Having an Allergic Reaction to my Rabies Shot
Today our Town had it’s annual free rabies clinic, and since 3 years have gone by since my last shot, my owner took me to get mine. First, it was pouring rain, next we had to stand in a long line with a lot of other people and dogs, the one behind us barked the entire time, then we went into this big building and a man (actually he is my veterinarian…he does this clinic each year) stuck a needle into my upper back while my owner hugged me and covered my eyes…I would never bite, and didn’t need a muzzle or blanket over me like some of the other dogs.
But now we’re home and it’s been about 8 hours since my shot. I have a couple of big lumps where the shot was done in my upper back, my skin some red blotches in a lot of places on my body like I get if I get a flea bite (I’m very allergic to those, too) and I have been licking at my feet. My owner has been fussing over me, and has a bottle of chloratrimitron I think is how you spell it, an antihistamine that doesn’t cost much. Since I’m so tiny, she takes one of the already small pills, cuts it in quarters, and gives me a quarter hidden in a bit of my favorite canned food or a piece of chicken. If I seem bad before she goes to bed, she’ll give me some, but I am breathing fine, and tired right now.
I think I feel like curling up and going to sleep now, and will hope I don’t get worse during the night…because my owner won’t get any sleep if I do…and neither will I.
