Dog flu vaccine side effects.
 

After doing a LOT of research, I've found that there are no specific side effects to the dog flu vaccine that are any different from any other regular injected dog vaccine. Hence the link to the AVMA vaccine effects page that I gave above. The only other information specific to this vaccine that I found was from a vendor website: Order Canine Influenza Vaccine | Canine Flu Vaccine

Again, these are side effects common to all of the other regular vaccines.

Thanks for all the info Phil.

We are schedualed for everyone to get the first one Monday! I have to pick up new Benadryl this weekend mine expired. Joey doesn't get any vaccines without it anymore. He just doesn't do great with shots. We do Benadryl before and then Metacam for two days. He is my sensitive little one and I don't want to take the chance of him reacting to anything like he did as a puppy, scared the crud out of me. I think Lyme was what he reacted poorly too but I would rather be safe then sorry. Penny you could never tell when she gets her shots same little energizer bunny. Callie just likes to rest the day she gets shots.

Great! Let us know how it turns out! I added a couple of tags to this thread so people can find it more easily in searches, but feel free to add more.

we don't get our dogs done anymore...there was a big news article/show on CNN that investigations have shown its not necessary to get all the shots for your dogs.......on top of that even though you get your dog vaccines does not mean that its the strain that your dog was in contact with....there are thousands of strains out there...
its just my Personal Opinion. everyone to their own and what they think is good...
Most Vets will say have them vaccinated, its $$$ for them and not really needed...

Actually most vets don't just recommend that you get shots for money. It saddens me that I'm guessing you came across one of those. I would take what news media says lightly. I prefer to follow what the vet associations say. I have taken many classes and gone over vaccinations. Science it what I prefer to go by. I would rather they be vaccinated instead of my getting something that could kill them. They know which two strands of the the dog flu are causing the issues so they vaccinate for those. I have a 10 almost 11 year old with Cushings who has a low immune system and the dog flu could kill her so I would rather not take that chance. When there is something that can kill your dog its better to vaccinate and not play with luck. I wont get into human vaccines except to say that because people aren't vaccinating their kids we now have many illness that we had eradicated and many children
are dying because of it. Vaccines are extremely important.

Thanks no problem....I will try and find it for you....and yes I have come across a few vets that are in it for the $$....MHO

I have been very lucky to find a vet that doesn't push anything. I love my vet even shadowed for her through my classes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZlAfGPX2j8

I have forwarded you a link....
the ultimate decision is yours, we have decided to no longer get the shots for our dogs.

And, as a Teacher, I could get into a deep discussion...so feel free to pm me anytime on humans!

Just to be clear, the H1n1 is the swine flu, and your dog maybe in contact with any strain out there....there are millions of strains out there.

just do your research.

That is fantastic:)
I just posted a link, take a look.

I think you make excellent and valid points, lil' Dream. Ounce of prevention; safe than sorry--all those work for me when it comes to Piper.

There are two dog flu strains that are out there and they vaccinate for both. I’m not sure what swine flu has to do with anything. Don’t let people out there fool you there is no real scientific evidence to say dog vaccines or humane vaccines cause any issues. Not vaccinating is just not responsible in my opinion.

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This is a CBC (Canadian) video. The section on vaccines was about veterinarians not accepting another vet's vaccination records and wanting to revaccinate the core vaccines. They found some shady vets who wanted to revaccinate. I can only speak for my vet--she would never do that. BUT, the recommendation is still to get the core vaccines when they are properly due (every one to three years, depending on the vaccine), and those are based in AVHA guidelines. I've never had to deal with shady vets. I live in a college town with a veterinary school, and the owner of our clinic is a professor of primary veterinary care at the U of Illinois vet college.

The video has nothing to do with canine influenza. Also, the bivalent canine influenza vaccine is for strains H3N8 and H3N2. It has nothing to do with H1N1. H1N1 is mainly a swine and human disease and only rarely infects dogs. There is no H1N1 vaccine for dogs.

What was more interesting to me was the section of the video on annual heartworm tests. Evidently, heartworm is much more common in the US than in Canada. My vet sees several cases every year. It's dangerous to make broad generalizations about the need for heartworm medication and tests based on incidence in a location where it is very rare. You need to consider the incidence in your particular area and speak with your local vet.

A few months ago the dog flu went through Cali’s agility class mates like wild fire. Now the organizTion insists that the dogs be vaccinated and so do most of the boarding kennels as well. Claimdid nit get the four, butmshe had been vaccinated for it. We all sat down and noted that none ofmghendogsmwhomhad been vaccinated became ill, only an few who,had not been vaccinated camo down with symptoms and were pretty sick pups for a while.

It is kind of like do you vaccinate your kids to send them to school with the unvaccinated kids. This year we had several teen deaths from flu.

I assume that you're referring to all dog vaccinations, including rabies. I found an article about vaccinations in Canada, and it's fascinating. Evidently, neither the Canadian government nor the provincial governments require vaccinations for dogs, despite the high prevalence of rabies in Canada. Here is a good article about rabies vaccinations in Canada: RABIES REVACCINATION FOR COMPANION ANIMALS: CANADIAN DATA | SIRIUS DOG .

Having seen the effects of rabies and distemper on humans and animals respectively, I'm thankful that the US has core vaccine requirements. Dogs coming to the US from Canada are required to show proof of vaccination (thankfully), and I'd recommend that people traveling to Canada from the US make sure their vaccinations are up to date before traveling. (There is another thread on Yorkietalk about someone traveling by airplane to Saskatchewan.)

Well I would like to put my two cents in on the flu vaccination. We gave our fur kid the first shot of Nobivac Canine Flu Bivalent . She got so sick it cost us 300.00 dollars to get her better. My vet wanted to give her the second shot a month later and it was no way. She had problems for three months after so not for me . Susan

Can I ask what you mean by sick like details? Their will be the occasional dog that has an adverse reaction. One of mine is sensative to vaccines so I’m giving him Benadryl before we leave. The fear of my older girl getting the flu and not recovering scares me more then the vaccine.

I agree. And we're not here to judge. I'm curious whether the dog has reactions to other vaccines, or whether it was only the canine influenza vaccine. And I'd like to know what the symptoms were, and how they were treated, and what the $300 in treatment paid for.

Anyway, Taylor, let us know how your dogs are doing after they get their vaccinations today!

They go in at 1:40pm. I will get back on before the end of the night and let y’all know how it goes. Hopefully uneventful.

My yorkie has had a flu vaccine when she was little. She will be eight years old in April and she got a bad reaction. Throwing up,diarrhea and no energy . As I said we had to take her in. They gave her Benadryl which did not help so they put her on a stomach medication and something else. I have talked to another vet and that can happen but I will never have her go through that again. They get two shots and I refused the second one not taking any chances. Just myself I had a flu shot years ago and really got sick from it so my doctor does not want me to get another. I think this subject is up to each individual what they want to do. Kinder gets all her vaccinations I am a firm believer but no more flu vac. Susan

This vaccine wasn’t around 8 years ago so I’m thinking it must have been something else.

We gave our little the Nobivac Canine Flu Bivalent end of August 2017. There are two shots so she had to go back end of September 2017 to get the second one which we refused. As I said before when she was two years old we got the flu shot for her when we were in Florida. She had no side effects but now she is 71/2 years old. That is what happened to our yorkie. We take good care of her have insurance on her too. I guess I will not tell my experience of what happened to us, I will just keep my mouth shut. As I said I am a firm believer in vacines but ours had a reaction. Susan You can believe what you want to believe but I am telling the truth. Susan

The canine influenza vaccine first came out in 2009, so I believe you. I think it was for just a single strain back then. Now it's made for two strains, so it's a different vaccine now. Please feel free to tell us your story if you want to.

Slightly different topic. Human vaccines: I just got the new Shingrix shingles vaccine today. I was the first person vaccinated at our CVS location, so I was kind of an experimental animal for them. No pain or other side effects so far. It's a lot more effective than the old Zostavax shingles vaccine, and you can get it if you're over 50, as opposed to over 60 for the Zostavax. I'm not making a recommendation one way or the other, but if you're concerned about shingles, this might be something to consider.

I am sorry I think we misunderstood each other. I thought you said she got this flu vaccine 8 years ago and this shot didn't exist then I don't believe. I'm sorry you thought I thought you were lying because I didn't. I think we just misunderstood each other. Please do continue to share your experiences.

Vet only had two shots because people have been coming in a lot for them so Callie and Joey were the two that got vaccinated. One because Callie is older I worry more about what would happen if she got it and Joey was already benadryled and he starts agility next week. They should have more in toward the end of the week and then I can take Penny. I also gave Joey his metacam that we do for 2 days after his shots and he is doing fine. He is actually running around playing and Callie is her normal self.

My vet told me last August that this was the newest flu vaccine and it came out sometime in 2016. It was for two strains of the flu so we did that in August 2017. She was suppose to get the second dosage in September a month apart. Anyways she got really sick from that vaccine so I did not want to have to go through this again for the second shot. Sometimes I wonder about these vets you really need to do your homework before you go ahead with their advice. I had an avian vet break my parrots neck right in front of me and he denied it. If I had a new dog I would definitely would try the flu vaccine on it but for some reason Kinder could not tolerate it. As for me I have bad allergies and my doctor will not give me the flu and shingles shot because of my low immunity from allergies. That shingles is awful my father had on his head and after it went away he had bad headaches the rest of his life. You are lucky you can take the shingles shot and I think I am going to ask at Walgreens and see what they say for me. Best wishes to you with that shot. susan

Good to hear! :love::love::love:

Sorry to hear about your experience with your vet. If the first of the two shot series gave a bad reaction, I can't imagine the vet wanting to continue with the second shot.

The new Shingrix shingles vaccine is supposed to be more effective and give fewer side effects than the old vaccine. My doctor wouldn't allow me to get the old Zostavax vaccine, but it was okay for me to get the new one. However, if you have allergies, I'd be very cautious and make sure that you are not allergic to any of the ingredients in the new vaccine. Walgreens should have that information. Best wishes to you as well!