Vaccinations

[BenBhoy 4,706]

hey fellas. as some of you may know i been after a new dog and have been trying to get a rescue one, give it a second chance etc (not,as some twat PM'd me cos it's free, you still have to pay for a rescue dog, often more than you would from a private dealer). after much searching found the perfect wee thing, staff x whippet, 6 months, absolutely stunning. took my terrier to meet her at resuce centre, both got on really well, put my name down, sorted. get the all clear from dog warden, paperwork signed. they take the pup to vets before rehoming to give boosters and vaccine just in case. anyway, she had a reaction to one of the vaccines as she'd not been given a set when she was a tiny pup, like she should have been, had a bad reaction and didn't make it. they had to put her down. all cos some twats couldn't be arsed to give a pup the health care and decent start in life that it deserved. gutted.

[mexlad 189]

shame mate, good on you for giving the dog a chance.

[brunty29cdo 5]

gutted mate.its true about prices though,i do a bit of work at local dogs home and you pay between 150-300 depending on age,breed etc.

good on you though for trying

[wuyang 513]

Sorry to hear it pal, you must be gutted.

[Guest chook]

poor pup, sounds like it had a Anaphylactic reaction

 

Would just like to add though - it could have happened anytime,

vaccine reactions are becoming more commen, even in pups/dogs that

have had the best start in life, a friend of mine lost their pup

after it had its first shot.

[Mrs A.R.D 53]

sorry to hear that mate.

[BenBhoy 4,706]

cheers guys & gals, was surprised at how gutted i was actually, i genuinely think she could have been a great dog, on rabbit at least, and a loving dog too. i'm gonna keep looking though for a dog in this way though, i do believe if rescued young enough then not only will pup get a good life here but will be able to work. i'll keep updated.

 

chook - do you know why these reactions are becoming more often?

[brunty29cdo 5]

youve got me a bit worried now,my pup having first jab on tuesday? id be devastated if anything happend...

whats the chances and is it worth it?

[BenBhoy 4,706]

pups first ever jab? how old? then yeah absolutely. thats what went wrong with this wee un i was gonna have, no one had given her jabs when she was tiny pup. supposed to have two by time about 10 weeks i think, she'd had none, so virus was already in her, your pup should be clean as a whistle still, deffo vacccinate.

 

http://www.dogs.co.uk/content/dogcare/vaccinations.html

Edited September 11, 2010 by BenBhoy

[Guest chook]

God knows why more dogs are reacting - same as a human realy reacting to a bee sting,

it happens, more dogs react to the killed vaccine than the live one though,

you have to remember your putting chemicals in to there bodys, with the killed one

theres more chemicals added to it, and more of the virus your protecting them from.

 

If there gona react - then age of being vaccanated does not matter, theres a high chance she would

have reacted if she had - had the vaccine at 8 weeks, reactions dont change with age,

although over vaccanating can cause reactions aswell, so a dog can go from being fine

with the vaccine to reacting.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2115&aid=962

 

I dont think lots of people are aware of just how many dogs react to the drugs we give them,

even simple AB's can cause a severe reaction, but yet vets throw AB's at every little

ailment.

My brothers dog 48 hours after being given AB's

pearl

[billy bronk 76]

sorry to hear pal,you can get them jabed for less the £30 at the vets

[Mrs A.R.D 53]

any idea what brand of vaccine they used?

to date the only vaccines iv ever had trouble with

was EURIAN.

good luck with finding the right dog and all the best

for the future.

[fresh earth 47]

Sorry to hear bud she would have turned out alrite still a pup. Would have thought they would have started the pup with its 1st injections anyway as they wouldnt have know whether it had been down or not so why give a booster for a jag they couldnt be sure she had. Shame anyways bud hope you find something soon atb .

[Guest Buttermilk]

any idea what brand of vaccine they used?

to date the only vaccines iv ever had trouble with

was EURIAN.

good luck with finding the right dog and all the best

for the future.

 

 

So sorry to hear that. And hope you soon find another dog to join your family.

 

Strangely, our 14 week old pup had a bad reaction to her first vaccine and that was Eurian. She was quite ill, but is fine now. She had her second jab 10 days ago and although a bit off-colour for 24 hrs,she didn't have the same bad reaction again.

Interesting thread.

[shepp 2,285]

Happened to a guy i know, his collie went in for it's boosters and died.

It was an agility dog and he spent countless hours training it, it was his pet too.