Vaccine reaction!!

When Ollie went for his 9 weeks shots on thursday, he had a reaction to the vaccine. About an hour after the shot, his face (around his eyes, and his muzzle) started to swell up. By time we arrived back at the vet, his face looked like it had been stung by bees. The vet gave him a steroid and some benadryl, and asked that we stayed until the swelling was gone. It quickly went away (about 15 min), and we were told that he would need benadryl before any shots in the future. Apart from that, our first vet visit went well - the doctors were all coming in saying how cute he was, he behaved extremely well (I wish he was nervous all the time), and they were extremely helpful and quick when we had to return after Ollie had a reaction. He did puke up a little bit up his de-wormer...but they still charged me...meh. It was cheaper than I thought, though. The vaccination was only 28 dollars!

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Comment by Nancy Geddes on January 12, 2009 at 12:00pm: It is interesting that this topic should come up. First, I hope that Ollie is much better now! When I got my third corgi from Anne Bowes two years ago (yes, there are three of them in our family!!), she advised me to get only one vaccination per visit at the vet. This was two fold, to minimize trauma and to isolate allergic reactions. You can only imagine what my Monday's off must be like when vaccination time comes around for Bear, Tasha and Linus! Dr. Bates works with me in this regard and for the last two years, all my corgmonsters have had good visits (of course, the yummy liver treats in Dr. Bates' lab coat makes everything all right!). All the best from Bear, Tasha and Linus in Virginia!

Comment by Ollie and Dinah on January 12, 2009 at 11:06am: I have heard that some vets (obviously not mine) give the dogs benadryl as a precautionary measure prior to vaccination. Emma is Ollie's mom's name!

Comment by Lucy's & Emma's Mom on January 12, 2009 at 11:02am: I hope this dosen't happen to Emma I need to take her in next week for shots. $28 is cheap.