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returntothepit >> discuss >> Swiffer wet jet WARNING..contains anti freeze by succubus on May 13,2004 8:57am
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toggletoggle post by succubus  at May 13,2004 8:57am
someone's dog at work died

they used the WET Swiffer with contains an ingredient close to anti freeze and causes liver failure in animals...just a warning if you have pets that lick the floor...






toggletoggle post by succubus  at May 13,2004 9:01am
ok just got this
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 anitfreeze is one of the
ingredients. (actually he was told it's a compound which is one
molecule away from anitfreeze). Therefore, just by the dog walking on the
floor cleaned with the solution, then licking it's own paws, and the dog
eating from its dishes which were kept on the kitchen floor cleaned with
this product, 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.



toggletoggle post by Joe/NotCommon   at May 13,2004 9:52am
haha I love when animals die



toggletoggle post by morkul  at May 13,2004 11:29am
I got to let MDD know. Her Swiffer days might b over?



toggletoggle post by MyDeadDoll   at May 13,2004 9:58pm
i don't use swiffer, i use the generic one



toggletoggle post by succubus  at May 17,2004 8:44pm
but if it contains the same ingredients...be careful!



toggletoggle post by norwellbob  at May 18,2004 10:05am
Well, I've got a dog with a bad (shunted) liver to begin with, and the wife just got herself one of those Swiffers, so I took an interest in this...

After doing a Google search, the top, like, 6 sites returned were urban legend-debunking sites.

Here's the top site returned (Snopes):
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp

I'd probably go with that.



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