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Old February 10th, 2010, 01:29 AM
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Question Can you use baby wipes on dogs?

I have been told no in the past. I know that they make special wipes for puppies/dogs but I'm wondering what exactly is the difference between the two? Yes, I know probably the ingredients... but which ones? What ingredients in the baby wipes are bad for the dog?
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Old February 10th, 2010, 03:51 AM
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Barring new or unusual ingredients, baby wipes are safe for topical use in dogs. I would avoid contact with or around eyes.

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Old February 10th, 2010, 05:13 AM
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I use them daily for Brina, more so in the spring on her paws.
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Old February 10th, 2010, 12:56 PM
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I stick to unscented.
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Old February 10th, 2010, 01:30 PM
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I use them also on my dogs, both Westies.

They do come in handy for white dogs for paws and butts
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Old February 10th, 2010, 01:35 PM
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I use them for poopy dangly things on the persians and the foster poodle. Works great.
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Old September 6th, 2016, 12:05 PM
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Question I realize this is a very old thread, but......

I am surprised to see the response to this question regarding baby wipes for dogs with all I've read about propylene glycol being highly toxic to dogs. Is this new information, or bad information? I have used them in the past, not often, but have never had any problems but I've read some horror stories online and now I wouldn't. I have been surprised to see pet wipes sold in pet stores that do contain propylene glycol, so I'm wondering if the panic is well founded or not? I suspect propylene glycol is toxic, but possibly not the amount used in these products? Still.... I have to ask, would a veterinarian use them on their own pet?
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I see a lot of confusion about elthylene glycol (a main ingredient of antifreeze, which is quite toxic) and propylene glycol. Propylene glycol is much less toxic in dogs than antifreeze is. Cats are a different matter--products containing propylene glycol should not be used on them at all.

There are pet wipes and baby wipes that don't contain propylene glycol, so there are choices out there if you want to avoid certain ingredients. Or, if you google it, you can find recipes for homemade 'baby wipes' where you can pick and choose all of the ingredients.
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Old September 7th, 2016, 07:42 AM
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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=1120&tid=240

I found this ^. It refers to humans.


However I also found many sites that said propylene glycol IS also used in antifreeze and IS toxic to us and to pets if ingested but I could not find numers of amount ingested and what the range of reactions might be.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/carryouts.asp

Snopes is interesting, it says Unproven, which of course means it isn't known if it's true or not.

It's so hard to figure out which internet site is correct.
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Old September 7th, 2016, 02:09 PM
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http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/carryouts.asp

Snopes is interesting, it says Unproven, which of course means it isn't known if it's true or not.

It's so hard to figure out which internet site is correct.
I've used snopes lots in the past to settle debates, its a great source.
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Old September 7th, 2016, 11:15 AM
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I see a lot of confusion about elthylene glycol (a main ingredient of antifreeze, which is quite toxic) and propylene glycol.
This ^^^...

Propylene glycol replaced Ethylene glycol in many antifreezes.

Propylene glycol is in many of the foods we eat - from ice cream to salad dressings. We likely ingest more of it than we realize. Ask a vaper about propylene glycol, it's the primary ingredient in many electronic cigarette juices.

It's also in many dog foods, but most people don't read the ingredients.
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Old September 7th, 2016, 02:06 PM
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Why do just use some wet paper towels ...
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