This letter is in regard to the Internet
rumor regarding the Swiffer Wet Jet.
We have been receiving many calls and e-mails
from concerned clients worried this product can be toxic to
their dogs. The letter being forwarded from the Internet says
the Swiffer has a product related to antifreeze that causes
liver failure.
Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) causes renal
failure, and it is very different from the product in the
Swiffer (propylene glycol).
The ingredients in the Swiffer system are
safe to use around pets when used according to label
directions. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center has also
investigated the Internet claim and found it to be false.
False warnings can be propagated at amazing
speed on the Internet, generating unnecessary fears. It is a
good idea to confirm all things like this before sending them
along to the people in your address book. Your veterinarian is
well-trained with regard to health concerns for your pet. Check
with him or her before acting on any advice received from the
Internet or otherwise.
Janice Vannevel
Sudbury and District
Veterinary Association