[blparent] OT warning

[Eva Adams]

I thought this might be good for some of us to read.

Please pass this on.
  I found this interesting and wanted to pass it along.   
                  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 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 possibl e 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.