Warning Swiffer Wetjet Mop

[Lisa (M-D-S Mom)]

***FROM OTHER REASEARCH I DID, THIS APPEARS TO BE A URBAN LEGEND***
***ANIMAL POISION CONTROL SAID IN A REPORT THAT THE CLAIMS WERE UNFOUNDED***
***SORRY FOR THE DRAMATIC POST***

I just got this email from a friend of mine at work.  I called the company and they confirmed this to be true.  I am absolutely horrified.  I use to use this product in my old house to keep up the mopping of my hard wood and tile floor.  I cannot 100% sure but this could have been one of the factor in the passing of my precious angel "weiner dog".  One of the issues was the liver shutting down then the kidneys and yes she had some other problems but I see this as possibly a contributing factor now that I think back and she always licked her paws cleaning her self and I used this product for over a year at my previous house.  Now I usually check the fine print on all packages to make sure its dog safe but when these first came out I don't recall seeing a danger to small animals.  I am so heartbroken that I may have done harm to my precious angel "weiner dog" and maybe she could still be with me today if it wasn't for this product that I used.  Since I moved to my new house I don't use the product, it just sits in the garage and I am throwing it away today.

Lisa

For those of you with pets in the house!!   

Take NOTICE:

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 is 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 housekeeper's two cats also died
of liver failure.

They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their 
floors. Necropsy's 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!

[TerriL]

I was concerned awhile back when I read about this.  I use a swifter through out my house on a regular basis.  Here is a link that might make you feel a little better!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_swiffer_wetjet.htm

[Lisa (M-D-S Mom)]

Well when I called customer service to inquire before I posted this.  They said they were aware that there COULD be some hazards as any chemical agent but nothing diffinitive.  So I took that as a maybe.  Seems the email has been going around for awhile.  I feel very silly for being so dramatic in my email.  Maybe I just miss my angel "weiner dog" all the time and just wish I could have had more time with her.

Lisa

[April]

I use the Swiffer mop to clean the kitchen floor and tend to let it dry before letting either of the girls on it.  mostly because Elf might slip on a wet floor and I don't want doggie paw prints all over the place!  It pays to be cautious with cleaners and such though.  :)

[Charlie]

Wow!  I don't use this particular swiffer, but I do use the Clorox one.  I'll definitely check the ingredients and fine small print.   :scratch: