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VACCINATION REACTIONS
Recommended vaccines help protect your pet from deadly or potentially deadly and fairly common diseases. Muscle soreness, sluggishness, loss of appetite +/- mild fever are occasionally seen for a day or two after vaccination. On rare occasions, pets have an allergic reaction. Hives and/or facial swelling are the most common signs. Pets with these reactions should be treated promptly as the condition can, on very rare occasions progress. On extremely rare occasions, pets have allergic shock reactions to shots. This may be seen as difficulty breathing, weakness, collapse or even death. These reactions generally occur within 5 minutes of vaccination but can take longer. These reactions can occur in pets that have been vaccinated in the past without problems. Pets can develop sarcomas (tumors) at the injection site (reportedly 1/10,000 shots). These tumors are most frequently reported with rabies vaccines and feline leukemia vaccines (reportedly 1/1000 shots). They are very difficult and expensive to treat and can result in the need for euthanasia. There are also reports of dogs developing immune mediated anemia from vaccinations. This appears to be rare but can be deadly. |
