looking for advice...

[jfalz73]

I know he is not a yorkie, but, i would love any input on what i should do...I took Benjamin in for his 4th round of DHPP on Monday...within an hour of it his face and eyes swelled up...i called the emergency vet (since his vet had closed) and they had me give him some benedryl and wait an hour...it did begin to go down. However, now i am very concerned about the rabies shot they want to give him on the 18th of this month. They want me to bring him in in the am, and they want to have an iv in, and give him shots beforehand (something for allergic reaction). I know he needs to have the rabies shot, but, am i doing the right thing by taking him now for it? He just turned 16 weeks yesterday. He is due to be neutered on the first of June.This is a picture of his eye before it got really swollenIMG_1629.JPG

and this is a picture of how he laid in my lap for over and hour after giving him the benedryl...i put a cool washcloth across his eyes because they were so swollen and red....IMG_1630.JPG

I feel really nervous about this....

[lil fu fu girl]

Ask your vet if a steroid pill for your little one to take a couple of hours before his shot would be appropriate for him. This does essentially what your Benedryl does execpt on a larger systemic scale. Best of luck

[donnarod]

I would just be crazy. You will get a lot of information soon on YT.

[melc]

I had a litter of puppies that all had the same allergic reaction. Do you know if the shot had LEPTO in it? All of my puppies were allergic to that. I would definitely get the rabies shot, but do it by itself and if you have another round of shots wait a few days for them. We didn't have any problems with the rabies shot, so hopefully you won't either. Poor little baby! Good luck and keep us posted!

[jfalz73]

Originally Posted by lil fu fu girl

Ask your vet if a steroid pill for your little one to take a couple of hours before his shot would be appropriate for him. This does essentially what your Benedryl does execpt on a larger systemic scale. Best of luck

They want me to bring him in the am for them to give him something (not sure what, but i know it is preventative measures, and to set him up with an iv (in case the worst happens) when they said that i got real scared!

Originally Posted by donnarod

I would just be crazy. You will get a lot of information soon on YT.

Thank you both....i put this on the Maltese Talk forum, but it is not as busy as YT, so i just had to ask here too! I hope it is okay with admin...im really nervous about this. One of the things they told me was that his next reaction could be much worse!

[jfalz73]

Originally Posted by melc

I had a litter of puppies that all had the same allergic reaction. Do you know if the shot had LEPTO in it? All of my puppies were allergic to that. I would definitely get the rabies shot, but do it by itself and if you have another round of shots wait a few days for them. We didn't have any problems with the rabies shot, so hopefully you won't either. Poor little baby! Good luck and keep us posted!

I told them no LEPTO! So to my knowledge it was not given!~ Thanks for the good wishes...

[bchgirl]

Oh wow...poor baby.

A long time breeder friend always gives their dogs benedryl as a preventative before any injection. Sounds like the vet is definitely doing preventative measures. Something else to consider...whatever caused the reaction in his DHPP vaccine isn't in the rabies. Allergic reactions generally happen quickly as you found out...you could just wait afterward.

I understand...I'd be nervous too. I get nervous and none of mine have ever had a reaction.

[mfannin]

Gizmo is also allergic to the DHPP and swells up at first the docs would give the pre steroid inj. and a dose of benadryl for her size. after several yrs that stopped working. She now gets titered every 3 yrs to make sure she has enough of the DHPP in her to protect her.

Benjamin may or may not be as severe as Gizmo is. Gizmo is allergic to everything including the yeast her own skin produces. Most of the time depending on severity the pre inj works just fine. After the rabies is given it would be adviseable to stay at the vets office for about 20 - 30 min after the rabies inj so if there is any reaction you will be there for immediate medical attention.

[donnarod]

Tricksie never gets the Lepto because I don't board her.

[Ellie May]

Premedicating with Benadryl and possibly steroids is fine.
I have no idea why your pup would have to stay all day with an IV.

Ellie reacted a couple years ago too and we just do Benadryl first now.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Premedicating with Benadryl and possibly steroids is fine.
I have no idea why your pup would have to stay all day with an IV.

Ellie reacted a couple years ago too and we just do Benadryl first now.

i guess they just want to be sure nothing happens. being extra extra extra careful LOL


Just make sure they give him a shot of benedryl 15 minutes before getting the rabies vaccine. He may not have a reaction to the rabies because its different from the distemper vax.

what interesting is that he had the other boosters with no problem right? i wonder what happened this time?

[abby2473]

Oh poor lil' Benjamin. Please keep us posted!

[jfalz73]

Originally Posted by kalina82

i guess they just want to be sure nothing happens. being extra extra extra careful LOL


Just make sure they give him a shot of benedryl 15 minutes before getting the rabies vaccine. He may not have a reaction to the rabies because its different from the distemper vax.

what interesting is that he had the other boosters with no problem right? i wonder what happened this time?

His breeder gave him his first two doses of the distemper and this was the second one from our vet (banfield) He had benedry before both of the vacines at banfield, but only reacted to the last one...the animal hospital (emergency) told me that usally if there is a reaction it will be after the 2nd or 3rd booster.

I want to thank all of you for your responses....i really appreciate it. He is due to and get the rabies on the 18th of May. I hope i am worrying for nothing and he will be just fine. Then i will have the neuter to deal with for the first of June! uggh!! Thanks again!

[lil fu fu girl]

Originally Posted by donnarod

Tricksie never gets the Lepto because I don't board her.

Lepto is not acquired from boarding or kennels.
It is acquired from the urine of an infected animal.
That animal may be a wild animal that just happens into your yard, or it may be domesticated like your neighbors cat.
Your pets can become infected from the dew on grass that has been urinated on.
If your dogs are out in your yard, they are susceptible.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by jfalz73

His breeder gave him his first two doses of the distemper and this was the second one from our vet (banfield) He had benedry before both of the vacines at banfield, but only reacted to the last one...the animal hospital (emergency) told me that usally if there is a reaction it will be after the 2nd or 3rd booster.

I want to thank all of you for your responses....i really appreciate it. He is due to and get the rabies on the 18th of May. I hope i am worrying for nothing and he will be just fine. Then i will have the neuter to deal with for the first of June! uggh!! Thanks again!

If they premedicated before the set that he reacted too, there may be a problem and I wouldn't jump into giving this vaccine anymore honestly. With Benadryl, he never should have had that kind of reaction. Maybe that's why they are using steroids first this time? It's a different vaccine entirely though.

Are you absolutely sure that the last set did not contain lepto or corona?