Connie, I just found this post after I replied to your other one. Your new vet said the same thing my vet did.
Chris --- In [email protected], Connie major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tiki had her shot s at 9:30 am and didn't have a reaction till 9:00 pm, by then I couldn't get a hold of my vet at all - that is why i'm going to change to a vet that I can get ahold of in an emergency - just like I do for my daughter - they are my kids after all !! - Tik is allergic to the bynadryl also - so the NEW vet said he would omit the lypro - which he says he rairly ever uses on smaller dogs anyway - they can't handle it- even though she is good sized for a chi (8 lbs) - but the baby Moxi (1 lb) did just fine - go figure - so did the 19.8 lb MIn Pin Go Figure > > marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I experienced this one time. I took a litter of pups in for their first > shots. I live maybe 20 mins from the vet. They got their shots and we headed > home. By the time I got home, one of the pups was just as you described, > swollen, labored breathing, ect. I told my mom to call the vet and tell them > we were on our way back and not to leave. I turned around and was back there > in 10 minutes! Vet gave an antihistamine shot and we waited. Pups recovered > fine and vet advised that from now on, before all shots, he needs a dose of > benedryle. > > I love our vet, and I know it wasn't his fault. Sometimes these things > happen....we don't know when one of our pups will be that one in a thousand > that has an allergic reaction. I still had him at his second set of shots > and the vet took extra care and made us wait for a half hour after the shots > before letting us go home, to be safe. When I sold him, I was extra picky, > making sure he went to a home that would take the extra care to prevent his > allergic reactions. You really can't blame the vet if they exercise normal > care because they don't know that a pup will have an allergic reaction. > Luckily though, our vet will come in at all hours of the night, weekend and > holidays if an emergency arises. And he has came in at some weird hours for > me!! lol > > Marsha > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:20 PM > Subject: {SPAMFILTER} [Chihuahuas] Re: Allergy > > > > --- In [email protected], kaaterwaul@ wrote: > > >Hey All - You want to talk allergies - my middle child received her > > 1 yr shots on Sat. Morning and by 8:30 pm i was running to the > > grocery store for benadryl(her face ballooned up - her eyes were > > sweeled almost shut-and she broke out in rash/and fever - -by 9:oo > > she was puckin her guts out,i stayed up with her till 1:00 for her > > next dose of benadryl 1/4 of the dose as before and she got sick off > > that too (allergic to bynadryl too) by 3:00 am she was fine and I > > calmed down finally - talked to the vet today and she told me one in > > a thousand have this reaction and next time they will omit the > > lypro - well I got pissy and said WHY DIDN'T YOU OMIT IT THIS TIME - > > WHY MAKE MY BABY GO THROUGH ALL THIS - even though this vet is a > > family friend- I'm thinking of finding a new vet - one I can call at > > 9:00 at night (I tried to call her Sat. night and I got an answering > > service that connected me to an emergency clinic that wanted to > > charge me $85.00 JUST TO LOOK AT HER - and then the wanted to give > > her a steroid shot by a vet student -the hospital only has students > > not actual vet's. Just thought everyone should be aware of the shots > > and one in a thousand chance of something going wrong. Connie Major > > > Hi Betty > > > > > > Yes, you really want to avoid using steroids if you can. Of > > course, you > > > don't want your dog itching though either. I wouldn't want to be > > itchy! Years > > > and years ago I had a Lab with a skin condition and she was put > > on steroids. > > > Ok, this was so many years ago my parents were in charge of my > > dog's vet > > > care (I was a kid) and I don't know if the damage from steroids > > > was well known then or if the dosages were kept low, etc. Her > > skin > > > condition was quite bad though and so was her itching without the > > steroids. My > > > dog did eventually fail from the steroid use and have to be put > > to sleep. > > > > > > Just like with a person, there are ways to try to figure out the > > allergen > > > yourself. Something in his food, a shampoo, something used on > > carpet, it could > > > even be a hand lotion it's "person" uses. Think hard about it > > and eliminate > > > one thing for a couple weeks at a time and see if you can figure > > out the > > > culprit. There is allergy testing for dogs, too. I think it's > > pretty much the > > > same as the people allergy testing. It may be pricey, it may not > > be, I don't > > > know. > > > It is so great that vet medicine now has lots of what used to be > > people > > > testing and surgeries for our pets. Here is a link that has a > > little about > > > allergy testing for dogs. Good luck and let us know what happens, > > > > > > _Allergy Testing in Dogs - PetPlace.com_ > > > (http://www.petplace.com/dogs/allergy-testing-in-dogs/page1.aspx) > > > > > > Katie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > > Join today! " > > Yahoo! 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