Petopia – Pet Changes & Extinct Pets

I’ve added a couple of new pages to Petopia. There’s an extra special bit of info hidden in one of those pages, so make sure you take a look!

The standard disclaimer applies: I may have screwed up somewhere so take all the data with a grain of salt. And if you see a mistake, let me know!

Family Changes

We’ve been talking about existing pets that are going to change appearances come Patch 4.0.3a, but there are actually a couple that will be undergoing a more drastic alteration: their family is changing. (In two cases this also involves a change of appearance.)

If you have one of these pets tamed, then come Patch 4.0.3a it WILL change to the new family (and the new look). Be prepared!

Pet Old Family Old Look New Family New Look Look Replacement
Onslaught Bloodhound
Hyena

Dog
Desolace Hyenas
Uldum: Mangy Hyena
Scarlet Tracking Hound
Hyena

Dog
Tanaris: Slaverjaw
Uldum: Bloodsnarl Hyena
Vargul Blighthound
Wolf

Dog
N/A

Test Cataclysm Pets on the PTR

Patch 4.0.3a is now available for testing on the Public Test Realms (PTR). Patch 4.0.3a is “The Shattering” – the patch that will change the landscape of Azeroth forever.

And changing the landscape changes the pets.

So if you’d like to check out the coming Cataclysmic pets – at least the ones in the existing zones – you can copy a character over to the PTR.

To start the process, head to battle.net and log into your account. You’ll find the Public Test Realm link under the Additional Services tab. Be aware that the PTR may include what we colloquially call a big-ass download.