Low platelet count after Lyme Vaccine in dogs
36 reports to the FDA describe low platelet count in dogs given Lyme Vaccine. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
36Reports
86%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
36%Died or euthanised
32 daysTypical onset
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How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
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 Lyme Vaccine cause low platelet count 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 32 days 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).
Low platelet count with similar medicines
- Low platelet count after Rabies Vaccine 120 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Low platelet count after Bordetella Vaccine 133 reports · 1.4% of its reports
- Low platelet count after Leptospirosis Vaccine 133 reports · 1.7% of its reports
- Low platelet count after Distemper-parvo Vaccine 77 reports · 1.2% of its reports
All reported side effects of Lyme Vaccine in dogs · Medicines most reported with low platelet count