Anxiety after Rabies Vaccine in dogs

96 reports to the FDA describe anxiety in dogs given Rabies Vaccine. That is 1.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

96Reports

63%Marked serious

30%Recovered

8.3%Died or euthanised

2 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

27 34%

1–2 days

15 19%

3–7 days

10 13%

1–4 weeks

6 7.6%

Over a month

21 27%

How the animals did

Recovered

29 30%

Still unwell when reported

26 27%

Died

3 3.1%

Euthanised

5 5.2%

Not known

33 34%

Problems reported at the same time

33 34%

30 31%

27 28%

26 27%

25 26%

24 25%

20 21%

18 19%

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 Rabies Vaccine cause anxiety in dogs?: 96 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 2 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).

Anxiety with similar medicines

Anxiety after Bordetella Vaccine 87 reports · 0.9% of its reports
Anxiety after Leptospirosis Vaccine 76 reports · 0.9% of its reports
Anxiety after Lyme Vaccine 28 reports · 0.4% of its reports
Anxiety after Distemper-parvo Vaccine 52 reports · 0.8% of its reports

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