| Status | Hoax | | Comments | This product is safe for pets, yet this urban myth persists. | | Description | 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.
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