Rabies shot today Got Coco's rabies shot today. This is her first shot since we adopted her(she is 4yrs old). I've read several threads on vaccines for yorkies and Coco is 11lbs and not so small. I need opinions regarding what happened today. Ok, got her shot this morning around 11:00. Then when we got in the car she got a treat since she was such a brave girl. Then around 11:30-11:45 we ate lunch. Coco also had her lunch. Then we had another stop to make before we hit PetSmart. We go into Petsmart and got her food and a new bag of treats. I get into the car and give her one of her new treats. Same brand that we always get, Blue. We always buy Blue Bites and they are small and chewy. Today I thought we would try another type of Blue Bites. They are crunchy instead of chewy. The flavor was Banana and Peanut Butter. About a half hour later, she threw up her lunch along with the treats. We finally get home which was probably another half hour maybe 45 minutes later and I give her another one of her new treats to see if it was the treat or maybe the shot??? So, within 15 minutes she throws up again. (From the time of her shot today and getting home was probably 4hrs) I'm wondering if it's a reaction to the shot today??? I mean it's not like I gave her a completely different brand of treat. Just crunchy instead of chewy and the flavor was different. But she is used to a treat with banana in it, so I'm leaning toward the rabies shot. What do you think? Oh, forgot to tell you. She has never had a problem at all with any brand of treats we have given her. We stick to Wellness and Blue brand treats. Thank you for your opinions:) |
Gosh that is weird. I would say it is probably from the shot, but I'm no expert. Maybe you should give the vet a call. Hope your little one feels better soon. |
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Yes, I thought so too but then I don't know how she has reacted with her past shots since we have just had her under a year. I knew that some animals have reactions with shots and I had expected something different if she reacted at all. May have just been coincidental or it could have been the ingredients in that treat. :confused: |
Did she only get rabies? I doubt that it's the rabies. |
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Yes, only rabies |
it may have been nerves of visiting the vet and then getting the treat if you belly wasnt settled. Just a thought maybe the combo of nerves driving and the treat. Hope she is much better today. |
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All pharmaceuticals carry some risk. I'm not saying Coco's vomiting is from the rabies vaccine, but it is possible. Dr.Dodds says the rabies vaccine has the most reported adverse events of all the vaccines. This is why she's doing her study to reduce the frequency we are required to administer to our pets. As you can see vomiting is just one of the reported reactions with this vaccine: “Rabies is the vaccine most associated with adverse reactions because it’s so potent,” says renowned veterinarian Dr. Jean Dodds. “We have a lot of bad reactions, including fatal ones. They usually occur within two to three weeks after vaccination, although they can appear up to 45 days later. Because the rabies vaccine is a neurogenic protein, meaning it affects the nervous system, what you will often see is seizures or seizure-like disorders like stumbling, ataxia, dementia, and some demyelination, where the animals become wobbly and don’t have proper motor skills. You can also have an autoimmune-like destruction of tissues, skin, blood, joints, the liver or kidneys.” Dr. Dodds adds that animals already ill with immune-related diseases such as cancer can be even more negatively affected. “Often, this is the last thing that causes the animal’s demise.” Rabies vaccines are the most common group of biological products identified in adverse event reports received by the USDA’s Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB). Currently, 14 rabies vaccines are labeled for use in dogs. These vaccines must meet the standard requirements established in the Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations. This requires that the vaccine provide a protected fraction of ≥ 83% when comparing vaccinated animals versus control animals….. Despite the serious under-reporting of vaccinal adverse reactions, the 2008 Report from the USDA’s CVB [JAVMA 232:1000-1002, 2008], states that between April 1, 2004 and March 31, 2007, they “requested manufacturers of rabies vaccines to provide adverse event report summaries for their products. During this period, nearly 10,000 adverse event reports (all animal species) were received by manufacturers of rabies vaccines. Approximately 65% of the manufacturer’s reports involved dogs.”…………… Adverse reactions, by percentage reported, include: Vomiting-28.1%; facial swelling-26.3%; injection site swelling or lump-19.4%; lethargy-12%; urticaria-10.1%; circulatory shock-8.3%; injection site pain-7.4%; pruritus-7.4%; injection site alopecia or hair loss-6.9%; death-5.5%; lack of consciousness-5.5; diarrhea-4.6%; hypersensitivity (not specified)-4.6%; fever-4.1%;, anaphylaxis-2.8%; ataxia-2.8%; lameness-2.8%; general signs of pain-2.3%; hyperactivity-2.3%; injection site scab or crust-2.3%;, muscle tremor-2.3%; tachycardia-2.3%; and thrombocytopenia-2.3%. It's might be best to have future vaccines administered early in the week so the vet would be open rather than doing it on a Friday when they are closing. Also, some people will wait around for about 30 minutes to see if any immediate reactions are going to show themselves........ I hope Coco is doing better today. |
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Agreed. And, the cult like following of this one research veterinarian is beyond my comprehension. If her protocol was so spectacular, then why aren't the prestigious veterinary institutions in this country recommending it? Last I checked, world renowned AAMC in Boston was following AAHA protocols. I don't speak for them, but luckily, I have not heard them speak of her. OP, rabies is unlikely the culprit. I think your dog had too many snacks and a car ride that made her sick. Hope she feels better soon. |
At the risk of derailing this thread I wanted to address the remarks directed at my post concerning Dr.Dodds. Personally, I have great respect and admiration for Dr. Dodds (and Dr. Schultz). The " cult like following" she (and Dr. Schultz) has is from pet owners and veterinarians who are seeking out alternative /complimentary ways to care for our pets. Many pet owners have witnessed firsthand the devastating, and sometimes deadly, outcome in following current medical advice and treatments. To insinuate that only cult like people would be interested in her is such a slap in the face to her and to Dr. Schultz. I find the term a bit distasteful to say the least. Dr. Dodds has also seen same decline in pet health over the course of her practice and was brave enough to follow her convictions to look into what may be contributing to this decline of our pets health . In doing so she has had to endure much criticism and shunning from her own colleagues to accomplish all the work she has done to help our pets. I have no doubt there are many vets who are reluctant to change would not be to open to new studies and the contradicting information these studies are producing. Because this information runs contrary to what their schooling had taught them, change is difficult for them. A veterinarian had a duty to keep up with the ever changing science and be willing to accept the fact change may be order. As for "why" the AAHA is so reluctant to accept this "new" protocol to reduce the vaccinations our pets. This is not new information, Dr. Schultz has studies from approx. thirty years ago proving the DOI was longer than thought. These organizations exist primarily to benefit their members, not the public at large. When you have millions of dollars coming in from the very people your dependant on (Pharm. Co.) there exists a huge conflict of interest to do right. Dr. Schultz, who is also a board member of the AAHA admitted the recommendation for the three year vaccine protocol was not based on any scientific studies, it was an arbitrary number chosen to give the illusion to the public they were concerned about their pets best interests and to not tick off the veterinarians for they feared the of loss of income they would lose. Dr. Schultz has studies from as far back as the 1970's showing the DOI was much longer the one year recommendation. He was pushing to change the annual vaccinations recommendation to a tri-annual recommendation back then, with much resistance. Finally in 2003 the AAHA changed its recommendation to tri-annual protocol, which took them over twenty five years to acknowledge this work and make these changes. Dr. Schulz says even this was not enough. For the record Dr. Dodds is a very accomplished DMV which I'm sure she worked very hard to earn her prestigious resume: Dr. Dodds gives lectures all over the world on a variety of veterinary topics including clinical pathology, hematology, blood banking, immunology, endocrinology, nutrition, and holistic medicine. In 1986, Dr. Dodds created a non-profit animal blood bank called Hemopet, which set the standard for veterinary transfusion medicine. She also created Pet Life-Line, a greyhound rescue and adoption program. Dr. Dodds also formed Hemolife Diagnostics at the same time. Hemolife is a division of Hemopet that provides full-service laboratory diagnostics and expert interpretation of results. 1964 D.V.M. degree with honors from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Toronto 1986 to Present Established Hemopet, the first nonprofit national blood bank program for animals Dr. Dodds also assisted Antech Diagnostics and to establish its IFA testing method (published in JAVMA 2000) and with its thyroid testing antibody profiles. From 1965-1986, she was a member of many national and international committees on hematology, animal models of human disease, veterinary medicine, and laboratory animal science. Dr. Dodds was a grantee of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) and has over 150 research publications. She was formerly President of the Scientist’s Center for Animal Welfare Chairman of the Committee on Veterinary Medical Sciences Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Academy of Sciences. In 1974 Dr. Dodds was selected as Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year, AVMA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado |
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OP, hope your dog is feeling better today. As I'm sure it was the car ride and the treats and not the rabies vaccine, hopefully she's back to herself. If not you should call your vet. I know some here try to censor my views but I pay them no mind since they are not moderators. What you do with vaccines is your choice, I will continue to listen to the vets that know and treat my dogs over some opinion that is not widely accepted by the veterinary institution. I am slapping no one in the face and I can't be responsible if others chose to think my views slap down theirs. I could easily say the very same to them and call them fear mongers who have an agenda to make everything about "the machine" sound like a big conspiracy. I'm going back to reading about the missing plane now. |
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And I just found this article about Dr. Dodd. Interesting read:Can you own an idea? Hemopet sues Nestle-Purina and Hill’s over Nutrigenomics. | The SkeptVet Blog |
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