If we're vaccinating puppies with a very strong, adjuvanted vaccine at a younger age, what should pet owners look for in terms of
potential vaccine reactions?
I asked Dr. Dodds to talk about what we are looking at in terms of
potential vaccine reactions if California AB 272 is passed.
Not exact matches
VLP
vaccines often prompt an immune
reaction similar to that of natural, whole virus and have a number of
potential advantages over traditional
vaccines, said Dr. Ledgerwood.
It is clear that veterinarians are not adequately trained to recognise
vaccine reactions, and that although the cause and effect is fairly clear if one understands the
potential adverse effects of
vaccines, the adverse event reporting schemes don't pick up most of these cases.
Below is a list of
potential adverse
vaccine reactions:
All
vaccines have
potential adverse
reactions.
Any type of
vaccine has the
potential to trigger an allergic
reaction or inflammation at the injection site.
[4] For example the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Guidelines for the Vaccination of Dogs and Cats state «we should aim to reduce the «
vaccine load» on individual animals in order to minimize the
potential for adverse
reactions to
vaccine products».
Therefore, we should advise companion animal breeders and caregivers of the
potential for genetically susceptible littermates and relatives to be at increased risk for similar adverse
vaccine reactions (Dodds, 1997, 1999, 2001).
If you notice any
potential side effects or adverse
reactions to this
vaccine in your pet, notify your veterinarian of the matter promptly.
Unnecessary
vaccines increase your dog's toxic load as well as the
potential for short - and long - term adverse
reactions.
But the controversy over the
potential for
reactions to the
vaccines, she points out, has resulted in a backlash that could have serious consequences.
In some
vaccines, such as those against leptospirosis, they are probably the same elements that have the
potential to cause undesired
reaction as well.
Others, like the canine hepatitis
vaccine and the distemper
vaccine, should not be given at the same time, to avoid serious
potential reactions.
At Dogtopia, we ask that dogs wait a minimum of 48 hours after a vaccination before returning to Dogtopia to allow the dog's immune system to respond to the
vaccine and to safe guard against any
potential (and rare)
vaccine reaction.
This is better for your pet because it reduces the
potential for
vaccine reactions, especially in small pets.
While international dog and cat vaccination guidelines warn that we should decrease companion animal vaccination, i.e. «we should aim to reduce the «
vaccine load» on individual animals in order to minimize the
potential for adverse
reactions to
vaccine products» [18], vaccination of humans is increasing at a startling rate.
[3] The WSAVA Guidelines also warn «we should aim to reduce the «
vaccine load» on individual animals in order to minimize the
potential for adverse
reactions to
vaccine products».
Most rabies
vaccine side effects are similar to those of other injections, but there are some rabies - specific
potential adverse
reactions.