[oneofakind864]

Mine did the SAME thing...it swelled up like a cyst. It stayed there for several weeks and my vet kept saying not to worry. So I finally went o another vet who specializes in small breeds. He said it WAS from the rabies shot ( from the original vet not splitting the dose in half for such a small dog) Eventually all the hair fell out on the raised spot and never grew back. She had mange for a few weeks after the hair initially came out but we treated that topically with cream. The second vet said her immune system in that area was not working properly because if the vaccination and it allowed the mange to set in and that he has seen that happen before. He said on some cases when a second rabies shot is issued it can cause hair to fall out in big spots all over the body. He also advised me not to give Chanel a rabies shot again as she obviously had a bad reaction to it. He said since she was an indoor dog that would " Never hit the floor outside without supervision" - the chance of her coming in contact with rabies was pretty much nonexistent. And he wrote me a letter to the effect that she was not taking the rabies vaccination under a vets supervision.


I'd definitely take her to another vet and make sure they have come across the problem before. But it sounds just like my little girls reaction. It didn't come up immediately- it took a week or two. It's been 12 years since then-But best I can remember, It's something to do with their immune systems not being able to handle the vaccination. It;s definitely not something to "Not worry about"