Replied By Joan (Niskayuna, Ny) on 08/21/2011
I have a toy poodle who weighs 6 lbs. When he got his first rabies 1 year vaccine he only weighed 2 lbs. He had a reaction that involved his skin getting bright red after the shot which travelled down his hind quarters. Then the tips of both his ears became irritated and a week or so later looked like someone had tried to embroider the edges. I had to soak off all the scabs in warm bath water. A month later he lost all the hair in the area of his injection site. I went ahead a year later to give him his 3 year vaccine only this time he was given some medication prior to the injection to help with the inflammation I believe it was benedryl. He had the same reaction as before but it was not as severe as before. My vet and I decided after both reactions that he would no longer receive this vaccine.
My dog also reacted to the Lyme Disease vaccine by having a fever the day after that injection. I no longer give him this vaccine.
He is currently titered in between his vaccines and they are spread out during the year (Bordetallo is given at different times)
