EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS

[abker17]

Swiffer Wetjet - floor cleaning product- deadly to animals.


Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:38 AM
Subject: Swiffer Wetjet - HEALTH WARNING for your pets


THIS IS A CROSS-POST FROM ANOTHER LIST:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Swiffer Wetjet ***HEALTH WARNING***
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 18:56:37 -0700 (PDT)


Take this for what it is worth. I use this product and plan to stop
using it immediately. I'll stick to steam from now on.

From a Pennsylvania rescue list::

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.

[Carolk9s]

Thanks for caring and posting abker but this is just another URBAN LEGEND. It is making the rounds all over today, I've seen it on BELG-L and the agildogs list.
Of course we must take care with ALL cleaning products and our pets but there is NO basis for undue concern in regards to the Swifter WetJet.
Might even be another attempt generated by PETA to slander the Proctor & Gamble company.

[abker17]

Wow I had no idea, I was sent this by a pittie rescue group I keep contact with. But thanks for telling me. :oops:

[courtnek]

I use a swiffer wetjet and checked the chemical labels. There is amonia, which can be toxic to animals, but only in large quantities.

There was a tale about Frebreeze being bad for animals too, which ended up being another urban myth. Besides, the wetjet cleaning solution dries almost immediately. And getting it ont he bottom of a food dish sitting on the floor is unlikely to cause a poisoning, unless the dog is chewing destructively on the dish. Thank you for the warning though. You never know when these things ARE true.....

:)