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Chloe Had A Bad Reaction To Distemper and Rabbies Vaccine Today we brought Cleo and Chloe for their yearly vaccinations. Everything went well until about an hour after we got home when my room mate noticed that Chloe's face was really swollen. She was pacing back and forth and her tongue was hanging out. She was also scratching and scratching at the injection site. We were going to take her over to the 24 hour emergency vet hospital but she layed down and we couldn't lift her. She weighs 57 lbs. BTW she's not a yorkie she's a basset. Her sister Cleo had no reaction at all. All of a sudden just like that she snapped out of it and was fine. Now I'm afraid to let her take those vaccinations again although I know she really should have them. We gave all our dogs the vaccinations and none but her had a reactiion. Scared the heck out of us. I'm still going to call the vet in the morning and tell her what happened. I don't know what would have happened if we had to get her to an animal hospital because she was dead weight. Anybody have this problem with these dogs |
You are very lucky that your dog didn't die. Dogs can & often do have allergic reactions to vaccinations. In the future you need to make a call to your vet as soon as you notice a problem after a vaccination. Also it would be a good idea for you to keep some baby benadryl & a syringe on hand for times like this.So glad your baby is doing well now but you deff need to let your vet know about the reaction so they can note it in her chart and please make sure that they Do Note It. |
You need to know which vaccine caused it...more than likely it was the DHPP if that is what she had. The location of the injection should tell the vet which one it was. If you ever give this vaccine to her again, I suggest that you do NOT leave that vet's office until long after the injection. And they should give her something prior to the vaccine to try to prevent a reaction. Personally, I would have a very long conversation with my vet about even doing it again. You could have titers done to see if she is immune rather than risking a life threatening reaction. |
Today we had to bring Chloe back to the vet because he started shaking, his whole face blew up and he got hives all over his body. I thought we were in the clear last night because everything seemed to get better. Anyway she got a shot of Benedryl and I have to give his two pllls tonight. The vet said it was good that we took her in and she has it noted on her chart that she has a reaction to the vaccine and next time she will be given a shot of benedryl before she gets them. The vet is was only a mlld reaction but it scared the heck out of us. |
I would see if he would give you a script for an epi pen, too. |
Vaccine reactions get worse with each vaccine and there is a risk of anaphylactic shock and death. If this were my dog and the dog was an adult, I would not give the vaccine again (with or without benadryl shots). I would not give rabies either and would request a medical waiver if my state had one. |
My little Teasell reacts to both Distemper and Rabies vaccines. The Distember ones were the worse. She went into shock almost instantly with the fist Disstemper shot. The second Distemper shot she had medication before hand. Last week she had her 3 year rabies shot and was fine while at the vets office. Got home and about half hour later noticed she had huge welts all over her back end called the Vets and was told to briing her back in immediately by the time I had her back in she was covered with these welts. They had to give her two steroid shots and told me to give her childrens Benedyl for that evening. She was fine in the morning but later that day noticed she had some more of the welts so gave more of the benedyl. Three days later now. I am considerig strongly to not have her given anymore of the Distemper vaccines and if I can get away with it in the future no more Rabies. Other then this she has been so healthy she is just over a year and a half and so don't want to go through this again:yorkiej: Lynne |
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How old is your Basset? There's a very good chance he doesn't need the vaccines anymore anyway. Benadril or not, I would risk it if it was my dog. As far as the Rabies, I suggest look into a medical waiver too. Your vet should be able to determin which vaccine it was though - vets will always give every single dog a DHPP and Rabies in a specific area on each dog, you said she was licking and chewing at the injection site, which area was it? - her hind end or around the shoulder blades? Tell your vet which area it was and he can tell you which vaccine he gave in that area. If it was the distemper combo., that would be it for me, no more, ever. The risks are now outweighing any questionable benefits. Glad she's ok now:) |
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I agree w the other above posts - my vet says once a dog has a significant reaction to a vaccine, he does not give that vaccine again. I have heard the reactions become greater each time that vaccine is repeated. Also, if there is a reaction history in the dog's line, my vet gives prednisone before vaccine and then keeps dog for minimum of 4 hours to make sure there is not going to be a reaction in the individual dog. I am glad your Chloe was ok, but if that ever happens again, you need to get them to an ER immediately. Facial swelling and the tongue hanging out could be followed by airway closure. Hope Chloe is feeling better after this scarey reaction - I hope mommy is feeling better too; that had to be very scarey for mom also! (Mom probably needs a glass of wine or shot of tequila!) |
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I know, I asked him the same question about that. He claims prophylactic prednisone does not inhibit antibody production from the vaccine; however, it will inhibit antiphylactic reaction. I am on an immunosuppressant myself for a connective tissue/immune disorder, and I also receive vaccines to prevent disease in my immune compromised state. But I know what you're saying, it seems to defy medical logic, doesn't it? Maybe they're wrong, and the vaccines they give along w immunosuppression really don't work?! I do wonder about that myself. |
Also, as stated in the article noted in a previous post, any vaccines given beyond the first year are attacked by the existing antibodies in the dog, provided these are boosters of vaccines already given. A challenge is a challenge, the body doesn't differentiate and say 'oh this vaccine booster won't hurt me I won't attack this'. How can a drug differentiate between a challenge response and an anaphylactic reaction? |
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