Post by browning204 on May 15, 2006 17:00:01 GMT
I recently had a neighbor who had 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.
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.
