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Diarrhea reaction to rabies shot -Yorkie

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Question
Hi. Little Weaver had his shot in the tail area and got diarrhea reaction. The vet thinks it's just something he ate. He's back to normal now. If it was given in a dog's neck area would that produce a reaction in the head/throat area? I feel that I have to protect him because he got this reaction and I need to be very alert so that he doesn't ever get a rabies shot in the back of the neck area and cause airway constriction. Is this a real fear?  

Answer
HI ALICIA
HE JUST GOT A REACTION TO THE STRONG MEDS IN THE RABIE VAC.
I DO PREFER TO GIVE MY DOGS SHOTS IN A POCKEY I PICK UP THE SKIN BACK OF NECK AND INDUCE THE VAC INTO THE POCKET AREA, I RUB IT SO IT SPREADS AND MY DOGS NEVER EVEN FEEL IT NOR GET REACTIONS.
NOW, MY NEW PUPPIES OFTEN DO AFTER A SIX WEEKS VET VISIT, I GIVE THEM SOME PEPTO IN AN EYE DROPPER AND NEXT DAY THEY ARE FINE.
THE VET HAD TO GIVE IT IN THE HIP AREA NOT ON THE TAIL, I NEVER HEARD OF THAT AREA.  I HAVE GIVEN SHOTS TO HORSES AND DOGS FOR YEARS WITH NO PROBLEM, IT OFTEN MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT VETS.  I KNOW AS A GOOD BREEDER THAT I AM I OFTEN NEED TO TELL MY VET WHAT I WANT DONE, I TOOK OCEANA DEC FIRST FOR EARS, SHE GOT THE GOOD OLD YEAST INFECTION FROM ME CLEANING AND TRYING TO DOCTER WITHOUT MEDS. I TOLD HIM NO ANTIBIOTICS HE SAID ONLY DROPS FOR THE EARS.   I DO NOT LIKE MY DOGS GETTING CHEMICALS INTO THE SYSTEM SO THE DROPS ARE DOING FINE.  HE GAVE THE 3 YEAR RABI SHOT AS THE STATE DOG OFFICER COMES TWICE A YEAR TO INSPECT THE KENNELS AND MY RECORDS, I HAVE TO SHOW TAGS FROM RABI SHOTS.
YOUR UPSET REALLY NEEDLESSLY FOR THE LITTLE ONE WILL BE OK, IF HE GETS REACTIONS, GIVE A BENEDRYL HALF CAP, LOTS OF WATER WITH ICE SLIVERS IN IT AND AFTER THE VET GIVES HIS SHOT, RUB THE AREA TO SPREAD IT AND CHANCES IT WILL NOT EFFECT HIM AGAIN, VETS JUST DO NOT DO WHAT WE BREEDERS DO.  U MUST SPREAD THE FLUIDS PUT INTO THE DOG SO I ALWAYS RUB, NOT HARD JUST TO SPREAD IT ABOUT INSIDE THE DOG.  GEESSS WISH WE DID NOT HAVE DISEASES THAT DOGS NEED SHOTS FOR MY LITTLE PUPPIES SQUEEL WHEN THEY GET THEIRS.  I HATE IT BUT I GIVE THEM A STRAIGHT PARVO MYSELF AT 12 DAYS OLD, THAT VIRUS SCARES ME AS MOMMY HAS LITTLE IMMUNITY TO OFFER HER BABIES, SO PATT HELPS OUT BEST I CAN.

IF U NEED ANYTHING FURTHER, PLEASE ASK ME.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
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