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19 9:28:45

Question
I took my 87% wolf into the vet and it was suspected that she had eaten some bad salmon.  After 3 days she was well enough to come home, however without asking me if she has had her parvo shots the vet had given her one. She had been vaccinated 3 months ago. Immediately after the shot she started to have ceasures. Was this caused by the parvo shot?

Answer
Bad reactions to shots are rare, but can take different forms.  Nobody knows everything.  I really don't have the medical background to give a reliable answer on the shot.  Unless the dog was young, less than a year old, the shot likely was useless and should not be given.  There is an explaination for repeated shots for younger dogs at http://www.avma.org/animal_health/brochures/canine_parvo/parvo_brochure.asp

I would complain to the vet, and perhaps take future business elsewhere.  

We may be doing too many shots.  Unfortunately, both sides of the question abandon logic for fear mongering.