From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2004-03-04 18:51:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] reactions to two shots
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20040304185100.31182.qmail@web21405.mail.yahoo.com>
Hi,
> Now this puzzled me, one of our
> previous (now departed) furries had had shock and
> they just gave him a shot and he was on his way
> home. Why did they have to put him on ivs.
It depends on the severity of the reaction. We've had
two anaphylactic reactions in our business, both to
rabies shots.
In Podo's case it happened when he was eight years
old. He collapsed, turned bright red, got very
swollen, and had difficulty breathing all within
seconds of being vaccinated. He got vaccinations,
IVs, and was put in an oxygen tent. He was touch and
go for a while.
In Nyssa's case she was two years old. She had
vomiting/diarrhea almost immediately and collapsed a
minute or so later and was non-responsive. While she
definitely had an anaphylactic reaction and was in
shock her condition wasn't as severe as Podo's. She
was treated with dexamethasone and I believe she did
get IV fluids as well. We took her home about six
hours later once she was stable.
We still vaccinate Nyssa (see my previous post on
pretreatment to prevent the reaction) but we elected
not to ever vaccinate Podo again considering his age
and other health problems.
> I
> thought to myself that maybe he had had cardiac
> arrest and they thought to themselves this furry has
> got to be saved.
Not necessarily. Podo's heart never stopped, though
our vet was certainly afraid that it might.
> This is a puzzle--is it possible that he received
> brain damage?
It's possible, but it may also be a temporary
condition. Podo was pretty out of it for a couple of
days after that vaccination but he did recover.
> I hate it that he cant play with others and he is so
> lonesome playing with us and all. But he can never
> play with his brothers and he gets so bored.
You may want to try limited, supervised interaction to
see if he's OK with the others now. If not then, of
course, you'll separate them immediately, but it may
work out just fine.
Oh, and I can't imagine anyone flaming you over this.
I rather think we're all hoping your little guy will
recover.
All the best,
Caity and the super seven
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