just got back from ER~
 

Shorty just got vaccined this morning, and she started having allergic reactions at dinner time, half of her face is all swellen, both of her ears, her eyes are really red, and Shorty was itching like crazy.
so I took her to the ER, and they gave her a shot of benedryl and a dose of steroids. and they told me to pick up some children's benedryl and give it to her for three days starting tomorrow, and they seemed to think that Im overreacting:eek:
after we got home, while the swellen and redness are visibly reduced, she still seems to be very uncomfortable due to itching. Im wondering, is that alright, I thought that after the treatment she should feel better right away:confused:
she is digging into all her toys as she is so itchy, my poor baby:(

Oh, I'm so sorry she's having this reaction. I can't believe they told you that you were over-reacting?? You're just being a good Mommie. Hope she gets better very soon. Hoping someone who's had experience with this can help you out on any thoughts with how long this takes to get better.

If that happened to my Suzi I would have done the exact same thing as you had ! You did the right thing for Shorty. That sounds miserable for her. I hope she will feel better , but if she is not by tommorow morning, take her to your regular vet. :aimeeyork

they thought you were over-reacting!?

i don't think you were! it's your baby and you are a good mama!! :thumbup:

hope your baby feels better soon!

(don't worry about the ER people. lol, my vet had asked me nicely before when i took my bunny to him why i felt that i should bring him to the vet since nothing was wrong... and i said because he can not speak to me and i need to make sure he is ok! lol, the vet was nice about it, but he said it! "why did you bring him in!" lol! :rolleyes: )

If a dog swells after vaccines, it is an emergency. Their airway can swell shut. You did the right thing and if they thought you were over-reacting, first they wouldn't have told you to give Benadryl for 3 days and second if they really did think that, I'd find a new vet.

well, the ER is not my regular vet.
after I told them what happened, they asked me if I tried benedryl, I said no, honestly I don't have any experience and since my baby was having all the reactions, I was nervous already. then the lady at the front desk said: well, you should have tried benedryl first before you come here!

Oh, and Shorty finally fell asleep in between our pillows, poor thing:cry: hopefully tomorrow morning she will feel all better:love:

thanks everyone for the support:thumbs up

awww poor Shorty..... I hope she begins to feel better! Keep us posted!

Aw poor thing I hope she feels better soon.

I hope your baby feels better soon. I understand....believe me.

The reaction from the receptionist would have brought out the worst in me, for sure. I'm afraid I would have to say something about her being paid whether it's an over-reaction or not. Much like I'd say to someone who says something about wasting their time..."Made your day pass faster though didn't it?" There is no rationale for people to be rude to those seeking their services...especially when others such as myself judge a business quite often by their politeness.

I had something very similar happen when Piper had her 2nd rabies shot. (she had the first at the breeders). Fortunately the vet was open still when she started having problems and they told me to try Benadryl right away. I gave her that and then brought her in as well. They then gave her a steroid shot. She recovered, but it was quite scary. I don't think you overreacted at all. My vet never made me feel like I was being silly for worrying about my dog.
It's been a year and Piper just had one more round of vacinations. This time the vet was very careful and gave her benadryl and a steroid BEFORE the shots. Then we waited 20 minutes before he gave her any shots. Then we waited 30 minutes before leaving the office...just to make sure she was fine. It cost a good 30 dollars more to pre-treat...and was worth every penny. She had no reaction at all this time because her little body was ready for the shots. She was just really, really tired. I would advise anyone who is worried about this sort of thing to talk to their vet about pre-treating. It seemed to do the trick for Piper.
The vet said that a lot of times when a dog has a reaction to something like a vaccine, the first time is kind of a warning sign and the second reaction is much, much worse.
Please be careful and find a vet that understands about pretreating for reactions.
I'm so glad Shorty is okay.

sorry to have that Shorty had a reaction to her vaccination.You will want to make sure that your regular vet is aware of Shorty having a reaction because next time she has to get shots they will want to treat her before giving the vaccination. All 3 of mine get treated with an antihistamine shot before they get any vaccination.

Overreacting my butt, we all would of done the same thing, maybe if it was one of their furkids they would think differently.