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Swifer Wetjet.............









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 SEND THIS ON!


Now we know what killed our Altos...Be careful
 

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*phew* I hadn't heard this before and was getting worked up! hahaha

Thanks Jessie, and thanks for the thought Altos......you just never know :)
 

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Oh wow, I guess this is old. I remember reading this one the first dog site I was on....about 5 years ago.
 

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*phew* I hadn't heard this before and was getting worked up! hahaha

Thanks Jessie, and thanks for the thought Altos......you just never know :)
Geez, me too. Hmph. Why do people post stuff like that in emails and such? To get a rise out of people? Rude.
 

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Okay, that email scared the wazoooo out of me.. I recieved it from a Cop thats why I jumped on it as fast as I did...I have never heard of this snoops before.. I guess from now on before I drop the bad bag I will check that site out.. Sorry for the scare it just hit me where it counts especially since I just lost Altos last week.. I hope you can forgive me..
 
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I heard it before. Scared me when I first heard it, cause I use my swiffer in like, every room lol.

So I was relieved to hear it wasn't the swiffer.
 

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This was circulating last Spring - I checked with snopes and it was a hoax. Too bad I didn't check before throwing out my Swiffer...bought another one after since I can't live without it.
 

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Okay, that email scared the wazoooo out of me.. I recieved it from a Cop thats why I jumped on it as fast as I did...I have never heard of this snoops before.. I guess from now on before I drop the bad bag I will check that site out.. Sorry for the scare it just hit me where it counts especially since I just lost Altos last week.. I hope you can forgive me..
It's okay Altos, I think we all probably got a bit worried the first time we read it :)
 

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It's okay Altos, I think we all probably got a bit worried the first time we read it :)
Thanks, I kinda felt bad after posting it..I have to ring that Officer's butt..actualy I will email him right away..Sorry again everyone
 

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Okay, that email scared the wazoooo out of me.. I recieved it from a Cop thats why I jumped on it as fast as I did...I have never heard of this snoops before.. I guess from now on before I drop the bad bag I will check that site out.. Sorry for the scare it just hit me where it counts especially since I just lost Altos last week.. I hope you can forgive me..
I don't think there is anything to forgive. I would rather be informed of a false alarm than NOT informed of a true alarm!

Like I said, thanks for the thought.........it's better safe than sorry I think :)
 
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Thanks, I kinda felt bad after posting it..I have to ring that Officer's butt..actualy I will email him right away..Sorry again everyone
Sure hope he's more on the ball about checking rumors before acting on them when he's on the job ;)

I don't think there is anything to forgive. I would rather be informed of a false alarm than NOT informed of a true alarm!

Like I said, thanks for the thought.........it's better safe than sorry I think :)
Got that right, Coop :)
 

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