Head shake - ear disorder after Bordetella Vaccine in dogs

The FDA has received 36 reports of head shake - ear disorder in dogs after Bordetella Vaccine. That is 0.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

36Reports

61%Marked serious

39%Recovered

0.0%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

19 63%

1–2 days

4 13%

3–7 days

1 3.3%

1–4 weeks

1 3.3%

Over a month

5 17%

How the animals did

Recovered

14 39%

Still unwell when reported

14 39%

Not known

8 22%

Problems reported at the same time

11 31%

9 25%

7 19%

6 17%

6 17%

Didn't work as expected

6 17%

Didn't prevent heartworm

5 14%

Lethargy

5 14%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: vaccine.

Mild, short-lived lethargy, soreness or a small lump at the injection site are the most commonly reported vaccine reactions.

Questions owners ask

Can Bordetella Vaccine cause head shake - ear disorder in dogs?: 36 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Head shake - ear disorder with similar medicines

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