Fizz06
Well-Known Member
I'll start with the background/history if that's ok...
A couple of years ago our dog went into anaphylactic (sp?) shock after an allergic reaction to a cherry and almond cake. (certainly not her normal food, being the terrier/terror she is she nicked it from the kitchen table
) All her fur fell out, her skin became red and irritated and we were told to 'say our goodbyes' to her on several occasions as the vets on the intensive care ward thought she wasn't going to make it.
Last year our dog had gastric problems and part of the treatment was a shot of antibiotics into her neck. A few days later she scratched and scratched the area which had become swollen and red, and we thought she was going the same way as the 'cake incident'. Our vets thought she had had a reaction to the antibs.
Last week she went to the vets who diagnosed her as having mild arthritis. They gave her a jab in the neck (I think it was anti inflammatory, but can't remeber perfectly) and sent us home with some pills. She was a bit 'down' all week but I put that down to being started on pills (once she managed to spit them out three times even when they were hidden in sausage!) but today I went to take her for her walk and her bed was covered in blood and pus, looks as though she has had an abcess in the injection site - the same as last year. So down to the vets, a shaven dog around the irritated site and £130 later (sunday call charge of course
) she is still scratching it frantically. The vet is completely dumbfounded by her.
So (getting to the point now) does anybody have any experience of anything like this? Is it possible for dogs to have an allergic reaction to needles?
Worried and concerned about what the implications might be for the future if she does.
A couple of years ago our dog went into anaphylactic (sp?) shock after an allergic reaction to a cherry and almond cake. (certainly not her normal food, being the terrier/terror she is she nicked it from the kitchen table
Last year our dog had gastric problems and part of the treatment was a shot of antibiotics into her neck. A few days later she scratched and scratched the area which had become swollen and red, and we thought she was going the same way as the 'cake incident'. Our vets thought she had had a reaction to the antibs.
Last week she went to the vets who diagnosed her as having mild arthritis. They gave her a jab in the neck (I think it was anti inflammatory, but can't remeber perfectly) and sent us home with some pills. She was a bit 'down' all week but I put that down to being started on pills (once she managed to spit them out three times even when they were hidden in sausage!) but today I went to take her for her walk and her bed was covered in blood and pus, looks as though she has had an abcess in the injection site - the same as last year. So down to the vets, a shaven dog around the irritated site and £130 later (sunday call charge of course
So (getting to the point now) does anybody have any experience of anything like this? Is it possible for dogs to have an allergic reaction to needles?
Worried and concerned about what the implications might be for the future if she does.
