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Originally Posted by aweitzm1  Thumper had a reaction at the site of injection. I got him the 3 year rabies shot which I probably won't do again because of how he reacted. Thumper is the most mellow dog I know does not bite or bark. However, the next day after the shot he would try and bite my hand and growl if I went any where near the injection site. I got so concerned because I never saw it before. The doctor said it should go away in a few days and it did. |
You have to get rabies because of the law no real way around it unless it almost kills your dog. When Joey got his rabies as a puppy he got a lump that took months to go away. It doesn't seem he had the lump this time. Ask your vet for pain meds when he gets another shot because it sounds like he was in a good amount of pain and that can make dogs snap.