Not sure of the validity of the story, but definitely noteworthy.
"Warning: I recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old
>German Shepard 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
>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 the dog's death, his
>housekeeper's 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 work to as many people as possible so they don't lose their
>animals."
>
"Warning: I recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old
>German Shepard 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
>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 the dog's death, his
>housekeeper's 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 work to as many people as possible so they don't lose their
>animals."
>
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