eppy 12
01-27-2009, 11:02 AM
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>
> 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 was kept inside, and when he's outside, someone is 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 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 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 was kept inside, and when he's outside, someone is 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 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 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.