Gotcha!! :thumbup: :D I had very little sleep over the weekend being at the ER Vet and then worrying about Ry... that I think I was totally confusing myself!! LOL!!
My Vet is supposed to call me tomorrow and this will be another topic of discussion that I will add to my list!!

I should have added that he never had a reaction to his puppy shots or his distemper, rabies or bordetella, last year. The ER Vet said that they will just sometimes randomly have a reaction to a shot even though they have had it before.... That doesn't make me feel too comfortable!!

That is scary about just the random reaction. But it would be good to know if a reaction to one kind of vacc will predispose a little one to another bad reaction!!! It has never come up with my dogs B4 so I've never known. Please let us know what the vet says. Hope Riles is back to normal now & stays that way! :)

I didn't read the other thread (ran into this one 1st) but maybe he had too many shots @ once? It's hard to determine/ pin point which shot he had a reaction to...
Maybe if he got the bordatella separately (no other shots) & he had a benedryl shot beforehand, it would be ok? I would also stay @ the vet for 30 mins afterward. They can also use an anti- inflammatory shot instead of benedryl, but it's more expensive.

Please consider getting Riley titered before his next booster shot (should be every 3 years), as reactions to vaccines get worse, not better.

He got the Bordetella 1 1/2 months before the distemper.
He only had 1 shot Sat. The distemper...
=(

Ohhh he will Definitely be Titered only...

I don't even bother with it anymore. Jackson got KC twice... once shortly after he had the vaccine and was supposedly "protected" and another time after he had had the vaccine, but it was "expired" apparently ... the place we got it at told me it only lasted 6 months? But still, he had it within the year and he still caught KC. Bordatella doesn't protect against all strains anyways.

But yeah Jackson goes to dog parks weekly, pet stores weekly, out and about pretty much everywhere, and hasn't had the vaccine in probably almost 2 years and has never gotten KC since. Not to mention when he did have it, it went away within a week of starting meds. It really wasn't hard to treat, especially if caught early.

I really like this article: Dogs Naturally Magazine Bordetella Vaccination for Dogs: Fraud and Fallacy

It's really not that miserable... I mean, it's not comparable to them getting heartworm or something like that. It's equivalent to us having a cold. I'm PRETTY sure there is no such thing as a vaccine for humans to protect against a common cold... our bodies just fight it off, with a little help from some OTC medicine... but yeah it's not that miserable. I do understand why some get it... especially if a dog is at doggie daycare and places like that. To me, it's just not necessary anymore. He is not boarded, or go to daycare, and he gets groomed by a mobile groomer.

After posting on this thread less than a month ago that we haven't had any reactions... Khloe got her bordatella vaccine today.

The vet did it near her armpit and she was wearing her Buddy Belt and a sweater. She was fine during the injection and I was right with her petting her chin to distract her. When the vet set her back down, she cried (more like yelped... it was so scary) for almost 20 seconds. She was holding up her leg and I started stripping her sweater off of her to get her BB off. I figured maybe it was pinching the injection site? She continued to cry and the vet massaged her gently and moved her arm around. She was then put on the ground and she walked around cautiously, but was using her leg.

I was really freaked out. The vet said her leg could have been cold, so the vaccine could have hurt. I have never seen her react that way to a vaccine :( Poor girl. Afterwards, she seemed happy to just be in my arms and even laid down on the counter when we were checking out. This is definitely not like her.

We came home and a couple hours later, she vomited twice. If she pukes again, we are off to the emergency vet. I am watching her and cuddling with her in bed... She's tired, but otherwise seems okay.

I'm questioning if we will give bordatella again...

Poor baby!! Hopefully she wont have to take a trip to the ER!! I am sending well wishes to her-

How come the Vet does the injection?

Peanut always gets the nasal bordatella.

morgan gets his nasally also// we take him everywhere with us

I think he said the injection lasts longer? I honestly don't remember...

She is doing better today. She is back to her crazy self... We cuddled last night in bed (she never cuddles) and she even wanted under the blankets.

The vet called today, but I missed it. I will be calling tomorrow to discuss her reaction.

Oh ok. Peanut is due for his... Everything but Rabies- I am tempted not to get them with all these reactions going around. I always drop him off when he gets his, they give him the benadryl shot before hand....

Errgh I dunno ..

Glad she is better!!

I would definitely not do them all at the same time... I called my vet the next day and he said that we would do a Bendadryl shot next time. I'm contemplating just doing the nasal next time to avoid it altogether.

Ya the nasal is much better in my mind.. I don’t know what to do, I am thinking of not even getting the shots. Seems like a lot of dogs who have never had reactions are having them.

Peanut had a reaction once, after that we have always done the benadryl, so I dunno!!