Pain after Distemper-parvo Vaccine in dogs

The FDA has received 146 reports of pain in dogs after Distemper-parvo Vaccine. That is 2.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

146Reports

55%Marked serious

18%Recovered

14%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

47 36%

1–2 days

27 21%

3–7 days

15 11%

1–4 weeks

20 15%

Over a month

22 17%

How the animals did

Recovered

26 18%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.7%

Still unwell when reported

72 49%

Died

9 6.2%

Euthanised

11 7.5%

Not known

27 18%

Problems reported at the same time

74 51%

55 38%

45 31%

35 24%

29 20%

28 19%

26 18%

22 15%

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 Distemper-parvo Vaccine cause pain in dogs?: 146 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 1 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).

Pain with similar medicines

Pain after Rabies Vaccine 202 reports · 2.0% of its reports
Pain after Bordetella Vaccine 183 reports · 1.9% of its reports
Pain after Leptospirosis Vaccine 191 reports · 2.4% of its reports
Pain after Lyme Vaccine 67 reports · 1.0% of its reports

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