For those of you with animals or small children......

I recently had a neighbor who had their 5-year old German shepherd dog
put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely healthy until a
few weeks ago. 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 icking 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 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.

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This urban legend has been going around lately.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp

LOL ... Im such a dork huh sorry about that

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Not a dork - a pet lover! *

I agree, no dork, just careful. *This got to my mil, also, who tried to pawn it off on me, but I'd already seen the urban legends. *You just never know, and it's always better to err on the side of caution. *I betcha next time you find something dangerous, it will be real, and you'll be very happy you shared! I'm just glad it wasn't your neighbor that had the dog put down, which is how I read it at first!!

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Im keeping the link she shared up there ^^^ This was a email from my MIL and i thought Oh no ! my poor doggy ! I bet next time i will check this site before posting LOL

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I'm so glad this is not true because I LOVE my wetjet!

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I'm glad its not true, too. I use my wetjet all the time and we have a dog.

That was my first thought , I was already thinking og calling the vet LOL

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I know I was like "Oh no what if I have to get rid of my swiffer I just broke down and bought the sweeper and wet pads."

Live and learn.

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