[blparent] OT warning

[Veronica Smith]

My vet says it is true, it has traces of anti freeze and can be harmful to 
pets, causing things such as vomiting. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dena Wainwright" <autumnrose21 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] OT warning


> this is not true. my husband researched this online, and there are experts
> from various vet associations, the spca, and consumer reports who have
> refuted this.
> Dena
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:55 PM
> Subject: [blparent] OT warning
>
>
>>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.
>> _______________________________________________
>> blparent mailing list
>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blparent:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/autumnrose21%40gmail.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> blparent:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/madison_tewe%40spinn.net
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1938 - Release Date: 02/04/09 
16:35:00