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Did anyone else see this? Re: Swiffer Wetjet
I found this interesting and wanted to pass it along.
Recently someone 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! 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.
Recently someone 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! 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.
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Did anyone else see this? Re: Swiffer Wetjet
False:
https://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp
FALSE...
https://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp