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09-21-2011, 05:51 AM | #1 |
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| Zach's yearly vaccinations are due I just got a notice from the vet that Zach is due for his rabbies and distemper shots. I am so afraid to give the shots to him after having a bad experience last year with Chloe, our Basset Hound. She had such a bad reaction I thought she was going to die. She ended up with bumps all over her body and she was shaking and throwing up all over the place. We got her to the vet on time and she was giving shots. My friend's shih tzu also had a very bad reaction. She was barely alive when they brought her to the emergency hospital. Now I'm so afraid to give Zach his shots because he's so small and if anything were ever to happen to him, I would die. Anybody's furbabies ever have a bad reaction to the shots? |
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09-21-2011, 05:54 AM | #2 |
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09-21-2011, 06:12 AM | #3 |
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| Be sure to express your fears to the vet. I mentioned that Sophie had been adversely effected by her vaccinations and they gave her a steroid injection with the next set and she was much better. I totally share your concerns but haven't figured how to avoid it. |
09-21-2011, 06:24 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Def get the dist and rabies 3 wks apart - that's always a safer bet. I don't know a vet who doesn't/wouldn't support giving benadryl 30-40mins prior to the shot. My vet has said that in her 20+ yrs as a vet, she has never had a dog react to a vax if they've first had benadryl.
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09-21-2011, 06:30 AM | #5 |
♥Trained by my pups♥ Donating YT 500 Club Member | Yes my vet just gives them all at once. Not happening this time for sure. I need to spay also. But with losing Lexi I am very scared of it all now. The Benadryl is a great idea. I am sure she will have to have all the shots first .
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09-21-2011, 06:41 AM | #6 |
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| How old is Zach? If he's over one and had them last year already, I really wouldn't give again. I personally don't believe in yearly vaccinations and find them totally unnecessary. Most vets follow AAHA protocol of every 3yrs now. And yes, Jackson had a terrible reaction to lepto as a 12 week old pup. We now give benadryl before giving rabies shots just to be on the safe side.
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09-21-2011, 06:54 AM | #7 |
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| Zach is a little over a year and a half. He had his shots last year. I am going to talk to the vet next week before I bring him in. Thanks everybody |
09-21-2011, 06:57 AM | #8 |
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| Riley went in a couple weeks ago for his First annual exam. He was given both his Rabies and DHPP together and Thankfully had no problems. He was given his Rabies and DHPP, together at 16-weeks, by another vets office, as well, with no problems. |
09-21-2011, 06:58 AM | #9 | |
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09-21-2011, 07:07 AM | #10 | |
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I personally like Dr. Dodd's protocol. But check out the AAHA protocol as well (every 3 years). This is the one most up to date vets now follow. Jackson had the typical DHPP as a pup at 8 weeks, 12 weeks (when he had DHLPP, and a reaction) and 15 weeks. Then he had rabies vaccine at a later time. Then at one year, he had the DHPP booster, then got the rabies a few weeks later. I am almost certain he will never get DHPP again in his life (vet said he would be "due" after 3yrs, but I am unsure if I will do that or not -- he will be 4 at that point and I MAY do it once more, but then after that, never again for rest of his life) and he will be getting rabies every 3 yrs because it is required by law.
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09-21-2011, 08:04 AM | #11 | |
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09-21-2011, 08:23 AM | #12 |
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| My vet seems to stay updated on things and he advised me not to vaccinate yearly but to wait as well. Seems there are alot of pros and cons about vaccinations these days even with our humans. I'm not educated enough to say either way except that my husband's jack russell gets his shots every 3 years as advised and never once has had any health issues. No ticks, fleas, worms, you name it; totally healthy! |
09-21-2011, 09:06 AM | #13 |
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| It looks like it happens a lot because everybody on the internet will compile their horror stories. In practice dogs rarely die from vaccine reactions. It is usually caught in time (stay close to the vet's office). Also, lepto is usually the culprit when a pup is rushed back from what I've seen. DHP does not need to be given yearly and it doesn't need to be given with rabies. Splitting them up can help the pups cope a bit better.
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09-21-2011, 12:11 PM | #14 |
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| Vaccine Schedules http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/zoonoses/rabies/docs/pet_owners_fact_sheet.pdf states that New York requires initial rabies vaccine prior to 3-4months of age, followed by a booster w/in one year of the inital vaccination. Additional rabies boosters are required by law every 1 to 3 years depending on the type of vaccine administered. http://www.weim.net/emberweims/Vaccine.html Dr. Jean Dodd's vaccine schedule states that after the 1yr booster, Distemper and Parvo boosters are not needed due to immunity lasting 7.5-15yrs. http://www.aahanet.org/publicdocuments/vaccineguidelines06revised.pdf American Animal Hospital Association schedule (the 2006 revision is the most current on their website) on pages 4-9 of the link recommends that after the 1yr booster, Distemper and Parvo boosters be given at intervals of 3 years or more. It is my understanding that rabies is the only vaccine required by law. However, due to pressure from some veterinary clinics (especially if you are boarding, etc.) to have little ones vaccinated, some owners choose to check titers (a blood test) so they know if the animal is already immune or if they do indeed need a booster. Hope this helps. I too believe that furbabies and children alike receive too many vaccines too close together unnecessarily.
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09-21-2011, 01:31 PM | #15 |
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| I didn't read part of this thread before. These are one year boosters (one year after the puppy shots). If the puppy shots ended at 4-6 months of age, then this one would need to be given a year later (16-18 months or so). Looks to be in line with AAHA.
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