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June 29th, 2011, 11:18 AM
We took our 2 year old Chihuahua to her regular vet on June 22nd for a check up and shots.
Last night we came home from work and everything seemed fine, we changed and went out for dinner, two hours later we returned home and noticed that Phoebe's left ear was BRIGHT red and very hot. She was shaking and scratching a lot.
We took her to the 24/7 vet clinic across the street from us. They looked in her ear and it was spotless, just red and hot. They sent her home with ear drops. An hour later her ear was swollen to 4 times its regular thickness and she was even more agitated.
We took her back and they admitted her for observation and gave her a shot of benedryl (sp).
This morning we met with the Medical Director of the clinic and said he is "Pretty Sure" this is a reaction to the vaccinations.
He is keeping her to run some blood tests before he administers a steroid.
In addition to this her bloodwork was done last week and her ALT and bileduct(?) were very high. We were already going to followup with further bloodwork and possibly a specialist in a few weeks (probably at VEC I think)
Plus this vet thinks he hears a faint heart murmur, which I realize can be no big deal but still.
My questions are this...
- Is it possible that this is a reaction to the shots even though they were a week ago? Has anyone else seen this?
- The vet suggested that we stop vaccinating her because Chihuahuas have such a high reaction rate. I've never heard this and our regular vet has never mentioned such a thing. Have you?
- Is it possible that all these things could be related? The liver, heart, ears
She has otherwise been a happy, healthy dog up until last night. She is active, social, no signs of diarrhea,vomitting, increased water intake, etc
Last night we came home from work and everything seemed fine, we changed and went out for dinner, two hours later we returned home and noticed that Phoebe's left ear was BRIGHT red and very hot. She was shaking and scratching a lot.
We took her to the 24/7 vet clinic across the street from us. They looked in her ear and it was spotless, just red and hot. They sent her home with ear drops. An hour later her ear was swollen to 4 times its regular thickness and she was even more agitated.
We took her back and they admitted her for observation and gave her a shot of benedryl (sp).
This morning we met with the Medical Director of the clinic and said he is "Pretty Sure" this is a reaction to the vaccinations.
He is keeping her to run some blood tests before he administers a steroid.
In addition to this her bloodwork was done last week and her ALT and bileduct(?) were very high. We were already going to followup with further bloodwork and possibly a specialist in a few weeks (probably at VEC I think)
Plus this vet thinks he hears a faint heart murmur, which I realize can be no big deal but still.
My questions are this...
- Is it possible that this is a reaction to the shots even though they were a week ago? Has anyone else seen this?
- The vet suggested that we stop vaccinating her because Chihuahuas have such a high reaction rate. I've never heard this and our regular vet has never mentioned such a thing. Have you?
- Is it possible that all these things could be related? The liver, heart, ears
She has otherwise been a happy, healthy dog up until last night. She is active, social, no signs of diarrhea,vomitting, increased water intake, etc