Inside Dog owners...(an email i sent today)

Geronimo · 11-05-2005, 11:21 AM

A friend 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. 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 its 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.

EVEN IF YOU DO NOT OWN A PET PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON!

iburn · 11-05-2005, 12:20 PM

just so everyone knows, and i sent this to you too chris, this is a hoax.

im a veterinary assistant and i can assure you that not only does Swiffer NOT have anti-freeze in it, but even if it did anti-freeze causes the blood to stop clotting and basically they bleed to death from the inside--- it has nothing to do with the liver... just FYI so you can rest at night!

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/swiffer-pet-death.html

Geronimo · 11-05-2005, 08:21 PM

ok...thanks

now i get to put retraction emails out...and on myspace too

11-05-2005, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Geronimo Krazed Addicted Master Join Date: May 2005 Location: Private Age: 34 Posts: 1,572 My Mood:	Inside Dog owners...(an email i sent today) A friend 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. 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 its 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. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT OWN A PET PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON! __________________ *It was actually fun.*

11-05-2005, 12:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
iburn One Very Hot Apple Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Age: 29 Posts: 3,590 My Mood:	just so everyone knows, and i sent this to you too chris, this is a hoax. im a veterinary assistant and i can assure you that not only does Swiffer NOT have anti-freeze in it, but even if it did anti-freeze causes the blood to stop clotting and basically they bleed to death from the inside--- it has nothing to do with the liver... just FYI so you can rest at night! http://www.hoax-slayer.com/swiffer-pet-death.html __________________ *The world's a fiction and made up of contradiction.*

11-05-2005, 08:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Geronimo Krazed Addicted Master Join Date: May 2005 Location: Private Age: 34 Posts: 1,572 My Mood:	ok...thanks now i get to put retraction emails out...and on myspace too __________________ *It was actually fun.*

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