Promeris Flea and Tick Control – Dangerous, but Still for Sale

A newsgroup post gave me a heads up that Pfizer has suspended production of Promeris, their popular flea and tick preventative. Promeris has also been marketed as a treatment for Demodectic mange (demodex).

As announced in an article on Veterinary Practice News, a recent study has linked Promeris with Pemphigus foliaceus (PF), a serious autoimmune disease characterized by lesions on the skin, nose and ears.

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Don’t sell puppies and kittens on Facebook!

A quick lesson in internet history.

When Craigslist and eBay first arrived on the scene, both allowed something that today would be unthinkable – they allowed pets to be sold via their websites. Both sites chose to ban pets being sold not because they had a sudden attack of their consciences, but because both were pressured by their users. Read more

Monkey Baby Customer Service FAIL

Well, our monkey baby arrived, but I have to say, I am totally not happy with it.

I was promised an adorable little baby Cappuccino monkey, but when I opened up the box, this is what I got.

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A new addition!

We’re so excited – our new addition arrives tomorrow. It’s a baby monkey – a tufted Cappuccino, to be exact. It’s being shipped Fedex – apparently, they do tons of exotic animal shipping. I had no idea.

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Charlie Sheen Starves Pug to Death?

I admit it –  this whole Charlie Sheen thing has been funny in a “Celebrity Train Wreck” kinda way, but when celebrities start threatening to kill their ex spouses, fun time is over.
The story in the NY Daily News today’s is also anything but funny, if what it reports is true:
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