The American Beagler Forum

Has anyone ever had a dog have a reaction to a 7-way vaccine? I gave my yearly shots last weekend and my 1 year old female had a mild reaction. She looked real lathargic for a time. Just layed down. Wouldn't even get up and dinner time. She eventualy came out of it and seems to be fine now.

i had the same thing happen to me,, but after a few hrs she was back to normal, dont know what happened !

This happened to my pup when she got her 12 week vaccination. She got really lethargic and when my son tried to pick her up she yelped like she was in pain. I ended up calling the vet and he told me its normal for them to get sleepy after a vaccination but if there is pain and swelling at the site of the injection then that means their having a reaction. He told me to give her 1 teaspoon of childrens liquid benadryl. We did and she was back to her normal self in about an hour.

We no longer use 7-in-1 shots because of vaccine reactions, we use 5-in-1 shots instead. If you're going to use a 7-in-1 vaccine, give them Benadryl (25mg tablet = 1/2 tablet for puppy/1 tablet for adult Beagle) 30mins to a hour before vaccinating. It will generally prevent vaccine reactions.