeze and dogs in one search and SNOPES said that its FALSE

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False according to Snopes.com


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False. Here is the snopes link

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ETA: You guys are quick!

Message edited 9/13/2006 11:04:53 AM.

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www.hoaxbusters.ciac.org

Swiffer Wetjet Kills Dogs Warning
May 2004

This one claims that the cleaning solution in Swiffer Wetjets contains antifreeze and kills your pets if they walk on a cleaned floor. If you check the ingredients in the material safety datasheet at the Proctor and Gamble website, you see that it does contain 1% to 4% percent Propylene Glycol n-Propyl Ether. Now Propylene Glycol is one chemical used to make antifreeze, the other is Ethylene Glycol, however the concentrations in antifreeze found in your car is around 50% not 4%. According to the ASPCA, while Ethylene Glycol is known to cause liver damage in animals, Propylene Glycol in the concentrations used in the Swiffer Wetjet cleaning fluid is not a hazard for animals.

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I have never seen this.I have 2 kids,2 cats and a dog and all wood floors that are swiffered.Why would they make such a harnmful product that is for everyday use?

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My BIL was just telling me this, i don't know if its true or not.

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This is very, VERY old urban legend, completely not true

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FALSE

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thanks everyone, i figured it was a big LIE

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Message edited 10/4/2006 11:51:50 PM.

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Totally UNTRUE!!!

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hydrogen peroxide is "one molecule away from" water, and you can't drink it, but you can drink water.

My vote: BS!

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If this were true my cat would be dead. He licks everything including the floors.