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mousehth72 asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

Can a dog rabies vaccination cause rabies in a dog.?

I had my dog given an annual rabies vaccination on Saturday at the local Humane society. This evening when I got home from night school my dog runs outside and drinks from the little kids plastic pool. He stayed out there for a few minutes I checked his water bowl thinking I must have forgot to fill it. I didn't he has plenty of water. I thought maybe there was something (bird or whatever) drowned in the pool so I investigated what he was doing outside. I find him next to the fence in the dark foaming at the mouth and dry heaving. I am very concerned. Should I be worried and lock him up.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No. It is a killed vaccine. All rabies vaccines or any zoonotic vaccine is killed.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Most vets have all the records on the computer and there is no excuse for them not knowing this dog had already been vaccinated. Rabies vaccine is killed virus so getting vaccinated is not going to give your dog rabies. The only problem would be reaction to the vaccinations. Check with the vet to make sure the dog got the three year rabies. don't just assume that is what they used. The law states that if the dog gets the one year rabies, it will need another before the year is out and if you don't get another, then the next rabies will also have to be a year vaccination. Silly as it seems, that is the law in the US They can only use the three year rabies if given before the one year rabies runs out.

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    4 years ago

    Can Rabies Vaccine Cause Rabies

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They can not get rabies from the vaccination but if they had the rabies before the vaccination, it could be just showing up now. It could also be a bad reaction to the vaccination. I would take my dog to the vet and have him checked out. Most likely he is having a bad reaction to the vaccine.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Okay, first of all, if he got a rabies shot a killed a bird, it obviously has nothing to do with the bird, he just wanted to kill a bird. You are dealing with an animal, who is domesticated and still has instincts similar to that of a wild wolf. Birds have many, many different diseases sometimes, and perhaps, sadly they could get to your dog. The foaming perhaps could have been from something he contracted, do you have toads in your area? Sometimes dogs get a hold of these toxic toads which immediately send out poison and make the dogs mouth foam, they're very deadly.

    It's really neccessary for you to take your dog to the vet immediately.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't believe so your dog could have eaten something that didn't settle to good with his stomach its to early to have signs of rabies yet it takes at least 3 -8 weeks to do harm but if feel your dog may be harmful to you or other family members do so pen up till morning and see how how he is then supply him with plenty of cool water.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, he's probably having a reaction from the shot. If it continues, call the vet and tell him what's happening. He may have eaten some grass too. That will sometimes cause a frothy vomit. My mom's cat gets very ill when it has a rabies shot. Hope your pup is ok! Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    No. And also animals with rabies hate hate hate water becuase they can't really drink it. When they do it like causes contractions in their throat that really hurt. If your dog drank water normally and is not afraid of it then he is fine. The foaming has to be something else.

  • 1 decade ago

    foaming at the mouth doesnt always mean he has rabies could also mean he is really thirst, fatigue, a dry mouth, illness, etc. . I suggest talking to your vet or vet assistance on the phone tommorrow. goodluck

  • 1 decade ago

    You should get him to the vet asap, that's for sure, but rabies vaccination does not cause rabies, it prevents it.

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