Circle Sky

A place for some of my favorite fandoms/things. Mystery Science Theater 3000/Rifftrax. Doctor Who (Classic and New). Writing Info. Classic and Current film/actors, The Cure, lots of cats.  And  other bits of randomness here and there.....

[twentiethcenturykid-deactivated]

WHEN MOM BUYS THE WRONG CEREAL

Post Sugar Krinkles

Circa 1965

[obsessed-with-robert]

𝕽𝖔𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖙 𝕾𝖒𝖎𝖙𝖍 is real????

[a-night-like--this]

Now I’m not sure

[darcylindbergh]

we are tied to the sea

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

[a-brief-period-of-rejoicing-dea]

[mst3kgifs]

*For high school students from 7 to 70.

[fotoluv]

[augustarambles]

Being an adult is scouring the Internet for blueprints of the perfect pillow fort and being absolutely delighted in seeing that they actually exist

[wiblueyedsub-deactivated2023052]

Oh how perfect! ❤❤❤

[instructor144]

The more you know. ;)  I just heard a ginormous, simultaneous “SQUEEEEE!!!!” from all my Little followers. :p

[bookofmirth]

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

I drew a dinosaur on an etch a sketch today

[mst3kquoteoftheday]

I bet the phrase ‘Where’s my cocaine?’ was heard a lot on this film.

Angels Revenge (via mst3kquoteoftheday)

[stream]

Airplane! (1980), dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker

[mst3kgifs]

Not so fast, Tinkertoys! We’ve got some cinema to watch.

[amanitacaplan]

make me choose : anonymous asked Twelve or Thirteen

[pusheen]

[rylandbuckleys]

You know, you act like such a lonely man. But look at you. You’ve got the biggest family on Earth.

[i-doll]

0504; vienna iii

[ask-a-vetblr]

is it true the seresto flea collars are causing deaths? USAToday isn't always the most reliable source but I fear googling because of. you know. the internet being filled with The Dodo loving ninnies

gettingvetted here.

Not really. There is no established link between death and exposure to the active ingredients contained in Seresto collars. Elanco, who sells the product on behalf of the producer, Bayer, states that there is no proof of causation and their products are proven safe. Even Snopes states that the correlation between deaths of pets and wearing of Seresto collars is unproven. The 1,700 “cases” are literally just complaints to the EPA from owners. This does not mean that the owners are correct in assuming that the Seresto collar caused their pets’ death. The cause of death can only be confirmed with official necropsies, which very, very few owners are willing to perform, in my experience. Is it possible that there have been idiopathic (unexplainable) over-reactions to the active ingredient, up to and including anaphylactic reactions resulting in death? Sure. But, this is the case with literally every drug in the world. Some animals are simply outliers and respond that dramatically to a drug which would be perfectly safe or cause only mild side effects in 99.99% of animals. 

What is more likely is that a) these animals died as a result of something else and happened to be wearing a Seresto collar at the time; or b) these people had purchased an off-brand and/or counterfeit product which may truly have caused the death of the pet. You would be amazed at the number of people who think they have the real thing but actually have purchased from Hartz (a well known harmer and killer of pets), a store brand, or an unknown company producing counterfeits.

Take a look at the photos below. Which of them is the genuine product? Which of them are counterfeit? No cheating via reverse image searching! ;)

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That’s right. Not a single one of those is the real thing. They look pretty good though! The best part? I took all of these images straight from big box store websites. The packaging is missing something: the safety warning, active and inactive ingredient information, and recommendation to read the back of the product for more information including an EPA statement and methods of contact for the company. Below is only one image, but you can see an example of a legitimate product for both a cat and a dog.

The only way to know for a fact that you are getting the real product is to purchase from your veterinarian. This goes for all prescription products, up to and including medications unrelated to flea and tick control, such as heart, kidney, and thyroid medications.

In short, the EPA encourages pet owners to discuss with their veterinarian whether flea and tick control is needed for their pets, which type of control product they should use if one is needed, to read the entire label before using the recommended pesticide product, and to follow all directions carefully, including monitoring the pet after application to see if side effects occur. If side effects develop, the label tells the consumer to consult the pet’s veterinarian immediately.