Vaccination Reaction Today BEWARE Well today started out as normal. Lacy had a visit to Banfield today to get her shots up to date. They ba\lab off some mumbo jumbo about vaccines and give her a shot. I was told to watch for swelling in her face or unusual behavior. One hour later she is itching like mad. I mean rubbing her face on the carpet, scratching at her face with her FRONT paws. I know my girl and she was off her rocker. So I call the folks at Banfield and I was told she might be having a reaction to her LEPTOSPIROSIS CORONA COMBO. "I will have the vet call you back". I just put her in the car and shot down there. Well she was in full reaction. The took her right away and began working in her. More shots Diphenhydramine inj. and Dexamethasone S. P. injection. Long story short several hours later I was told to come pick her up she is doing better. AND BY THE WAY YOUR VISIT TODAY WILL BE $98.00 for care to this reaction. I am so upset about this and I intend to handle this with management. I will type more about this if anyone responds. I dont want to be a wind bag. |
Most Banfield locations are really good at pushing shots, esp. with the puppy care package. And then when ther is a problem of any sort, client is locked in so they continue to go there except that there prices on some of these other things are crazy and/or some of the vets don't have a clue... Something similar happened to Ellie and all we had to pay for was the Benadryl and steroids ($26)... Your pup should obviously never receive lepto or corona again or a more serious reaction will likely occur. |
[QUOTE= Your pup should obviously never receive lepto or corona again or a more serious reaction will likely occur.[/QUOTE] Amen to that. She will never get this shot again. In fact that after spending a good hour reading about these vaccinations she will never get another shot until I know EXACTLY what it is and if it is necessary. |
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That lepto shot is pretty nasty. :( |
My suggestion is to google Banfield complaints and reconsider using them for your veterinary needs. Also do a search on YT for Banfield. Welcome to YT! :) I am glad Lacy is ok...good thing you reacted quickly! That lepto shot is bad news. |
Hi and Welcome to YT! FYI: It is highly taboo to give Lepto to any small breed dog from prior experience/documentation on adverse reactions to this specific vaccine. Any good small breed vet would know this. Personally, I would stay away from any new vaccines until they have been fully tested on the general public. These include Giardia, Dental vac (friend reported problems with 4 Yorkies), influenza. I also do not vacinate for Lymes, bordetella, or corona virus. Further info from this site: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-overview.html |
Here is information from the cdc about lepto....it is good to know exactly what it is and whether or not your pup is at risk. I do not believe there is any blanket statement that all pups should not get this vaccine. Also good to speak with your vet about WHY he feels that any vaccine is necessary and then do your homework from trusted sources and go back and speak with your vet before letting him/her vaccinate your pup. Disease Listing, Leptospirosis and Your Pet | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases |
This is the second thread in the past few days about a serious vaccine reaction because of Banfield overvaccinating! :thumbdown http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...ml#post3027851 |
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I think the Banfield policy is just to give all vaccines. Don't know that it is the individual vets. Some vaccines are absolutely necessary....but, the pet owners should certainly be warned about the ones that have a high incidence of reaction and they should not be given if there is no risk of exposure. |
My Banfield always predoses Wookie with Benadryl before giving him any shots. |
It's not just Banfield that pushes all the "non core" vaccines. Our former vet and I disagreed over Lepto - their practice administers the vaccine to a large volume of small dogs every year and they claim they do not see problems. I still refused to give it. Barney and Daisy both had it only one time without incident but nevertheless I stopped after only one shot due to my own concerns about overvaccinating. The practice I just left also pushes this new periodontal vaccine that isn't even proven to work. They push Lyme, all the noncore vaccines. They also pump the little dogs up with multiple vaccines in one visit. The new push I was experiencing is this periodontal vaccine, and even though the manufacturer does not know if it works, the vets wanted me to do it. I kept reminding them that my dog Barney has never needed a dental due to home care of his teeth so why would I vaccinate my new pup with this? It was counter-intuitive! My new vet is completely different - they make a case-by-case determination about whether a dog needs any particular vaccine. They even split up vaccines now for BIG DOGS. As for pre-med, I have been advised by my former vet as well as my new vet that it is not necessary or advisable unless you have had a reaction. We have not needed a pre med so far. To the OP - do yourself a favor and find a vet that is GREAT. Don't put up with mediocrity. I've been there and done that and at the end of the day, you end up leaving anyway. Good luck and I'm sorry your baby was under the weather and I hope things are looking better now! |
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Think about it......If you can't trust your vet on simple things like vaccinations, what will happen if your dog gets really sick? In an emergency you want to have complete confidence in the vet who is caring for your pet. |
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just an fyi my dd has not been vaccinated for parvo distemper since she was 6 mos old she has been titered yearly and a plumber came in my house a few weeks ago and i did a thread and his puppy was in the hospital with parvo so obviously he brought it to our home on his shoes a great possibility and dd is on steroids an immune suppressant drug - i was very nervous but surpising to me is the vets we deal with , specialty hospital all said all would be ok as my dogs are almost 6 and have had the vaccination prior - now my thought is why telling me that are they still vaccinating dogs every 3 years or some yearly - VERY INTERESTING HUH |
Turbo & Princess had their DHP 1 yr booster shot couple of days ago. Turbo started scratching his face like mad. We were still in our vet's office & Princess was receiving her shot. I told the vet tech, something is wrong...he said it's just him scratching. We get in the car, & he's rubbing his face all over the place! I called them while still in the parking lot & described what he was doing & they said to come back in.:rolleyes: Well, he had an allergic reaction & was given a cortisone shot & they kept him there for a few hours, they didn't charge me. On their record, it says DHLPP, but I was told they did not get the Lepto. It's more common for pups to get allergic reactions to their 2nd set of core vaccines (one of Mimi's pups did), but it's rare to get an allergic reaction to annual booster shots...Turbo is special.:D Come next year, I'm thinking of titer testing like dwerten mentioned. I like to follow Dr Jean Dodds vaccination protocal, but unfortunately not all vets are fans. |
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