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vaccinations & swelling? Has anyone else noticed swelling following rabies vaccinations? I have seen a few posts regarding swelling of the head being a sign of an allergic reaction, but that isn't what I mean. Following 3 days of lethargy, loss of appetite and energy, I found a knot on my yorkie's back where her shot have been given several (5) days earlier. It doesn't seem to hurt her for me to touch it, but I am worried. I took her to the vet and they said to massage it every day and come back it 2 weeks for a follow-up visit. She is acting like herself, but this lump bothers me. Has anyone had a dog with a similar reaction? |
The same thing happened to my Desi.. I freaked out thinking it was a tumor so when I called vet in a panic. she told me it was common after a rabies shot and that it should go down in a few days..and it did. I was so relieved. |
thanks! thank you for your reply. it has been 3 days! i'll keep watching it. i appreciate your post. it makes me feel a whole lot better. |
knot after rabies shot Both of my babies got their rabies vaccinations at the same time. One of them developed the knot you are talking about, the other one- nothing. It didn't seem to be painful, so I just watched it for a couple of days and sure enough, it went away. I had already seen posts concerning this, so I wasn't too worried. (although my inital reaction was "OMG!!! I gotta call the vet!!!" :rolleyes: Then I took a few minutes to regain my senses...) Just keep an eye on it, you should begin to see some improvement soon. It was probably about 6 days before the knot was completely gone on my pup. |
The same thing happened to Gibson. I freaked out too! I called the vet and they told me that sometimes thats a side effect. Gibsons took about a week and a half to go down. ;) |
I wish vets would warn people about this. It's very common. Happened to Hefner. They are supposed to massage the injection after the shot to prevent it but they don't always. |
My vet took Sabrina's knot and rolled it between his fingers and then told me to just gently massage it several times a day; it disappeared in a couple of days. Good luck. Poor babies - I don't think they need all these shots every year. Ours last for years, why don't theirs? |
Yup! Bailey had a lump where he got his rabies shot as well. It took a week to go down, I was getting worried by that time. I called my vet & he said that's normal. |
Bunny just got her rabies on Friday, but they told us that there would be a hematoma but that I rubbed it it would go down and it went away by the time she woke up the next morning! |
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