Behaviour change after Rabies Vaccine in dogs
The FDA has received 406 reports of behaviour change in dogs after Rabies Vaccine. That is 4.1% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.5% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
406Reports
62%Marked serious
28%Recovered
17%Died or euthanised
2 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
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 Rabies Vaccine cause behaviour change in dogs?
- 406 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).
Behaviour change with similar medicines
- Behaviour change after Bordetella Vaccine 355 reports · 3.8% of its reports
- Behaviour change after Leptospirosis Vaccine 296 reports · 3.7% of its reports
- Behaviour change after Lyme Vaccine 82 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Behaviour change after Distemper-parvo Vaccine 296 reports · 4.6% of its reports
All reported side effects of Rabies Vaccine in dogs · Medicines most reported with behaviour change