Reaction to vaccinations

[Debbie & Gibbs]

I wanted to check and see if anyone else's doodle has had an adverse reaction to their vaccinations. Gibbs was 2 in September and just had his regular annual vaccinations last week. Gibbs had an afternoon appointment and around 6:30 he was panting, running through the house rubbing his head on the floor, couches, beds, etc., also his eye lids upper and lower were red and slightly swollen, one episode of vomiting. We scooped him up and off to the emergency hospital we went. The belief is that he had an adverse reaction to the vaccines. They gave Gibbs a shot for vomiting, steroids and Benadryl. The Benadryl certainly took the edge off in about 5 minutes he had stopped panting and just laid down and was much calmer. Our vet called the next morning as the emergency clinic faxed to them what happened and the vet is now going to have Gibbs come in early, have a dose of Benadryl and divide the vaccinations into two doses throughout the day. Has anyone else experienced vaccination reactions? How do you handle vaccinations after a bad reaction?

Thank you,

Debbie & Gibbs

[Debbie & Gibbs]

Hope that you are feeling better, so sorry about your fall. Take care! Hope your itches go away!

[Sally M]

Well, our Dood hasn't had a reaction, but the beagle we had about 20 years ago, had a severe reaction. She couldn't tolerate the adult version of her vaccinations so for her whole life, they had to keep giving the puppy version.