Another cat poisoned by chemicals used in carpet cleaning

Apparently a company can also say ingredients are proprietary & not disclose some serious components.... just give the 'how to use' info

What does 2-butoxyethanol do? Any autoimmune issue ... and

MSDS

2-butoxyethanol (CAS 111-76-2)

does the following:

Irritating to eyes, skin, nose, throat; Cough, nausea, drowsiness, headache, redness of eyes, eye pain, blurred vision, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, CNS depression, hemolysis, hemoglobinuria.

Affects EYES, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, hematopoietic system, blood, kidneys, liver, lymphoid system.

Irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Can depress the central nervous system and cause liver and kidney damage.

Exposure may result in blood disorders... especially acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia (Look for blood in urine and)

Special Warnings: Prevent generation of mists!

What happened to Audrey's husband

1-13-09 e-mail: My cat was poisoned by professional carpet cleaning
Ziggy Nobarr <nobarrziggy@yahoo.com>

Margaret,
I have read comments from people whose pets have been seemingly poisoned from carpet cleaning products. I believe my cat was just recently subject to the effects of these toxins and I WANT ANSWERS and CHANGE IN POLICY TO PREVENT THIS FROM CONTINUING. My carpet was cleaned by a local company 3 weeks ago and my cat just died 5 days ago. I am VERY INTERESTED in pursuing a class action suit. I was told the chemicals to be used on my carpet were safe for pets and we followed all of their instructions. My cat was a Maine coon....similar to Persian with long hair and hairy paws that would pick up residue from the carpet leading to ingestion of residues while grooming. She had routine lab work in late August 2008 which was all normal. She had never been sick in her life. Last week she became progressively weak ...dramatic decrease in function over 2-3 days. The lab work at the veterinarian's office showed she had acute liver and kidney failure. She had black diarrhea the day prior to her death which likely means it contained blood. She also had severe vomiting. She died in my arms having rigors/tics and then respiratory failure at the veterinarian's office. She received the best care to no avail. She will be having an autopsy and specimens of several organs will be sent to a pathologist for detailed analysis. Tomorrow I plan to obtain the chemical list from the local carpet cleaning company and this will be scrutinized by our Dept of health toxicology division. My carpet samples will be analyzed for contents that match toxic chemicals in carpet cleaning solutions. I am looking for others with similar experience to stand up. My cat and many others' have suffered horrific deaths. THIS MISINFORMATION "SAFE FOR PETS" MUST BE STOPPED ! I still have a short hair cat with elevated liver enzymes and and reduced kidney function. Again, she had normal liver function in 3/08. Of course I am looking into getting my carpet recleaned with "a safe method" immediately. I would like anyone interested in going forward to e-mail me at nobarrziggy@yahoo.com . Please post this and if you know how to reach the person looking for another person or two to stand up with him, please let me know. I want to contact him ASAP. My husband and I are interested in going forward with him and hope that anyone else with similar experience will come forward and contact us. Thank you!

My reply:
I suspect all carpet cleaning chemicals contain 2-butoxyethanol or some type of BUTYL

I suspect it is this chemical getting into the eyes of anyone ... pet .... or human ... as an exposure

I suspect you are dealing with negligent failure to warn
and untimely death

this is the same issue as people and children who come down with Kawasaki syndrome

and it is the same chemical Our Pets

If so, the diagnosis is autoimmune hemolytic anemia (Only this anemia 'hides out')

and in the advance stages ... there would be very elevated white blood cell counts, also

(Also an anemia sign)

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing

Maybe Travoltas would also be interested in the plight of pet owners as they lost their son

reminds me of these two cats (maybe a web page you found?)

I just think this chemical this chemical should be blamed for something it does

There would be enough medical info in Jett's records to suspect this chemical or not. What was his body temperature? Any abnormal blood sugar or blood pressure? Any blood in urine or high white blood cell counts?

There were 3 soldiers who died in 2005 after flu symptoms and I think the family and their doctors should know to suspect this chemical. Exposure 'looks like' the flu.

For those who live 10 years or so longer, you will see seizures start up ... from the anemia: lack of oxygen.

And there would be other signs like personality change to extremely irritated ... to short term memory loss ... headaches

Post #21: "I think we need to try to find out (if the chemical such as is found in carpet cleaning products eventually lead to death of Jett Travolta), because if what I suspect is right, many more people of all ages will continue to be harmed by the harmful component in carpet cleaning and in MANY other sources.

Someone someday will start a lawsuit for 'negligent failure to warn' and Congress will ban this organic solvent, pesticide, teratogen, neurotoxin, poison.

In all the carpet cleaners that fully disclose the chemical components, I have been able to find this chemical. Since we clean rentals a lot, my husband asked me to check what was in Bissell carpet cleaning product. I looked, and looked, and I could not find it. But there was a comment about some ingredients not being disclosed as they were proprietary. No poison should be listed as 'proprietary"

Spot Shot carpet cleaner brags about 50% being 2-butoxyethanol. And these pet owners have a sad story to tell.

Personally, I strongly suspect this chemical is THE cause of 'gulf war syndrome' and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup workers have the proof. Very few choices of what harmed them, unlike the vets ... and this is a chemical exposure in common. I think the civilian name for 'gulf war syndrome' is CFIDS, CFS, FM, or ME.

For bioremediation workers, Exxon/VECO was looking for blood in urine (to their credit); however, I suspect they realize many were very much harmed, and that is something that has been swept under the rug for 20 years.

The real reason the USA can not find the cause of 'gulf war syndrome' *

prior thought in this thread;

Regarding the boy with red eyes and very high white blood cell counts ... and a diagnosis of Kawasaki Syndrome. I suspect he was close to dying also. I would suspect he had blood in urine. And that the cause of death in these cases (such as for the 3 soldiers who died after 'flu' symptoms in 2005) ... is the immune system attacking a person, and most strongly in prematurely destroying the red blood cells.

I'm so glad your doctors found help for your son. Maybe they have the secret to stopping a body from going autoimmune (?)

I have no medical background, but I have been looking into the harm of 2-butoxyethanol quite seriously for 7 years ... since I learned that this was the chemical component in Inipol EAP 22 that 1,000 'bioremediation workers were exposed to in 1989 (Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup)

The red eyes would be because the eyes are a primary route of exposure to this chemical. (Vapors getting into one's eyes). What exactly was different then than before then? That will tell you what the source of this chemical exposure was for your son.

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Story of Nancy's Persian cat

I used this rug cleaner a few months ago. As A owner of a Persian cat, a day or so after using this product he became lethargic was vomiting blood and bloody stools. I called the Spot Shot phone number on the can and was told that no way their product caused this illness and it was perfectly safe. My vet bill was over $700.00 What should I do?

She just shared, "Writing to inform you that on 12-21-05 my Persian cat had to be put to sleep. Kidneys and liver were gone also difficulty breathing his poor little body filled with fluid. Please do not use Spot Shot Rug Cleaner or any other cleaners containing this deadly poison. God Bless all and have a healthy holiday. Owner of the late Persian, 'Gizmo.' My heart is broken, he was only 8 years old." Nancy

You hear about the troops who have 'pneumonia?' I suspect it is too much of 2-butoxyethanol or a stronger version of it ... plus, possibly, ethylene oxide, which causes pulmonary edema. Too much exposure to 2-butoxyethanol could do the same.

Don't know whether or not you have some of these cleaning products: by Simple Green is 6% of 2-butoxyethanol (half strength of the bioremediation experiment of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup: Inipol EAP 22; French patent for inipol purchased by Exxon & 22 more chemicals added) Anyway it is not safe for home use at this strength ... and Dow chemical says it is non-toxic (based on a test diluting it 30 times - who does that?)

Melaleuca Tub 'n Tile must have something not so good in it because they refuse to give the housewife a copy of an MSDS sheet. (In USA unless you are an employer with 2 employees it is not the requirement by law to do so)

Spot Shot and Acute Renal Failure?

Hi Margaret,

Recently, my cat (not even two years old) was diagnosed with renal failure. After many tests (and more $2500 of vet bills), the docs are leaning toward a toxin as a cause... the only problem with this diagnosis is that my beautiful little gal is an indoor cat, and I own no plants (or cut flowers) at all. In fact, the only toxin she could possibly have been exposed to is SPOT SHOT... not by me, but by my cat sitter who was caring for my gal just before she became ill. I now know that the main ingredient is ethylene glycol - which is known to be highly toxic to cats (at least in antifreeze). Have you heard of cats developing kidney failure after exposure to SPOT SHOT. I am still amazed that this product carries no warnings at all for pets and, in fact, advertises itself as great on pet stains.

Kind regards.
Karen

Companies do not have to tell individuals what is in a product - Only a company with two or more employees

Melaleuca Tub 'n Tile company will not tell you what is in that product (I suspect BUTYL is there)