HELP!! Abbey is sick!!

[abbey lee]

I'm so worried right now! I took Abbey to the vet earlier to get shots and she got a rabies shot. It's been about 2 hours and now she is vomitting non stop, acting weird, and just not being herself. I know this may just be a reaaction to the shot, but I'm very worried.

What should I do?

She's never acted like this before she is all sad looking won't move, just stays in one spot.

Please help, I'm very worried and I have never gone through this before...

Has this happened to anyone else before, is illness after shots normal?

[NuggetsMom]

Call the vet right away...if they aren't open anymore find an emergency 24 hour clinic...also I heard that scrambled eggs help with upset stomachs...hope that helps a little...keep us posted

[patty58]

I could understand maybe being tired and not moving much, but the vomiting worries me. I would call the vet.

[abbey lee]

Originally Posted by NuggetsMom

Call the vet right away...if they aren't open anymore find an emergency 24 hour clinic...also I heard that scrambled eggs help with upset stomachs...hope that helps a little...keep us posted

She has stopped vomitting but is still acting very odd. She is sad looking, won't play or eat or drink. She's still only laying in one spot, hiding.

I called the vet and she told me to give her a quarter teaspoon of children's benadryl. I'm worried to give it to her bc she is only 3 pounds but the vet said it would help. She said the shot should not make her vomit but it may have just been the excitement of the vet and the whole ordeal.

I feel like this is not normal though bc she got the exact same shots she had last time but she did not get sick last time.

[Marina]

Ive heard puppies getting sick after shots a lot. Def. call a vet... make sure shes getting plenty of water and i would give her some nitrical just to make sure her sugar stays up.
Keep us posted

[Julie1760]

Did she get just the rabies or others too? I'd call the vet ASAP!!!!

[abbey lee]

Originally Posted by Julie1760

Did she get just the rabies or others too? I'd call the vet ASAP!!!!

She got a rabies as well as parvo, and distemper. And I did call the vet and she told me to give her benadryl.

[bjh]

I will be praying for your little girl. Usually the rabies shot is given separately and not with other shots. She is so little I would really be worried. The rabies shot can be really hard on them.

[Beabble]

Sending up lots of prayers for your baby. Rabies shots should NEVER be given in combination with other shots. I'd get to a vet with her like RIGHT NOW! Please keep us posted.

[abbey lee]

Originally Posted by bjh

I will be praying for your little girl. Usually the rabies shot is given separately and not with other shots. She is so little I would really be worried. The rabies shot can be really hard on them.

Thanks for the prayers. I had no idea it should be given seperately. I, naturally, trusted the vet would know more then me. She is tiny that's why I'm worried to give her benadryl. She's just not herself.

I was looking over the receipt they gave us and it also said she had been given a deworming treatment. I'm confused about this bc Abbey does not have worms...Is it normal to give her a deworming treatment even if she does not have worms??

[KathyinCali]

It sounds like an awful lot was done to one so little at one time. I would call your vet, or a vet. I hope everything is going to be okay...

[Wylie's Mom]

One the first things the vet should have asked you to check was facial swelling and to CHECK THE GUMS - are they pink or are they white? They should be pink - and when you press on them - they should turn white for a sec. and then quickly return to pink - do they?

[abbey lee]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

One the first things the vet should have asked you to check was facial swelling and to CHECK THE GUMS - are they pink or are they white? They should be pink - and when you press on them - they should turn white for a sec. and then quickly return to pink - do they?

Both her tongue and her gums are pretty white. When I press on them they barely change.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by abbey lee

Both her tongue and her gums are pretty white. When I press on them they barely change.

If you are sure her gums are white, then CALL your vet back and tell him - this could be dangerous. It means she is dehydrated and could be having a very strong allergic response that could be life threatening.

ALSO, get a small bowl of water - put Karo syrup or honey or sugar in it to sweeten the water - have her drink it ASAP.

[Wylie's Mom]

Is she disoriented? Will she follow a toy with her eyes if you move the toy around?