News Release from Fort Dodge

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (September 3, 2004) – Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today that it will voluntarily comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine’s request to temporarily cease production and recall ProHeartâ 6, a heartworm preventative, from the market until the FDA’s questions regarding safety are resolved. Fort Dodge Animal Health also announced its support for FDA’s formation of an independent Advisory Panel to review safety data on ProHeart 6. The panel will review safety data based on reports submitted through FDA’s voluntary self-reporting system.

While Fort Dodge Animal Health is cooperating with FDA’s request for a recall, we have concerns about how the agency interpreted these complex data. As such, the Company fully supports the initiation of this review process, and will work closely with FDA to provide any necessary information for the panel to make a fair and accurate assessment of these data. We look forward to working with the panel and remain confident in the safety and efficacy of ProHeart 6.

Based on a thorough evaluation of FDA’s data, and consultation with independent experts in veterinary medicine and epidemiology, Fort Dodge Animal Health stands behind ProHeart 6, which plays a vital role in preventing heartworm disease. This life-threatening disease is one of the most common and dangerous parasites for dogs, and impacted nearly a quarter of a million dogs in 2001.

A two-year-old pug from Indianapolis received celebrity treatment Wednesday from the media and the veterinary community as he underwent a computer tomography scan.

The computer tomography machine at Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine is the first in Indiana to be employed solely for veterinary purposes. While the machine has been in operation for several months, this was its first publicized use.

"We had been setting aside funding for this for some time when a used CT machine became available, which we then had refurbished," said Kevin Doerr, director of alumni relations and public affairs for the veterinary school.

Call Kansas State University's poison control center for pets at 785-532-5679.

Just like poison control centers for humans, K-State's poison control center for pets can provide immediate help when an animal has been exposed to or ingested a poisonous substance.

The center, an offering of K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine, was formed in 1969 by Fred Oehme, a K-State veterinarian and professor of toxicology and pathobiology. Oehme, who still oversees the poison control center, also is director of K-State's comparative toxicology laboratories in the department diagnostic medicine and pathobiology.

The AKC is pleased to announce that an enhanced DNA Certification Test will become available August, 2003. This test is offered in collaboration with MMI Genomics (MMIG), the AKC’s principal service provider of DNA testing. MMIG, an established leader in genomic technologies, has developed and validated a new, more advanced DNA marker system for canine testing.

The AKC DNA Certification test will now profile 14 genetic markers compared to the 10 markers previously reported on AKC DNA Certificates, producing a profile called the “SuperPlex-G.”

There's something a little different about Bizou.

The nostrils look slightly larger in the distinctive nose of the 5-month-old pug, a little more flesh-colored — and her veterinarian could tell you for sure.

But yes, owner Virginia Gilbert admits: Bizou's had a nose job.