Flu Shot for Dogs
 

My husband took our 6 month old baby boy to the vet this morning to get his vaccinations up to date. At that time, they also gave him the dog flu shot. About 3 hours later, our baby started whining if we touched him, continues shivering and won't lay down. Do you think he's just sore? Has anyone else had anything like this happen after getting vaccinations?

That vaccine is really new and I don't know a thing about it. I do know that it is non core and very likely unnecessary.

Some vets like to give tons of vaccines. Overvaccination is a really bad thing. So it's really best to read up on all of them and decide what your dog needs and how often with your vet...not just let the vet decide.

It is also best to give as few as possible at one time and then go back about two weeks later for more.

Yes, they can get sore and lethargic after vaccines, but watch for gum color (anything other than pink is a problem), excessive vomiting and diarrhea, swelling, espeically around the face, etc. You can give Children's Benadryl and that may help a bit. Pain meds can be given, but it's best to talk to your vet about that first. If he still isn't laying down, I would call the vet.

Thanks!

He seems to be some better now. Just had his Mommy scared for a bit. :) I was able to hold him and he actually fell asleep in my lap. Now he's finally laying down on the rug under my feet, sleeping and is no longer shivering.

Lesson learned... I should take him to the vet myself from now on and find out what's necessary and what is not in order to make informed decisions.

I pray you little one will be alright.

I'm sorry to hear your pup is not feeling well.....I would keep an eye on him since he is showing some signs of distress......

I just wanted to mention that the vet should have administered just one vaccine at the visit. With every additional vaccine done this greatly increases the possibility of an adverse reaction, the vaccines will/can also interact with each other, which can/will result in a poor or incomplete response......

AS for the "flu "vaccine this is a new product and was granted a conditional license to this vaccine, many vets feel that this vaccine has dubious effectiveness and known propensity to adverse reactions.

During the conditional period, data will be gathered on “product purity, product safety under normal conditions of use in field safety trials and demonstration that the product has a reasonable expectation of efficacy.”


The Canine Influenza Virus-H3N8 (CIV) vaccine will be up for regular licensing in one year unless evidence (provided by an emerging population of dogs soon to fall victim to vaccine junkie vets) shows that it is ineffective and/or results in a higher than acceptable number of adverse reactions. Will your dog be the guinea pig to test its effectiveness and risks?


Dr. Cynda Crawford, one of the flu’s discovers, calls the number of dogs who have died of this disease “a drop in the bucket” of the nations 70 million dogs. It is my belief that the number of dogs adversely affected by reactions to vaccines, especially drugs rushed to market, would overflow that bucket many times over.

I would pass on this one......