Warning for your animal's health:

[huntnma]

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> 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.
>
> PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
>

[losthwy]

I have seen this on other sites. This is a HOAX. Absolutely no merit to it.

[huntnma]

well dang...............and i thought i was helping.......sorry about that......

[wvvet]

Not to meantion that antifreeze doesn't cause liver failure. It cause kidney failure. It doesn't do a thing to the liver.

[huntnma]

that is a good point......should of sent a red flag then, but it was late and i was tired........again, like i said i apologize i was tryin' to help, glad i have ya'll to keep me straight

[huntnma]

look what i found, wish i would of seen this sooner.......

THE VERDICT'S IN ON SWIFFER WET JET RUMOR
Last week at the ASPCA, we received an influx of calls and letters
from concerned pet owners regarding a widely distributed e-mail
claiming that the chemicals in the Swiffer Wet Jet cleaning product
caused liver failure in a dog and two cats. We immediately checked
with our experts at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC), and
are relieved to be able to set the record straight.

The Swiffer Wet Jet System contains water, propylene glycol n-butyl
and isopropyl alcohol. According to APCC veterinary toxicologists, the
ingredients in Swiffer Wet Jet are safe to use around pets when used
according to label directions and would NOT cause liver damage at
product concentrations. Propylene glycol n-butyl differs from ethylene
glycol, the potentially toxic ingredient present in most antifreeze
products that causes kidney, not liver, failure.

The APCC will continue to monitor this situation, and we will post any
updates in ASPCA News Alert as necessary. For more information on how
to protect your pet from potentially dangerous substances, please
visit APCC online.

[losthwy]

Well intended, glad you posted better safe than sorry.

[brknarrow]

Do you know if the clorox brand wet mop , Has the same ingredients ? Or if it is also dangerous ?