Since most of us at Urban Animal have ER backgrounds, we can quickly diagnose and
treat a vaccine reaction.
Not exact matches
A far less common but serious
vaccine side effect, occurring in fewer than one in a million cases, is an immediate allergic
reaction that can be
treated with common medications to ease itching or swelling or, in more serious cases, by administering epinephrine.
Primary vets don't see every
vaccine reactions because pets are often
treated at emergency clinics or by specialists and not reported back.
Asking ferret owners to stay in the hospital waiting room for 15 minutes after the
vaccine is administered so that the ferret can be monitored for
reaction and
treated accordingly if it occurs has also made vaccination safer.
In order to help prevent or
treat any of these
reactions, FloridaWild uses only Merial
vaccines designed for ferrets.
Clinical Approaches to Managing and
Treating Adverse
Vaccine Reactions.
Vaccine and drug
reactions, although uncommon, can occur, and your veterinarian is trained to recognize and
treat them to minimize the chance that the
reaction will become severe or even life - threatening — you can't get that from a website!