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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / February 2004anaphylactic shock from Vaccines-alternatives?
Our Pug got his shoots last year-Rabies, Distemper, and Lymes. Several hours later he went into anaphylactic shock. He is due for his shots again, but we don't this to happen again. What can we do? > Our Pug got his shoots last year-Rabies, Distemper, and Lymes. > Several hours later he went into anaphylactic shock. > He is due for his shots again, but we don't this to happen again. > What can we do? I wopuld schedule several appointments and have each shot given seperately. I also would keep him at the clinic under observation post vaccination. Once you find out which shot caused the reaction, I would NOT give that one to him any more. Perhaps he may always have to have his shots given seperately. I know of several dogs like this. (I am NOT a vet) >Our Pug got his shoots last year-Rabies, Distemper, and Lymes. >Several hours later he went into anaphylactic shock. >He is due for his shots again, but we don't this to happen again. >What can we do? First of all, skip the Lyme. I live in the heart of Lyme disease and very few vets around here still recommend Lyme vaccination because it's just not very effective. With any luck, Lyme will be the vaccine that caused his reaction. I'm not a vet, but in human medicine if a patient has to receive an injection they have a known allergy to, then the usual procedure is to load the patient up with benadryl (and sometimes steroids) in advance, and then prepare to manage the reaction. I would guess the procedure in veterinary medicine is about the same. And as diddy said, doing each vaccination separately would seem wise so you can determine which vaccine is the culprit. *First of all, skip the Lyme. I live in the heart of Lyme disease and very *few vets around here still recommend Lyme vaccination because it's just not *very effective. With any luck, Lyme will be the vaccine that caused his *reaction. I agree. *I'm not a vet, but in human medicine if a patient has to receive an *injection they have a known allergy to, then the usual procedure is to load *the patient up with benadryl (and sometimes steroids) in advance, and then *prepare to manage the reaction. I would guess the procedure in veterinary *medicine is about the same. And as diddy said, doing each vaccination Yep. Also of note is the fact that the leptospirosis fraction tends to be the most allergenic part of the standard canine vaccine regimen. Consider skipping that too if the dog is low risk.  Signaturehillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net info@hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :) > *First of all, skip the Lyme. I live in the heart of Lyme disease and very > *few vets around here still recommend Lyme vaccination because it's just not [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the most allergenic part of the standard canine vaccine regimen. Consider > skipping that too if the dog is low risk. And skip the corona if he got that. Lepto and corona seem to cause the most reactions, in my experience. I generally give owners two options when it comes to vaccine reactions (assuming that the reaction wasn't life-threatening -- if it was then that's a different story). First option is to split up the shots and do one at a time, and have the owner wait for 30 min or so at the clinic. That option lets you be able to ID which vaccine/combo is causing the reaction. And maybe there won't be a reaction if vaccs are split up. Second option is to pretreat with benadryl (either owners give orally or give shot at clinic), give all vaccines together, and see what happens. I prefer option #1, because I'd like to know what caused the reaction. Most owners prefer #2, because it means only one trip to the vet! Deborah, DVM *And skip the corona if he got that. Lepto and corona seem to cause the most *reactions, in my experience. I generally give owners two options when it Oh, I don't use corona vaccine, so I wouldn't know :) -h. Signaturehillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net info@hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :) Thank you everyone A lot of information to digest > *And skip the corona if he got that. Lepto and corona seem to cause the most > *reactions, in my experience. I generally give owners two options when it > > Oh, I don't use corona vaccine, so I wouldn't know :) > > -h. Make sure you remind the vet. Go to your regular veterinarian, not one from a pet store. They will give Benedryl at the same time as the vacs. Also, ask if they include Lepto in their Distemper vaccine. If so, I would request a Distemper without Lepto. We have some problems with Leptospirosis vaccines in this area. Good luck. Mary Ellen > Our Pug got his shoots last year-Rabies, Distemper, and Lymes. > Several hours later he went into anaphylactic shock. > He is due for his shots again, but we don't this to happen again. > What can we do? > Our Pug got his shoots last year-Rabies, Distemper, and Lymes. > Several hours later he went into anaphylactic shock. > He is due for his shots again, but we don't this to happen again. > What can we do? ........How old is your pug? buglady take out the dog before replying he will be 2 years > > Our Pug got his shoots last year-Rabies, Distemper, and Lymes. > > Several hours later he went into anaphylactic shock. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying > he will be 2 years > > ........How old is your pug? ........Here are some recommendations for frequency of vaccinations. Personally I wouldn't be doing anything but rabies for this dog, if he completed the puppy series. More shots don't equal better protection. http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2002&PID=2614&Catego ry=418 http://www.ivis.org/advances/Infect_Dis_Carmichael/schultz/IVIS.pdf http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/vaccines2.html http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/vth/savp2.html http://critterfixer.com/pages/v1_new_vacc_protocols.asp best of luck buglady take out the dog before replying |
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