Leptospirosis vaccine reactions are quite frequent.
Not exact matches
Vaccinations and de-worming are up to date, I recommend a cautious approach to some of the harsher
vaccines like
Leptospirosis which has been shown to have a high rate of
reactions in sensitve dogs.
A traditional technique in avoiding vaccination
reactions is to avoid
leptospirosis vaccine, giving the rest of the Distemper combination
vaccine without it.
The
leptospirosis vaccine leads to more
reactions than any others, including serious and / or fatal
reactions especially in small dogs.
Since dogs from toy breeds are susceptible to anaphylactic shock
reactions caused by
leptospirosis vaccines, the
vaccines should only be given to those who have high risk of contact with the bacteria.
Leptospirosis is rare (my vet tells me he hasn't seen it in ten years, either), and the
vaccine is associated with some of the worst adverse
reactions.
Dr. Patricia Jordan, author of Mark of the Beast, writes about one manufacturer's combo shot: ``... the absolutely worse adverse
vaccine reactions have been noted with... the «mumbo jumbo» polyvalent with several modified live viruses, killed whole bacterins of
Leptospirosis, killed corona virus (the
vaccine looking for a disease), lots of adjuvant, mercury, aluminum, antibacterial like gentocin, antifungal and fungi stats, proprietary ingredients of whose true identity makes me shudder to even speculate.»
Reactions to the
leptospirosis vaccine usually take the form of lethargy for a few days and possibly loss of appetite.
As for
leptospirosis, well... other than the high number of adverse
reactions (including renal failure and mast cell tumors), there are over 230 serovars of lepto, but the
vaccine contains only four.
One commenter said that
leptospirosis vaccines may cause life threatening
reactions in some small breeds of dogs.
The
leptospirosis portion of distemper
vaccine can cause a
reaction if given repeatedly.
In many areas of the country, this disease is not common and the
leptospirosis portion of the
vaccine combinations is thought to be the most common cause of
reactions.
That said, in the aforementioned study of over one million dogs, the
leptospirosis vaccine was not found to be more likely to cause a
reaction.
The
leptospirosis portion of the DHLPP (distemper)
vaccine for dogs has a reputation for being the most likely portion to cause
vaccine reactions.
In some
vaccines, such as those against
leptospirosis, they are probably the same elements that have the potential to cause undesired
reaction as well.
A traditional technique in avoiding vaccination
reactions is to avoid
leptospirosis vaccine, giving the rest of the distemper combination
vaccine without it.
Of all the sera in this basic
vaccine, it seems to be the
leptospirosis portion that has been associated with hives, facial swelling, and even life - threatening vaccination
reactions much more than any of the other fractions.