Re: Swiffer Email

[Guest guest]

Amy,

thank you for the info!

(mom of , 15, CVID, chronicdailymigraines)

Bobby & Amy Hand <bobbyandamy@...> wrote: I am not sure if this is even

true but I wanted to pass it along to you all

out there just in case.

Amy (mom to Bradley 3 almost 4 years old IGA DEF and 8)

>Subject: Warning for pets and small children

" 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 an autopsy 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 wha t 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, 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. 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.

[Guest guest]

Amy-

Thanks for forwarding this...that is so scary. I used to use this all the

time....never again.

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[Guest guest]

I have noticed that soooo many of the " warnings " that circulate are false.

It's so frustrating!

But as long as we're talking about wetjets, we use the Clorox Ready Mop

because it uses gravity instead of batteries, so it's cheaper and easier, and I

saved the first empty solution bottle and now pour 1/2 the solution out into the

old bottle, refilling with water. So the solution is diluted by half. They

usually make cleaners too strong anyway, the floor is still clean, and I save

1/2

the cost!!

Okay, that's my story.

(mom to , age 7, dairy intolerant-related GERD -- currently has

polysaccharide antibody def, previously had transient IgG, IgA, t-cell & other

defs... and also to Kate, age 3!, more dairy intolerant but very healthy!)

[Guest guest]

Hate to burst everyone's bubble..or NOT...keep using your swiffer [grin]

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

Swiffer WetJet

Claim: The Swiffer WetJet poses a general danger to dogs and other

household pets.

Status: False.