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I have a Shih tzu who is just over a year old, actually I should say the dog owns me. Anyway, last time I took him in for shots he had a reaction. He become so tender that he would yelp if you touched him, he wouldn't move and was just miserable. I took him back to the vet, and he did give him a shot to help with the reaction, and the dog eventually snapped out of it. We talked to the original owner and he did the same thing with his first rabies shot. He is due for a 3-year rabies shot in June and I plan on asking the vet what we can do since he has reactions. I guess, I was just wondering if any of you have had problems with your dogs getting shots?
Our chi-chi did the same thing. Sore and a huge lump and lethargy. Small enough needles were hard for the vet to find at first..but we eventually stopped taking him for shots the last two years; his age seemed to make the side effects worse. Not rec. if your dog gets out and about!!
Can't remember the shot - not rabies shot ... I want to say distemper... but our dachsie had a reaction one time only, her face blew up like a balloon. Lasted about 3 hours then went down. Happened only once when she was a puppy though. Totally freaked me out.
Tell your vet for sure.
I adopted my baby, Ditsey a Yorkie from somebody. The first time she got her shots, she vomited a little, but I didn't connect it to the shots. I know, bad Mommy, but I have never owned a dog before, only cats. When she got her booster, she vomited badly at the vet, with shakes and a slight fever. The vet said this was common with toy dogs and put a big red sticker on her shot records to let other vets know she has a bad reaction. He gave her a shot of Benadryl and kept her for 6 hours to watch her. When I got her back, the prescription was to give her children's Benadryl and to watch her closely. Because I'm in Italy, the Italian vet called hourly to check on her, and I mean hourly, through out the night! And had a tech on stand-by in case I had to bring her in. But, once I got her home and gave her the children's Benadryl for 12 hours, she was fine. She looked at me as if to ask...What's your problem and why do you keep bothering me!?!?
The same thing happened to my dog the first time he had his shots-- the lethargy, nose swelling, vomiting and a lump around the injection site. I took him back in and the vet gave him a shot of Benadryl. The swelling started going down right away and the next day, he was fine.
Now, he gets a shot of Benadryl before the rabies shot and he's never had a problem since. I don't give him the rabies and 3-in-1 shots at the same time anymore, either, just to make sure. Maybe ask your vet if this is a good idea for you.
The same thing happened to my dog the first time he had his shots-- the lethargy, nose swelling, vomiting and a lump around the injection site. I took him back in and the vet gave him a shot of Benadryl. The swelling started going down right away and the next day, he was fine.
Now, he gets a shot of Benadryl before the rabies shot and he's never had a problem since. I don't give him the rabies and 3-in-1 shots at the same time anymore, either, just to make sure. Maybe ask your vet if this is a good idea for you.
Do you also give the children's Benadryl? The vet said to give her this before shots, but the tech gave me a "look".
We'll be back in the States soon and the cat and dog will be given a thorough check up after we land. I'm used to cats, but as a first time dog provider (as somebody said, she owns me), I'm still learning. Europe doesn't give the shots that the States do, but military vets give the same requirements as the States.
My biggest worry is that she has had contact with European owned dogs.
I didn't give my dog the Benadryl tablets. He didn't need them. The vet recommended I give him the shot before his rabies shots, and that prevents any reaction. So I don't know about the children's tablets.
I don't know why some dogs have reactions. My other dog would get the exact same shots on the same day and she didn't have a problem.
If the vet recommended the tabs, I'm sure they'll be fine.
I have heard of baby asprin but not benadryl, thanks guys.
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Anyway, last time I took him in for shots he had a reaction. He become so tender that he would yelp if you touched him, he wouldn't move and was just miserable. I took him back to the vet, and he did give him a shot to help with the reaction, and the dog eventually snapped out of it. We talked to the original owner and he did the same thing with his first rabies shot. He is due for a 3-year rabies shot in June and I plan on asking the vet what we can do since he has reactions. I guess, I was just wondering if any of you have had problems with your dogs getting shots?
