Very strange Rabies reaction

[yli009]

Wow I'm taking Brady to get his rabies shot next week. The vet actually wanted to do it today but my breeder contract said no shots or anything for the first 72 hours and she also told me he didnt need it til 6 months so I hesitated. But the vet told me that legally, I need to have him get it done now so Melissa (my breeder) said ok.

Now I'm kind of scared. Would it help if I got him vaccinated later? Or does that not matter?

[KashasMom]

Originally Posted by Lisa and Pic

I don't think your little one will have to be on prednisone that long, since your vets caught this so fast.

It is scary about prednisone, but it saved my Piccolo's life, when nothing else would work.
How is your little one doing now? Is your pup lethargic at all? How is the secondary infection doing?

The vet said about a month for Kash. I'm all for prednisone, it has saved my life many times over but because I know what it did for me I worry for my lil one. It's a risk well worth taking.

Kasha doesn't seem to notice it's there ... she doesn't lick or bug it. She has a pretty high pain tolerance (she showed no sign of pain after 24 hours of spay) so she could be uncomfortable and just not be bothered by it. She's on melatonin which is making her sleepy but she still is in great spirits. She's a very happy pup. The wound doesn't look any bigger or worse than it has which is good. It's going to be a long road back to normal. Hair or not I just want the booboo to go away.

I'm glad we are all sharing this experience because frankly, I never knew anything more than pain was out there. While fear isn't helpful, it's better to be informed.

Attached is a close up of her wound. We clipped away some excess hair so it wouldn't get gooey.

[WV~Yorkies]

Originally Posted by yli009

Wow I'm taking Brady to get his rabies shot next week. The vet actually wanted to do it today but my breeder contract said no shots or anything for the first 72 hours and she also told me he didnt need it til 6 months so I hesitated. But the vet told me that legally, I need to have him get it done now so Melissa (my breeder) said ok.

Now I'm kind of scared. Would it help if I got him vaccinated later? Or does that not matter?

I called my vet to double check and here in WV they do not have to have their Rabies shot until they are 6 months old. They offer them at 16 weeks but we have a right to decline. I don't know what laws are in effect in your state thats why I said ok. I still recommend not giving Rabies to him until he is 6 months old.

[eddiesmom14]

I talked to a person that has been breeding and showing Yorkies for 20 years yesterday and this person told me that neither the vaccines nor heart worm medications are really formulated for dogs as small as a lot of Yorkies. They said their vet cuts the dose down but some vets don't and when they called the heartworm med companies about cutting pills in half were told not to because they don't know exactly where on the pill the medicine goes. It may not be distributed exactly in the middle. They also said it wasn't economically feasible to make a heartworm pill for really toy sized dogs. This makes me mad/

[Lisa and Pic]

Originally Posted by KashasMom

The vet said about a month for Kash. I'm all for prednisone, it has saved my life many times over but because I know what it did for me I worry for my lil one. It's a risk well worth taking.

Kasha doesn't seem to notice it's there ... she doesn't lick or bug it. She has a pretty high pain tolerance (she showed no sign of pain after 24 hours of spay) so she could be uncomfortable and just not be bothered by it. She's on melatonin which is making her sleepy but she still is in great spirits. She's a very happy pup. The wound doesn't look any bigger or worse than it has which is good. It's going to be a long road back to normal. Hair or not I just want the booboo to go away.

I'm glad we are all sharing this experience because frankly, I never knew anything more than pain was out there. While fear isn't helpful, it's better to be informed.

Attached is a close up of her wound. We clipped away some excess hair so it wouldn't get gooey.

Thanks for sharing the picture. Is this the secondary infection and is it right where the vaccine was given? It does look nasty poor thing.

Also wanted to add -glad she is in good spirits and not lethargic.

[Lisa and Pic]

Originally Posted by kismit53

Your avitar doggie is adorable!

Thank you! (I think this comment was to us) You would never know Piccolo went through all that now. She is one happy, sweet girl.

[laci32]

Every time Andy gets a needle. She also gives him a Benadryle shot. He gets bad reactions to his needles as well

[KashasMom]

This is her "scab" which is where her lump was. It is the injection site, but it seems to have spread. The dermatologist said that when its right on the injection site it tends to look like that. I don't think you can see in this photo, but the yellow portion is where the secondary infection is.

Also, love Piccolo's name! Very creative!

[laci32]

As requested Isn't he cute

[laci32]

Originally Posted by laci32

As requested Isn't he cute

Can someone move this post please. I don't know how I ended up putting it here lol. Thanks

[Lisa and Pic]

Originally Posted by laci32

Can someone move this post please. I don't know how I ended up putting it here lol. Thanks

The weirdest stuff can happen on here, so we all understand. One time I was posting a comment on someone's thread and it started a new thread. Don't ask me why.