Painful Shot Brandy has just gotten her annual vaccinations. Her first 2 years of shots, she did not have any painful reaction. A few months ago, she had mites and had to have a shot. The medicine was cold and she cried out in pain for what seemed like forever. Today, with one of her vaccinations, she did the same thing. Prior to receiving it, my husband asked if it was cold, which it the vet said that it was. My husband asked if it could be warmed up, but was told no, that it needed to be cold. He is of the opinion that this is why it was painful and that the vet could have warmed it up if he wanted to, in order to make it less painful. Is my husband right, or would my Brandy have reacted the same way? |
I think it could hurt if it was cold going in and depending on the location of the needle stick. I am sure they could let it get to room temp first, they may need it cold for storage purposes, but its not going to go bad if they just warm it up in their hands first. Another reason it may hurt is the size of the needle, if they used a bigger gauge this time, it could hurt. So sorry Brandy had to hurt for this, It is so hard when they cry :( I gave my Bichon shots (diabetic) for a long time, and kept the insulin in the fridge, I always rolled the storage jar in my palms for a couple minutes to warm it up before I gave him the shot. My vet showed me that. |
I have gotten a shot before where it had to be cold and it did hurt more but it had to be cold and stay cold and I'm sure that's how it was with the one your pup got. |
Warming a vaccine could deactivate certain components. There is a reason they are stored in the fridge, and not room temperature. |
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