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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 4:22:47 PM
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> I found this interesting and wanted to pass it along.
> According to Snopes.com this is NOT True http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp
> > Recently someone had to have their 5-year old German
>
> Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely
> healthy
0A>
> 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
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> warning which stated 'may be harmful to small children and animal s.' 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
>
0A> (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! YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN OR PETS
> BUT
>
> SOME OF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY WITH PETS AND ALSO FAMILIES WITH
>
> GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
BLESSED ARE THE CRACKED FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT!
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
Edited by - yarnmamma on Jan 29 2009 4:36:09 PM |
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NOT TRUE: Swiffer wetjet: POISON
