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  1. miraflores

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    I am copying the text below....

    KamiDscale
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    I don't know if this is true or not, but it's worth being safe than sorry. This
    was given to me by a friend, please read and don't flame me please.
    <<Febreze Is Dangerous to Pets!
    There have been multiple instances of dogs and birds who have died or
    became very ill after being exposed to Febreze, a deodorizer/air freshener.
    Febreze contains zinc chloride, which is very dangerous for animals. Please
    do not use Febreze anywhere near your pets!
    If you have used it near your pets or on their bedding, clean the
    bedding/area thoroughly to remove the Febreze, and move the animals away
    from the area.
    Please pass this information on to other pet owners/caretakers, before more
    animals are injured or
    killed, and find a safer method of odor control.
    Febreze: This product is marketed as something that removes odors without
    covering them up. However, there is a strong smell to it, but worse than
    that, Febreze contains zinc chloride. Many birds have already been killed
    after this product was used in any proximity to them whatsoever, and some
    dogs have also died. Other dogs have become ill without dying.
    This product is marketed as safe around animals, and people have sprayed
    their dogs' bedding to remove the
    doggy smell, only to discover later on that their dog became deathly ill
    from it. There is one dog who lost most of her hair after being
    accidentally sprayed with some Febreze, though this particular incident
    also had a second factor involved (diet change). The Febreze bottle, as of
    December, 1998, has a picture on the back of a dog, which leads some
    people to believe it's safe to use in their bedding.
    PLEASE READ AND FORWARD THIS WARNING TO PEOPLE WITH PETS!!!!!!!!>>

    [​IMG] Erica Strafford
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    I explained in another newsgroup that this is ONLY a rumor. I do not work
    for this company, but I can tell you it is perfectly safe IF USED CORRECTLY.
    In the case of dogs and cats, it is 100% safe, unless the product was
    being used improperly with the animal around. I don't use febreze, but I use
    tons of other things to help my house smell better (or stop smelling
    altogether). I have four puppies, two dogs, three cats, a python, two
    hamsters (not python food, though) and two fish tanks, and nothing bothers
    them. The only exception is when I sprayed Lysol in the garage one day, and
    the puppies came running over to find out what the sound was. Lysol doesn't
    "sink" very fast, so they inhaled it, and started sneezing. But there was no
    serious damage.
    Birds, on the other hand are VERY prone to dying from air-borne chemicals.
    That is why a dead bird is USUALLY the first sign of a gas leak in your
    house. Again, it still doesn't harm the bird unless it is sprayed near the
    bird so that the bird can inhale it, or directly on the bird.
    I don't know about rats, guinea pigs, or rabbits, though. If these
    animals are known to die or get sick easily from air-borne chemicals, then
    yes, febreze is a cause for worry. If not, then it should not be a problem.
    The only other situation you should worry about is if your pet chews on
    whatever has been sprayed. In short, if you use Febreze correctly, and you
    are a responsible pet owner, then it is no cause for alarm.
    All I have to say is you deserve the flaming. We even told you on the other
    newsgroup that Proctor and Gamble has this problem addressed on their
    website and many veterinarians around the country confirm it is safe. If you
    rat is still sick, you had better start looking for other causes. But stop
    trying to convince everyone that something is bad when there is PROOF that
    it isn't.

    Erica
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    http://members.xoom.com/Labrador/

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    [​IMG] Tigrrrita
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    Better safe than sorry.
    >All I have to say is you deserve the flaming. We even told you on the other
    >newsgroup that Proctor and Gamble has this problem addressed on their
    >website and many veterinarians around the country confirm it is safe. If you
    >rat is still sick, you had better start looking for other causes. But stop
    >trying to convince everyone that something is bad when there is PROOF that
    >it isn't.
    >
    Mommy to:
    Fifi (brown/rusty? teddybear hamster girl)
    Jo (mink hamster girl);
    Puck (cinnamon/cream? teddybear hamster boy)
    Romeo (black gerbil)
    Juliet (cinnamon gerbil)
    Hamlet (white gerbil)
    Ophelia (agouti gerbil)

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    09/04/1999
    Proctor and Gamble denies these claims ... folklore, schmolklore!
    check their site here: http://www.febreze.com/pet.html
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    now it is up to you to form your own opinion
     
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    I can't bear any kind of can air freshener, find the scents really cloying and unpleasant and I've said for some time it wouldn't surprise me if it's eventually revealed they're bad for us.
     
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    neither do I generally use ar fresheners or similar products
     
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    Surely, good old fashioned housekeeping and there is no need for artificial "scents"? :dunno:

    Marketers brainwashing consumers that our homes need to smell a particular way; growing up, the smell of home to me was the smell of baking/fresh bread and laundry dried outside in the fresh air. Now *that* is what a home should smell like ;)
     
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      I get concerned about warnings like this. I don't doubt that the poster thinks they have a genuine grievance but, surely, animal charities and vets etc would have put out warnings about careful use of these products if they thought there was a possible danger.

      We get enough genuine scares about thing to not need additional worries. If I thought there was a problem with a product I would contact organisations that are likely to know - in this case animal charities and vets.

      Of course, conspiracy theorists would say that they have all been bought off!
       
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        Ooh yes. :)

        Though I must admit I do use scent lamps occasionally - do find them good for getting rid of any lingering food smells in the house, for some reason aroma of roasted vegetables always likes to hang about!
         
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          They're all out to get us, shiney. :runforhills::biggrin:

          Probably I am biased due to my own dislike of most air fresheners, and I'm very sensitive to perfume, lots of them give me a headache, but a couple of years ago at work they took to using those automatic fresheners in the loos - you know the ones that pump out 'freshener' every few minutes. Someone in the office kept setting it to go off every 9 minutes and if you were the first person to enter the toilet after the weekend the accumulated perfume and chemical smell could practically knock you out! Luckily I think someone's now decided they're too expensive and they've disappeared from the workplace.
           
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          For me, it was the lovely smell of sulphur (like the smell of somebody passing wind after eating too many egg sarnies), that came from the local steal works, or the strong smell of seaweed decomposing on a hot summer's day.
           
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          Whatever turns you on! :heehee:
           
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            Then you will find the hot water smell in Iceland very familiar.
             
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            :biggrin: Ooh, lovely!
             
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            I live in the middle of thousands of orange trees so for the 'most part' everything is heaven ... but you go through a slight period of 'rotting oranges' and it is not pleasant at all! :eeew:

            I agree that in general keeping the house clean and fresh is enough and luckily I am able to keep windows open most of the year ... and there is no problem with us having cats. If you wash your curtains, clean your floors and generally keep things clean, all is fresh.

            In saying all of the above .. I do have 'febreze' and the Portuguese equivalent 'fasa' for the odd spray or two on the curtains/cloth furniture between washes as I do have cats. I also use Flash floor cleaner with 'febreze'.

            I cannot imagine that anyone uses such to the extent that it is dangerous to animals. I think there is a bit of 'over reaction' here Paula!
             

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