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Posted by Virginia E (Circle Pines, Mn) on 06/01/2010
MY little Sweetie (Shit-zu)received a second shot for Lyme's disease. Her shoulder and right leg became swollen and she had trouble walking and playing. It took a week for her to return to normal. I will not give her the shot next year. I will use natural oils to prevent ticks and fleas on her.
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Posted by Gardengal (Pittsburgh, Pa) on 05/17/2010
Pet Vaccinations and MRSP
I am registering to inform you of a dog vaccine reaction. My dog was rescued in 2008 and she had vaccine reactions to her Leptospirosis vaccine and DA2P three year vaccine in June of 2009. My dog had to large lumps at each injection site. The one was the size of a golf ball and the other was the size of a half orange. She apparently had a suppressed immune system following treatment for ear infections with Prednizone and antibiotics. A couple weeks later she contracted MRSP of the bladder. She had been treated with an antibiotic that was not resistant to the infection. She had a second round of MRSP. In Oct. 2009 we worked with a holistic vet in England using homeopathic remedies as well as certain vitamins, minerals and a mushroom derivative to help improve her immune system. She is also getting nosodes to prepare her for the side affects of her 2010 vaccines.
EC: Hi Gardengal,
Do you mean MRSA?
Seizures
Posted by Nicole (Kuna, Idaho) on 05/14/2010
I cannot say the dose or the name of the vaccine, but when I bought my puppy, a mutt of blue heeler, australian shepherd origin, the seller immediately gave her an 6-way shot. I was told by vet those are very bad and dangerous. I have had issues with my dog, she began having seizures, yeast infections in ears, she has runny nose but its also not clear. For life of me I cannot keep her at a healthy weight, she holds fat, but overall I have a feeling that shot caused these problems
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Posted by Dutt (Manchester, Mi) on 05/10/2010
My parents took their puppy (3.5 months old) in for standard vaccines and the dog became ill within hours. The dog had trouble using its legs, lying down, and breathing. The vet could not find a reason why the dog was slowly losing lung power and within 5 days the dog had to be put down. Several years ago a cat that I own was temporarily paralized as a result of the distemper vaccine. Various sources indicate that the distemper vaccine is not mandatory. I am one that will not give that vaccine in any future animal that I may own.
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Posted by Lisa (Wichita Falls, Texas) on 06/03/2010
My chihuahua mix who is 11 years old has not had vaccines in years because he would always get sick for like a week. And one of my cats would also. Every year people give their pets so many vaccines and other things. Ever wonder why so many pets have cancer and other things wrong with them? I mean so much crap is put into their little bodies all of the time. Think about it!
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Posted by Jrldev (Antioch, California,usa) on 04/29/2010
Deadly result to vaccinations
My 8 yr. old labrdor retriever was a healthy dog unit he received vaccindations for Coronavirus, DHLPP, and Rabies on 10-18-2004. within 14 days of this vaccination "packet" he became listless and very sick. After 8 subsequent visist to the Vet Clinic from 11-01-04 to 02-08-04 he was euthenised on 02-10-04.Further reading and research makes me now believe that his death was suddenly precipitated by the vaccinations given on 10-18-2004.
I hope other animal owners think twice before submitting their pet to the "annual booster shots".
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Posted by Linda (Clio, Mi) on 04/27/2010
Last summer my dog had her annual check up with the vet. I can't tell you exactly what boosters she got but she did get some. I don't know if I can attribute my dog's symptoms to the vet visit but the problems did come after the visit. Our Golden retriver who was 8 years old at the time began having acccidents in the house both urine and stool, mainly stool. This was happening even when we were home to let her out and at night. Her stool began to look like a big slimey pile of alien birth. This went on for several months then stopped. The vet looked at her, did a stool sample and said he could see nothing wrong with her. I have always wondered if she had a side effect from the boosters or from the heartworm medicine. I changed her food slightly but I don't know if that made the difference or not. Anybody else have these problems?
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Posted by Lupe (Las Cruces, Nm) on 04/26/2010
My dog is a 4 year old chihiquaua female who received her parvo corona booster and has developed a fever.
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Posted by Tink (Springfield, Ma) on 04/19/2010
I took my french bulldog today for his vaccinations. He is over 3 years old now, and has never had a problem with them before. I paid them, and as I was trying to leave my dog wouldn't get up, which is very unusual. He began to foam at the mouth and then started having trouble breathing as the vet tech came over to check him. He couldn't stand up either. He was back to the exam room where the Dr. began to order instructions to her staff. His heart rate had dropped, his vitals were bad, and he was shaking all over. I needed to leave him there a couple hours. He received some type of antihistamine shot and began to get better. By the time I went back to check on him, he was standing, his vital signs were back to normal, but he was a bit listless. Tonight, he is back to normal. The Dr. was very insistent that he needed only the shots that he should get, and he already had all the other shots last year so, he only got the leptospirosis and lyme disease vaccines. The Vet was very on top of things, attentive, and informative. She even discussed what we should look for next year and how it should all be handled, such as, giving an epinephrine shot before vaccinating, not giving the vaccinations at the same time, and weighing the pro's and con's on not vaccinating him at all. I hope this info is helpful to someone, cause if I hadn't taken my time asking questions my dog wouldn't have still been in the hospital when the reaction occured.
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Posted by Rainman (Central, Vt) on 05/20/2010
To Tink from Springfield, MA (regarding the side effects her french bulldog had during vaccinations) DO NOT, under any circumstances, revaccinate your dog. Your vet is an idiot for even considering such a thing. If your dog had a reaction that severe... the next one will be the killer. Epinephrine is very powerful and causes tachycardia which can cause complication. You do not administer ephinephrine unless you need it for anaphylaxis shock. I have never in my life heard of anyone administering it as an anticipation of anaphylaxis. Usually, the medical advices is to AVOID the things that cause the reaction... not play around with them. Based on the advice your vet gave you, I would report them to higher authorities and make sure your dog gets exempt from any further vaccinations.
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Posted by Ann (London, England) on 04/14/2010
My cat died from vaccination side effects..there was nothing wrong with her before having them..4 days after getting the jab she died and was ill straight after the vaccination, went into a coma..in the wild they don't get vaccinations and live longer..we have cancer and heart disease in pets today which we never had before..it is mainly down to vaccinations..my friend's dog also died from cancer, she said because of jabs..we have too many today instead of treating with more remedies..the vets get alot of money for vaccinations..this is their main profit..I have a cat that is 14 and have had a jab and is like a kitten, and also 3 cats that are 12..I assure you they won't be getting any and they go out..
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Posted by Margaret (Mohegan Lake, Ny) on 04/04/2010
Side effect from Parvo/distemper vaccine
I am very much against vaccinating pets due to the fact that it nearly killed my Papillion four years ago.
I now have a 9-month-old Doberman puppy who is/was full of life and has had no health issues until this past Friday, when she suddenly stopped eating. It is now Easter Sunday, she won't touch her food. Because of all the pressures put on me from regulations requiring that she be vaccinated for groups I wanted to join with her, I decided to get her vaccinated for parvo/distemper. She was vaccinated for Parvo/distemper on 3/26. A week after she developed 103 fever and slept all day long curled up in a ball. Usually, she's full of life and getting into trouble. I am so upset that I gave her the vaccine. She will never receive another booster for the rest of her life. I am praying that she recovers from this.
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Posted by Amy (Warrington, Pennsylvannia) on 04/07/2010
Get your baby to a holistic vet right away. They can usually treat them with nosodes and possibly stop / reverse the reaction. Also consider switching to a holistic vet, they know how to treat for vaccine reactions.
Seizures
Posted by Tricia (Covington, Louisiana) on 04/03/2010
I brought my Sheltie, Toby, into the vet for his first or second round of vaccinations. They administered a shot and I asked them what that was. (at this time I was very trusting of vets). They told me it was an 8 in 1 shot. I was upset that they gave him so much in one shot (rabies was included). They reassured me that it would be ok. By the time I got home with him (about 20 minutes later), he developed a "bump" on the end of his nose. I immediately took him back to the vet because I knew he was having a reaction. By the time I got him back to the vet, his whole face was swollen. About 3 months later, he developed more bumps on his nose which went away. About 3 months after that, he developed epilepsy. We did everything we could do for our Toby. We went the regular route with phenobarbital and bromide and the side effects were horrible. He was so drugged, he would just sit there with his tongue hanging out (he was around 2 by now). And, he still had seizures about every 45 days. I took him off everything and consulted with a homeopathic vet -(this vet used to be a regular vet, but switched). I found that I could treat him with homeopathic medicines and achieve the same results without the horrible side effects. We also put him on a raw diet consisting of salmon, lamb, veggies, brown rice, etc. He ate better than we did. To make a very long story short; Toby lived to be 4. He had seizures about every two weeks - very severe seizures. The homeopathic vet said he was the worst he had ever seen. I believe that Toby would not have lived as "long" as he did if we had not had him on his raw food diet. On April 24, 2009, he did not come out of a seizure. It was heart wrenching for all of us. I do not vaccinate my animals and I feed my two cats raw food diets. I blame his seizures on the vaccinations he received as a puppy (and my ignorance). Toby was a great dog and we miss him very much.
On a side note - one of my cats is 16 years old and has been on a raw food diet for 5 years. I put her on this diet after she was given 2 weeks to live (cancer). She recently had blood work done (just to check her out) and the vet said that she was very impressed with the blood work. She said she would be impressed if this blood work was from an 8 year old cat. Bottom line - no vaccinations and feed raw food. Good luck to everyone.
Combination Vaccines
Posted by Judy (Tampa, Florida) on 04/02/2010
Cat sick after getting vaccinations
My cat recently received all of his shots. The next day he began to vomit and had diarrehea. This lasted two days, he then seemed to get better and was normal for two days, then he began to vomit again. This time he stopped eating and he now is not moving his bowels at all. He doesn't seem to be in any pain, even if I push on his abdomen, but he does seem to be losing weight from not eating. He continues to do all other normal activities. I don't know if I should give it a few more days, or take him to the Veterinarian.
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Posted by Tina (Toledo, Ohio, Usa) on 06/06/2010
Get some activated charcoal tablets and give 1 tablet every day 2hrs before/after eating for a week or two. It pulls the toxins out. Make sure he gets water in him though or it will constipate him. God bless.
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Posted by Bettygriff (Rockton, Il) on 03/26/2010
My 2 year old cat who I believe to be Maine Coon, just received his annual shots yesterday and today would not come down to eat his food.
This is a very playful cat full of fun and energy and now he looks very punky, has diarrhea and appears to be vomiting. He is also very lethargic and not feeling well.
I am looking for similar posts and wondering what the remedy may be to get him back on his feet. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
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Posted by Tina (Toledo, Ohio, Usa) on 06/06/2010
Try getting activated charcoal tablets and giving it 1 tablet a day for a week or two. It should pull the toxins from the vaccines out.
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Posted by Tina (Toledo, Ohio, Usa) on 06/06/2010
Forgot to write that you give the tablets 2hrs before or after the cat eats.
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Posted by Patti (Frazee, Mn) on 03/18/2010
My Daisy, my 7 year old doberman pinscher, was very active and healthy running & jumping, then May 30, 2009 she woke up paralyzed on the rear end. On April 20, 2009 she was vacinated for rabies, DHLPP plus Lyme and deworm pyrantel pamoate. She was so very sick. She drank some water and ate very little on May 30. My vet came over on May 30 and gave her a steroid shot and an inflammation shot, took her blood, put frontline on her to kill any infected ticks and said she may have tick disease, so it wait and see how she would do in the next week(the blood he didn't test, after I told him too because her blood went bad, his wife said) She had no control over her bowels, etc. The next day she was completely paralyzed. Then the next day she went back to weakness and rear end paralyzed. For the next two weeks she ate and drank some and I lifted her rear end and gave her a little exercise and took her outside to go to the bathroom. She would drag her rearend around outside after for a little exercise. After two weeks she wasn't any better so I took her to a vet who does accupunture on June 16, 2009. He took xrays, no injury, urine test. After he treated her with accupunture she started trying to walk two days later. She was on Doxycycline for 30 days and had 6 accupunture treatments, from June to October. After the second accupunture treatment she was starting to walk, but wobbly and after the 4 I didn't have to hold her rear end up anymore!! So with my nursing and therapy care I gave my best friend, today, March 18, 2010, she is a miracle, she is running and trying to jump again, but still has to really concentrate at doing certain tasks.
My accupunture vet states the vaccinations could have caused this nervous/neurological system disease to my Daisy, my doberman!
PLEASE advise any advice or opinion you may have to me ASAP! THANKS.
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Posted by Tina (Toledo, Ohio, Usa) on 06/06/2010
If you look up what is in vaccines you will find they contain a cocktail of toxic things and many animals and people have had bad and lasting side effects, have even died from them. Get activated charcoal tablets and give a few(dosage dependant on weight) every day for a week or two after any vaccine, 2hrs before or after eating.It should help pull the toxins out. Make sure to drink/provide lots of water and take fiber.
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Posted by Petshack (Winnsboro, Sc, Usa) on 07/26/2010
I'm a breeder of Chihuahuas and have been giving my own shots for over 9 yrs and have never had a bad reaction until now. I gave my 3 litters of 8 week old puppies shots and 4 to my 15 week old. A puppy left me on Friday [ 6 days after shot} and was fine , went to vet & checked out fine next AM I get a call and puppy is about dead. They took to emergency vet and she tested positive for parvo I called emergency vet and told them I gave shot on the 25th and he was at vet day before and was fine could this be a reaction to the shot and could she test positive due to shot only 6 days earlier. She said no to all. Well against me begging the new owner & vet they put this puppy to sleep without trying to save. But now I knew I was in for it at my shop. . . Sat 6 days after shot all were good. Sunday 7th day first one showed signs. His eyes looked sad to me, I started on fluids & antibiotics then took to vet on Monday. After 5 days pup died, Monday had two more get sick. Under vets supervision I treated at home. Well did not stop there- every pup I gave the shot to got sick, and the signs were nothing like you hear about- no bloody stool, no smell , no diarrhea , and only 3 threw up. I kept a close eye on them and when I noticed their eyes look sad they were started on treatments. I saved 2 little 2lb babies and feel very lucky, I lost 7 and no 2 were alike as far as when or how they passed. I think two passed from heart failure, 2 just did not have the will to survive. The 2 that made it , took them 12 days to come around after laying down for that many days. I called the co. where shots were made and they made a report & have a case #. It was turned in to keep track of the vet there who also said "highly unlikely" and she took down all the symptoms etc from me. And asked did they run a fever. No not one did. My vet thinks I had bought a bad batch of shots and I feel the same. I just want other breeders NOT to buy the shots from the batch that I have. This was very heartbreaking and costly for me. Not sure if I can post the batch # here or the co. that made them. I will never give my puppies a 5-way CV again!
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Posted by Colleen (Westfield, Nj) on 03/15/2010
My 7yr old Golden Retriever was given her shots recently and that evening was not looking or acting like her normal self. Within 2 days started vomiting. The vet treated her for pancreatitis after blood work came back indicating amylase was off. After 1 month my dog began twitching and having muscle spasms. Her joints started giving out. SHe could not climb the stairs without assistance. The vet said the dog was reacting as if she was poisoned. The only thing that could have poisoned her was the vaccinations since this pet is not near anything else that could poison her. She is a housepet that does not go anywhere without me, yet the vet will not even consider the poisoning could have been caused by the vaccinations. This is very frustrating as my dog almost died. I will never have my pet vaccinated again and will find a new alternative medicine vet. Luckily my pet was healthy enough to make if through this ordeal and is now back to her old self. To add insult to injury, I paid this vet over $2000.00 after the vaccinations to treat the problem most likely caused by the vaccinations!
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Posted by Amy (Mountainside, Nj And Pa) on 04/07/2010
Hey Neighbor :-).
Go holistic. I lost my baby boy to over vaccination (everything at once including rabies) which compromised his immune system, he got lymes and then about 9 months later k9 lymphoma. He had reactions from vaccines since he got the ones from the vet not the breeder. Rash on belly, diahrea, itchy skin, feet biting, head shaking and cronic ear infections till a few months before we let him go. This was over the course of just 4 years. We had to let him go 3 weeks past his 4th birthday.
Keep records of all reactions, have his records flagged. You may want to consider getting a special dog tag for this reason, just like diabetics. No more boosters are needed. Also NJ has an rabies exception law if the pet is unhealthy that they can be excused from vaccines but the vet needs to write a letter so you can get your pet licensed.
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