Vaccine reaction, horrible scare!

[yorkieusa]

Bo, I'm so glad Hot Rod is ok. I don't blame you for not doing Maggie's. They are so little.

[Drudi]

Hi, I'm new,I was reading post about vaccinations, and I carried my Chuck to vet in Aug to get rabies and bordatella shots and when I picked him up he was acting very different, called vet she said give him Benadryl , all ok then a week later acting different again, took him back to vet three times. Then got a second vet to check him out, she ran all kinds of test. I had to put him down Nov 9 . I was wondering if anyone has had this happen.


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[Mom to Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by Drudi

Hi, I'm new,I was reading post about vaccinations, and I carried my Chuck to vet in Aug to get rabies and bordatella shots and when I picked him up he was acting very different, called vet she said give him Benadryl , all ok then a week later acting different again, took him back to vet three times. Then got a second vet to check him out, she ran all kinds of test. I had to put him down Nov 9 . I was wondering if anyone has had this happen.


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Hi there, I am so very sorry to hear about your baby Chuck. I would think that if it were a reaction to the vaccine, it would have really hit more quickly. You said that Chuck was acting differently right away but then was okay after the Benadryl. How old was Chuck and was had he had any other types of vaccines prior to this? Did the vet run blood tests to see if there were any other types of things going on besides the vaccine reaction? Again, I am so very sorry for your loss. Hugs.

[Drudi]

I don't know if you got my last post, but Chuck was about 5.5 or 6 yrs, he done fine with his last vacc. I only had him for 2yrs. Yes I had my vet to run all test she knew what to run. Two days before he passed he had seizures at 3:00 in morning , I held him till my vets office opened at 7:30. That's when he went down hill . He was a healthy boy until he got vaccinations. I'm not blaming the first vet, it just seemed like that's when things started going bad. I have a new pup he is 12 weeks old and want to keep him healthy that's why I'm seeking YT.
You and others have helped me with new baby boy. PS tried to adopt but didn't work out. Thanks

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by Drudi

I don't know if you got my last post, but Chuck was about 5.5 or 6 yrs, he done fine with his last vacc. I only had him for 2yrs. Yes I had my vet to run all test she knew what to run. Two days before he passed he had seizures at 3:00 in morning , I held him till my vets office opened at 7:30. That's when he went down hill . He was a healthy boy until he got vaccinations. I'm not blaming the first vet, it just seemed like that's when things started going bad. I have a new pup he is 12 weeks old and want to keep him healthy that's why I'm seeking YT.
You and others have helped me with new baby boy. PS tried to adopt but didn't work out. Thanks

Sorry about what happened to your Chuck. My vet is really cautious about giving vaccines to little dogs. They will not give multiple shots at one time. They broke up Gracie's shots into different visits. They were tech visits so I did not have to pay for an office visit every time. Puppies should not get their shots all at once. It may be inconvenient to make several trips but to me it is worth avoiding a problem. Some pups may be able to take it but you don't want to take the chance of yours being the one who could not.

I have also been reading a lot about over vaccinating of our pets and how it could be effecting them in the long term. It might be something you want to consider looking into.