[Dailydrool] first annual exam and immunizations (Teddy and Izzy)

[tracey.cage at L-3Com.com]

I read your post and responded via email, but wanted to pass along my
experience from this past Saturday with Petunia's annual exam with
everyone just in case someone else could learn from my experience.
Petunia received four vaccinations at the same time: Rabies, DHLPP,
Lymes, and Kennel Cough.  This is the first time that she received all
four at the same time and I thought with my crazy schedule that it was
great that they could take care of everything in one visit.  I never had
a problem with my previous dog.  Last year before I got her she already
had the DHLPP and the Kennel Cough shots and after I got her she had the
Rabies and Lymes shots at separate times.  I made two trips to the vet
that day.  As soon as I got her home she began vomiting.  The vet had
given me a pamphlet about what to expect after your dog has been
vaccinated.  There were two lists on the pamphlet, one for common side
effects and one for serious side effects that you should call your vet
immediately.  I called the vet to tell her she was vomiting because it
was on the serious side effects list and the vet told me to give her two
Benadryl immediately and bring her back immediately if her breathing
seemed labored or her face began to swell.  I waited an hour after
giving her the Benadryl and saw no improvement so I called the vet
again.  Petunia was now panting, scratching, shaking her head violently,
and she had hives on her head, in her ears and on her back legs.  I had
to rush her back to the vet for a steroid injection.  She is fine now,
but because she received 4 shots in the same day, they don't know which
one caused the reaction.

My lessons learned from this experience were:

If you don't know how your dog will react to the injections, have them
get one at a time because if they do have an allergic reaction you will
know which vaccine caused the reaction.

Always keep Benadryl on hand in case of emergency.

If you find out that your dog is allergic to one of the vaccinations,
ask your vet how to prevent it in the future. In my case, Petunia must
have two Benadryl an hour before getting any shots from now on and must
wait at the vet's office for an hour after the injection before
returning home.

Don't leave your dog alone after any vaccines, they should be supervised
in case of a reaction.

 

Tracey & Petunia (I don't like the vet's office, the receptionist lady
and  the vet lady anymore!)

 

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