Rabies is particularly horrific and the injections well worth it (besides being the law).

My 12 year old chihuahua went in for his 3 year rabies booster. I specified that I didn’t want the distemper shot. I don’t think it’s neccessary. He had it when he was young. The doctor came in and without my consent gave him both the rabies and the distemper, big dog sized doses. My dog weighs 7 lbs. He was extremely sick the first week and when he recovered from that he was lame in his front legs. He also got an unexplainable eye infection in the first month which subsided somewhat but then came back this month even worse. His ears have been inflammed as well(very itchy with a strong odor). It’s been 2 months and 6 days since he was vaccinated. My dog is not who he was before these vaccinations. I am afraid for him and have been desperately seeking a remedy or remedies this past week to help him get back to where he was. I spoke to the vet in the first 2 weeks. She assured me that this would pass but keep monitoring him. It hasn’t passed. I feel that he needs some kind of intervention before this spirals down even more. I’m having a hard time dealing with the fact that the vet gave him the distemper shot without my approval. That was wrong and now my dog is suffering. Does anyone know of anything that could help?

[...] If a dog is vaccinated for Distemper , it will not develop the acute illness, but over time may instead develop chronic problems such as allergies, food sensitivity, chronic Diarrhea , recurrent pancreatitis, Epilepsy , and other symptoms which are similar to, but generally milder and longer lasting, than Distemper itself. Feline panleukopenia (sometimes called feline Distemper ) is similarly diverted into a variety of chronic symptoms, including inflammatory bowel disease, recurrent upper Respiratory Infections , hyperthyroidism, urinary tract disease (bladder Inflammation , crystals, stones, and kidney failure), and finicky appetite. Symptoms of rabies include restlessness, Aggression , Anxiety , roaming long distances, loss of appetite, inability to swallow, Seizures , and eventually death. The chronic rabies vaccinosis syndrome includes fear and fear-based Aggression , suspicious nature, behaviour changes, self-mutilation, finicky appetite, Epilepsy , and congestive Heart Failure . Read More [...]