So, I just found the tiny animat. Cute. But when I've reloaded a save game I've found that there are two name boxes that indicate the tiny animat (only one animat visible, though). Even unequipping the animat pet or swapping it with a different pet the second box persists. Now I'm stuck with it for good and can't get rid of it.
It kinda gets in the way of combat and it's pretty annoying to me, especially considering this: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/72821-any-way-to/

Have you tried saving and reloading?  Make sure you exit the game completely before you reload.

 

If that doesn't fix it you might want to upload a copy of your saved game so the devs can take a look at it.

 

Have you tried saving and reloading?  Make sure you exit the game completely before you reload.

 

 

Yeah, it didn't help. I just loaded an older savegame, lost a few hours of play.