FDA Approves Vaccine For Carsick Dogs

[matcom]

NOT MANDATORY! I repeat ... NOT MANDATORY!

but :popcorn: nonetheless ;)

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WASHINGTON -- Most dogs are as happy as can be when riding in the car.

But if it makes your four-legged friend woozy, help is on the way.

The Food and Drug Administration is approving the first drug to keep dogs from vomiting when they get motion sickness.

Cerenia will be available in two forms. There's a tablet -- if you can get your Fido to actually swallow it.

Otherwise, there's an injection.

Either way, you'll have to have the vet approve its use.

http://www.wftv.com/family/11144313/detail.html

[PVnRT]

1. BIG PHARMA is out to KILL us ALL

This vaccine will KILL DOGS. PERIOD. Because I say so, without any real evidence to back that up. If you disagree with me, you must be some kind of Republican mole who works for the pharmaceutical industry spreading disinformation.

[matcom]

2. wonder how much Purina stands to make off of this?

:grr:

fucking Big Brother is HERE I tells ya!

[PVnRT]

3. Giving this to dogs will only encourage them to ride in cars more

Besides, the NIH says that carsickness in dogs isn't really a problem. So dogs that get carsick must be morally bankrupt and probably deserve it.

[dropkickpa]

5. And only 2% of dogs get it

so it's a manufactured problem, doesn't really exist. And, the vaccine will only prevent 70% of dogs from ralphing, so it must be useless!

[PVnRT]

7. Obviously!

n/t

[dropkickpa]

4. And now we'll see increased rates of

Autism in dogs! And bunions, and auto-immune disorders.

[Hugin]

6. and the hair will fall off their paws!

Can you say... PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY!

[dropkickpa]

8. Seriously

I had a dog who would start shaking and drooling at the thought of getting into a car. Usually all it took was 2 minutes in a car and he was horking kibble all over the seat. Made it real fun to take him to the vet, especially when he developed cancer, when we couldn't fast him for 24 hours and give him a tranquilizer for the 10 minute car ride.

Man, this drug would have saved a lot of time and carpet cleaner!