Pain after Rabies Vaccine in dogs

202 reports to the FDA describe pain in dogs given Rabies Vaccine. That is 2.0% 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.

202Reports

68%Marked serious

17%Recovered

21%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

49 30%

1–2 days

42 26%

3–7 days

19 12%

1–4 weeks

19 12%

Over a month

35 21%

How the animals did

Recovered

31 15%

Recovered with lasting effects

4 2.0%

Still unwell when reported

89 44%

Died

14 6.9%

Euthanised

29 14%

Not known

35 17%

Problems reported at the same time

104 51%

72 36%

52 26%

43 21%

43 21%

39 19%

38 19%

37 18%

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 pain in dogs?: 202 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 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
Pain after Distemper-parvo Vaccine 146 reports · 2.3% of its reports

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