Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:19 am:
I can understand your need to share this video. The rarity of mail from home, and seeing a video of your mom in such 'clean' settings.......................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................................. .............
Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:49 am:
Don - that might be a great product suggestion! (and yes, when my retriever was alive, I never worried about having a water bowl - I just kept the seat up... always a supply of fresh water)
I suspect you would not want your dog to drink from a freshly sprayed bowl, but the residual is probably reasonably harmless. They claim it flushes away, and it's not intended to be left stinking up the bathroom, but used as an encapsulating odor stealth coating.... Which I find freaking brilliant!.
Nearly as brilliant as the video.
Citrus & plant oils, mostly. They claim to be all "greenie" so there shouldn't be any Glycols or such poisons. If Rover won't drink, don't make him. His sense of smell is legendary, but his judgment, not so much. Dogs & cats will lick up Propylene Glycol like it's candy.
( also found in candy, toothpaste, etc, from the fine factories of General Ming's second cousin's brother in law. Chemical Disaster District PRC. )
It's an American family company, but I don't know where they bottle & package. Could be Rangoon or Roanoke.
They seem to be aromatherapists, with a dash of homeopathy, aka snake oil. But if you want stinky snake oil, they probably have nice stuff. At least they don't claim it cures cancer, just cuts down on the home Chemical warfare by substituting curare for sarin. Not a bad thing.
The company has a line to call in case of ingestion, and there is no MSDS that I know of... , so I'd call before using if Rover uses the self filling bowl. The most likely side effect I'd hazard, is Diarrhea. Keep an eye out for that.
Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 07:03 am:
Ethylene glycol causes renal failure , almost always fatal in cats and dogs , a bit less so in humans because of body mass but certainly if enough is ingested. Animals generally lick it up but in humans it is usually associated with intentional ingestion.