Hi there...I recently posted this message under "poodles" as well as "canine care" ...now I realize that there is a forum just for vaccines, hence I am reposting here. My apologies for the multiple postings.
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Hello, I am new to this forum, as well as being a first time dog owner of a toy poodle, male, 3.5 months old, whose name is Primo. Two weeks ago I took Primo in for his second round of vaccinations, also did the canine cough vaccine. Well that was the start of our problems, Primo had some sort of allergic reaction which included being completely out of it (sleeping all the time, no energy, eating little, and not drinking any water). He also had a swelling of his leg, and then additional swelling around his jaw (actually where the jaw meets on the left hand side, same side as his swollen leg, which resulted in Primo howling in pain on more than several occasions). After several different types of meds, 5 visits to the vet in a week, a head x-ray (which showed nothing wrong), several shots of steroidal antiinflammatory, and lots of $$$ spent,ten days later final found Primo back to normal. I had received pain meds and a non steriodal antiinflammatory med to give him which I did for a few days and stopped as he was back to his normal self. That lasted for about 3 days, then last Friday his jaw started hurting him again, he had some slight swelling...the vet advised me to start the Metacam again which I did for 3 days - nothing changed, all Primo did was sleep, eat, and sleep for about 3 days. I finally told the vet we needed something stronger - and he put him on prednisone...two days later and Primo seems to be on the mend and just about back to his regular self. I am supposed to continue the prednisone and then see what happens from there. Needless to say this has been a most difficult time for Primo, and one that has left me stressed out and depressed. I was hoping that getting a puppy would be a positive and joyful experience, so far it has only been an expensive, stressful and depressing undertaking. I am feeling awful and wondering if getting this puppy (from a breeder by the way) was the right move. I am not working presently but hopefully will start soon - I cannot imagine what I would have done if I was working and having to deal with this nightmare. I still need to deal with the separation anxiety as well - Primo won't even stay in a room if I leave it for more than a few minutes. Any guidance or insight anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
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>>P.S. For barking - a great deterent is filling a soda can with pennies and shaking it loudly when the puppy/dog barks, and saying "no bark". It stops a barking puppy in his tracks.
