10
February
2007
February
2007
Slight Reaction to DHLPP Shot
Today we took Gracie (our 11 week old puggle) to the vet for her second DHLPP shot. From what I understand the letters can best be understood as such:
D - Distemper
H - Hepatitis
L - Leptosporosis
P - Parainfluenza
P - Parvovirus
What a mouthful!
Anyways, Gracie seems to have had an allergic reation to the shot. The injection spot (between her collarbones) has swollen up and she lost her appetite for the first time ever. She also yelps every time that we, or Duke (our older puggle), rubs her the wrong way. I’m going to hope for the best and if it is not better by tomorrow we will have to call the vet to inquire further.
Has anyone else had any experience with this type of reation with their puppies?
Our 7 1/2 week old puggle just got her second set of shots. She did not swell, however she has been scratching the injection spot non stop for 2 days - poor thing! It must itch really bad …
Did Gracie get better?
Hi Brittany,
It seems as though she is not having any pain but I can still feel a small knot under her skin. I’m definitely going to contact the vet if it is not 100% better by this weekend.
Thanks for your concern.
She is so cute. My son just got a 7 month old puggle. He is quite the handful. He attacks my 100lb Rotty lol. I hope all is well with yours.
Dod you try massaging the area with a warm wash cloth?? Get the blood flow going to the area it should absorb better.
Best Wishes
Tutti
Yup, Gracie is a handful as well. She is all healed up now. Not sure the exact cause but I’m just going to chalk it up to a small allergic reaction.
My Papillon male nearly died after this shot. He was in the hospital on an IV for several days and was a little over 2 lb. I was told by another vet it is the “L” that should not be given and that they NEVER use it in their vacinations. Patches is now a whopping 4 lb, mom $3000 poorer and scared to death to take him back to the vet. By the way - do not give your dogs macadamia nuts. Who knew? Patches had another trip to the hospital after 1 macadamia. Many dogs have bad reactions to them (wobbly legs, lethatgic, etc.) They just have to wait it out - vet can’t do anything.
My 12 week old havanese just got his distemper shot and he’s a basket case. If you pick him up she cries and cries. He just lies in a corner, doesn’t want to eat or play or anything. He was fine when we got home from the vet, it didn’t start for a few hours after the shot. I’m taking him in this morning (18 hours later) to find out what’s up. I’m really scared - he’s only 4 lbs. Any recommendations? Kimber
A week ago, my boyfriend and I got a puggle puppy. This past weekend, she suddenly got very sick. She was fine early in the afternoon - jumping around and being as rambunctious as usual…but by midnight we were at the emergency vet talking about treatment options for Parvovirus. She had already had her first round of vaccinations, but she contracted the virus anyway. Apparently it is rare for this to occur, but it happens. Unfortunately, the outlook was very grim. She only had a 50/50 shot of surviving the painful course of the virus, and would be weak and sick the rest of her life if she survived. We decided that the best thing to do would be to put her down.
We aren’t yet ready to get a new puggle puppy, but we want one someday. Even if we were ready now, we couldn’t. The virus stays in the home and the yard for 6-9 months, and it would be unsafe for a new puppy. We’ve decided to wait until next year to be safe.
According to what we’ve read, this is the most common virus among dogs. Adult dogs can have it and not get very sick, but puppies aren’t strong enought to fight the virus off. You can test a puppy’s immunity to the virus at the vet. It may not hurt to pay the extra money to do this! If your puppy isn’t safe from contracting the virus, be careful about where you take him/her until the vaccines kick in!
I have a 2 year old male puggle named T.J. He is the such a joy to be around. He also had a reaction to the “hot shot” of DHLPP and almost died. He started vomiting and going into shock. Good thing I was still at the Vet when it happened. The Vet said it was the “Lipto” portion that caused the reaction. Please be careful when getting vaccined.
Our four month old Lhasa Apso puppy Sweetie just went into shock today after having a her third distemper shot, a rabies shot and a shot for “kennel cough.” It happened just when we were leaving the vet….she vomited and then her whole body weakened.
She almost died. She is home now, sleeping on our bed. I held her all day while she slept, vomited
two more times…now I can’t sleep because I am listening to her breathing.
Her file is now marked “No vaccinations”. They are going to test her prior to any future vaccines to be certain she really needs them. I guess they are referring to the rabies shot.
Anyway…this has been a very rough day.
I gave my puppy a dhlpp shot this past thurs. he threw up about an hour to an hour and a half later. the next morning…no little ball of devilish fury at 4:30 am. he was lethargic and did not want to get up. took him to the vet fri & left him there. i picked to up after work. he was given a shot to treat an allergic reaction. he threw up 6 times between 4p-10:30p.
sat…he seems just fine. i fed him a little food. it stayed down. fed him the rest. that too stayed down. sat night, he ate dinner still seems fine. then we were wrestling on the floor & i was basically touching his shoulder & he yelped really loud. he seems like he is bruised, bcuz there are no sores & he is walking/running w/o a limp.
sun…he’s a little more sore, whole right shoulder on this 20lb guy seems to be sore. still no limping & walking/running with ease. he ate both meals w/o an issue, appetite is normal. i called the vet, he’s getting checked tomorrow(mon).