Bad Reaction....

Well, my little girl just had her latest round of shots. She got her final distemper shot of the year, and I was planning on get here Lyme shot. However, my vet told me that in my area that Lyptospirosis (sp?) is more prevelent, and if I plan on going anywhere more rural that I could always get Luna vaccinated later. So, I went with the Lypto shot and about two and half hours later, after having eaten and played quite a bit, my little girls nose swelled up to about the size of a tennis ball. Talk about panic, called back to my vet which was closed. Thankfully, they had recommended a nearby emergency hospital. So, ended up going there getting two more shots (Benydral & Some kind of steroid) and within the half hour it took me to get there, and get the shots her poor little eye was starting to swell shot and she had a hive forming on the top of her head. I felt so bad.... luckily it wasn't really affecting her breathing as of yet, so she was still playing around, but was definitley wore out by the whole event.
The good news is though everything worked out fine, and now she doesn't get any more shots (yeah!!) so the next big step is here spaying in July, I'll make sure I send out and update with pics then. That's it for now. Hope all is well with everyone's corgi's.

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Comment by Chad Rummel on June 13, 2008 at 1:13pm: Thanks everyone for the thoughts and the input. I definitely have some more research to do. But for now, NO MORE SHOTS!!

Comment by Charlie on June 6, 2008 at 11:00am: Poor Luna. I'm happy to hear that the Benadryl/steroid shots got her swelling down. The 3-year Rabies shot is the only legal requirement here for dogs. After some research several months ago, I have decided to only have the required Rabies shots done, and run Titers for everything else instead of vaccinating. (Titers is a blood sample test which shows what level of antibodies are in the dog's system protecting it from various diseases.) Research has shown that most vaccines are only needed one time to protect the dog for life.

Your story is also a good reminder for me to pick up a box of Benadryl to keep on hand. A bee or wasp sting can cause the same type of adverse reaction and anaphylactic swelling. Not a bad idea to have Benadryl on-hand to start working on the way to a vet for steroids. (Benadryl has a negative affect in dogs with certain medical conditions, so a quick check with the vet to make sure it is ok to keep on hand is a good idea.)

Thanks for sharing your story, and again, I'm glad Luna is alright.

Comment by Sam Tsang on June 6, 2008 at 10:10am: Thanks for sharing Chad, that was very scary, I myself have went through anaphylactic shock before, eyes were shut, air way closed, emergency room the whole shabang, I was on an IV cocktail of benedryl and adrenalin. I am so glad that your little girl is fine.

Comment by Sam on June 6, 2008 at 10:10am: Glad Luna is on the mend. Lepto does seem to be one of the vaccines that causes a reaction more frequently. There are some breeds that typically have reactions. Surely I would never have that vaccine again but a bit of research may do you well regarding the others. There is a wide range of opinions about the length of effectiveness of vaccines. I know many areas now recognize a three year rabies vaccine. Some recommend vaccines yearly and others up to three years. Some that follow the more holistic approach feel that puppy vaccines followed in a year with boosters is all a dog ever needs. Much would depend on your dogs particular exposure to specific diseases.