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02-19-2007, 09:10 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NC
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| shots made sparky sick Well here we go again. If some of you remember, last month about 9 days after Sparky had shots, he got really sick....vomiting multiple times. I took him to the vets, they kept him several hours and said he probably got stressed from the sneezing he did prior to vomiting. I went back and picked him up and he was fine. Saturday morning I took him back to vets for his 13 week checkup and shots. I reminded the vet about Sparky getting sick before, and again they told me if it had been the shots, he would have shown a reaction 24 - 48 hours afterwards. So they gave him a shot, but also gave him some benedryl with it. They also wormed him again. That was about 10 in the morning. Well about 1 he began the vomiting again...8 - 10 times. Of course the vets office had already closed, so I called the ER vets and they said he could stop breathing or have swelling and I needed to bring him in to be checked. So I did..After two shots to calm his stomach, an injection of fluid subcutaneous and $110 later we were back home. Needless to say, voila, it was a reaction to the shots. Now, next month he's due for shots again, and probably the rabies shot too. (They held off on it this time because they said they did not want to stress him too much). What do they do when this happens? Cause it really upset my husband that they didn't think the first incident was due to the shots, and then that he got so sick from the shots. He says whats the point in the shots if he's going to get so sick from them. |
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02-19-2007, 10:00 AM | #2 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| Maybe they could just do parvo instead of all of them together. Pre-medicate with benadryl or some type of steriod. I would be very reluctant to get any injections at all. Did he swell up or itch? Or did he just vomit? |
02-19-2007, 12:02 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NC
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| They gave him Benedryl. He didn't have any swelling, just vomiting alot. |
02-19-2007, 12:11 PM | #4 |
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| If they did a combo shot, you could ask them to split them up. Often they will give a 5 shot combo, and with the deworming it would put a lot of burden on your little one's system. Vaccines are just little doses of the illness, and it is not surprizing that some immune systems have a bit of a problem when faced with five at a time. The vet may need to order separate shots, so you need to talk to them about it. Also, if you decide to separate the shots, you would need to go back several times, but it is better than risking losing your pup. Puppies have died of vaccines before. If the vet does not share your concern, don't hesitate to go to a different vet that will listen to you.
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