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Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Tracy (Buffalo, NY) on 11/26/2024
I took my healthy, active, animated, 5 month old male Tabby Cat, to the vet for his neutering, 11/31/2024, and a few days later, he's displaying many of the symptoms, described here. My kitten returned from his vet visit, weird from the sedation, and slept a lot, however, for the following 2 days, he was still playful with me, and seemed to recover very well, from his surgery. On the following Sunday morning, I noticed that he had vomited on the floor, and he seemed lethargic, not running around or playing, uninterested in eating or drinking water, which he loves. He's just sad and pathetic acting and looking, not even interested in grooming himself, anymore, and looks a mess. He vomited a few more times, that day would not poop or pee, and none of these symptoms were present, before his shot. Today, Monday, Nov 25, I took him to the vet, who made every excuse in the book, for his symptoms, except a possible adverse effect from the Rabies shot. My kitten was severely dehydrated, so the Dr gave hydration injection, and prescribed meds for the nausea, and sent us home. I've been giving my kitten water and small amount of wet cat food, in that syringe, to hydrate and nourish him, but he's still all listless, doesn't meow or interact with me, and just wants to sleep. Left to his own devices, he will starve and die, and I'm very afraid, at this point.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Monique (NC) on 08/13/2022
I have an approximately 2yr old all black male feral cat. He had some scrapes and bruises, was examined and given a rabies shot. He is now declining in health. Pain in the injection area, which makes it hard to walk, and major lethargy. I had some pain meds left over, and that did the trick, he was pretty much his old self. But the next day, he was struggling once again. He has an appointment in a couple days.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Robert (Silver) on 02/07/2022
I'm wondering if anybody knows what the adjuvants are inside the rabies vaccines and if they know what the misdemeanor charges are if I decide to not vaccinate my cats. I read that big pharma doesn't have to tell you what the ingredients are in the vaccines which is SUPER SUSPICIOUS . I researched it a bit and it says most vaccines all have aluminum, thimerisol, formaldehyde and msg to name a few and ALL TOXIC! I'm not about to knowingly poison my cats so they develop diseases later in life to feed the pharma monster more. Does anybody have suggestions?
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Andrea (Slc, Utah) on 05/26/2018
Hello, what happened with your kitty? Did she get better? I am experiencing almost exactly the same thing with my little boy kitty right now and am so worried.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Lisa (Nazareth, Pa) on 03/11/2018
My cat has gone into late stage kidney failure since her rabies shot 3 weeks ago.
Will thuja help now, and what is the dosage? Rabies shot is a protein, her kidneys couldn't handle it....in just 3 weeks she went from jumping around my house, eating and drinking well, to bring lame and not eating and drinking.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Yuri (Philippines) on 02/04/2018
My 6-month old kitty had rabies boost shot and now he couldn't eat, drink and poop. I saw a little poop like a small dot and its wet. He always sleeps and heard him growl sometimes. It's been 18hrs since he had his vaccines (4in1 and rabies booster). Is this normal? This is the first time he had reactions with vaccine. I believe this is caused by the rabies booster. By the way, Yuri is an indoor cat. He had his last vaccine today as part of his scheduled vet visit since I got him.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Marissa (New York ) on 01/30/2018
Well, my baby girl October she's 2 and a half. About a mouth ago I got her rabies vaccine because it's against the law here if they don't have it and the vet wanted it done as well. About a week and a half later I found a lump ( January 11th) I was scared. I went to 2 vets As I explained to the vet she received her rabies shot and it was there after. She told me to wait about 4 to 6 weeks before coming back because most of the time it goes down. But it's now the 30th of January and it's still there. It seems to feel different smaller in ways. I feel it every day because I love her dearly. I'm hoping it will get smaller as the days go on. It worries me a ton because there's many side effects to this shot why is it a law to get them if we have a chance of losing our bestfriend. I hope my cat heals. Reading everyone's comments saddens me because I don't want to lose my baby. It feels like it's our faults, all I ask as a loving human being of all animals is to make the rabies vaccine safer. Safe enough for humans because animals life are just as important. Think about if you would give this shot to your kids, because a lot of people cherish their animals as they would a child. Please make vaccines safer. I love my cat more then anything and I would do anything to keep her safe but doing the right thing for her shouldn't be a disunion to think twice about. Your reply would be nice. If not I hope you find safer ways for vaccines and I hope my cat will be okay as well as all the other animals going through a hard time as well. Thank you.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Angie (Denver, Colorado) on 01/24/2018
My 14month old cat just got his yearly rabies vaccine and his eyes are showing some swelling. Is that normal?
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Merlin (Chicago) on 11/28/2017
My 6 year old neutered male DSH got a rabies shot on Monday and the next day his voice went from normal to absent or weak croaking when he tried to vocalize. This was sudden onset right after the rabies vac. A week later now, and his voice is slowly returning.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Katie (Ca) on 11/21/2017
My 1 year old cat just got his rabbie shot up to date and since we brought him home hes been puking and hes really confussed and walking weiredly hes really warm and hes lower back keeps twicking. I don't whats going on, this has never happened.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Badseed33 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) on 11/07/2017
My 4 month old kitten had gotten a rabies vaccination yesterday. And now she is very aggressive and wont let me trim her nails or anything. She runs away from me hissing and scratching. Was that because of the rabies vaccine. Please help me. One more thing she scratching up my house really bad.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Kay (Mt) on 10/25/2017
Reporting bad reaction to rabies shot in my 6 month old kitten. Took her 3 weeks to eat well and start playing again.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Ventot (Philippines) on 10/24/2017
Worried about my cat... How long it will last for a cats swollen after having an an anti rabies shot for 2 weeks ago.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Becky M (Southbury Ct) on 09/25/2017
Do you have any details on the "rare side effect"? In July of 2016 I took my cat to vet for her vaccination and within a week she was vomiting constantly, bile. It took over a month for her to recover, I didn't think she would. I took her back to the vet right when the vomiting began to happen and the vet insisted it was not the vaccination and that she had a hair ball. She did an X-ray and saw something and decided surgery to remove the stuck hairball was best. The next morning she did emergency surgery and found no hairball.. did another X-ray..saw nothing. ($3,000 later)We ended up switching her to a hypoallergenic prescription wet food. She had been great all year, healthy. I had to take her back for her yearly vaccine last month. They only reason I did is because the vet would not prescribe her food if I didn't come for her yearly checkup. The vet gave my cat the rabies shot. She was lethargic after, which I expected. Now a month after the same vomiting is happening, started yesterday. She will not eat or drink, just vomiting up bile. She is 9 years old, and has never ever been sick, only the 2 times after her rabies vac.
Rabies Vaccine Side Effects
Posted by Alice (Pa) on 08/29/2017
I hope this is how you're supposed to post to a conversation this is for the rabies vaccine side effects. I'm trying to tell my story and the side effect my cat is suffering right now. On August 20th of this year I took my 20 year old cat to the vet for his checkup and blood work he has hyperthyroidism. The vet insisted on giving him a rabies shot. It is now August 29th and my baby can barely walk up until this morning he was eating fine right now he doesn't want to eat for me. I read something on this site about milk thistle, but I don't understand what kind to get or how much to give. I'm so upset because he was fine and now all the vet says to me as well you know he is old. I had to contact a holistic vet in Colorado because there aren't any near me and he recommended dmg and lyssin. Everything I read about lysine says that you have to administer it within hours it's now 9 days later, so I'm not sure it will help him. If there's anyone out there that can help me save my baby he was fine now he's not I'm scared and disgusted.
