My cat got sick after taking 3 year rabies shot and received an IV, and two injections.?

Hi S,

I can certainly understand your upset about this situation.Having to end up paying $160-200 for a rabies shot is outrageous.

Cats can have allergic reactions to vaccines. For rabies, in fact, many veterinarians prefer that cats remain in their carriers in the waiting room for awhile to make sure that there are no allergic reactions. Many vets do not follow this practice, which is a shame.

This being said, often cats become anxious at the vet and also can get car sick from travel. I am assuming that the vet that gave the vaccine was not available after you brought your cat home. So that could be another reason for vomiting. The sneezing sounds like an allergic reaction to me. I am glad that your cat is ok. Rabies can have serious reactions that can result in the death of a pet.

If I were you I would call the vet that administered the vaccine and explain the situation. You have a convincing reason to request your money back. Personally the cost of the rabies shot seems quite high to me. What follow up treatment is your vet talking about? I don't understand that.

I do hope you get at least part of your money refunded. And if it were my cat, I would probably switch vets to the one who treated her after she became sick.

Good luck to you, and keep us posted, if you would.

Troublesniffer

Owned by cats for over 40 years

Member: Cat Writer's Association

Well you were just unlucky and found out she is allergic to the shot. She should not get it again. You really have to pay for it. It's not as if the vet is psychic and could tell the cat was going to be allergic. Allergies to shots are rare. You should be grateful that the vet was able to treat the allergic reaction and the cat didn't die from it. Any shot you get or your pet gets has some side effects. Likely, the vet made you sign a consent to vaccinate the cat and it stated that you understood the risks. I don't think you have a way to get out of paying the bill. It is a very standard treatment to have the rabies shot. If your vet had not recommended it, that would have been unethical. Most counties require that your pet be vaccinated against rabies. Sorry, I just don't think there is any way out of paying. Perhaps they would accept a payment plan.

I don't know if you will get any money back, good luck. As for if you should pay - I would say yes. There is no way of knowing if an animal is going to have an allergic reaction until it happens. In the future be sure to warn the vet that you can has had a reaction in the past. They may give and injection a few minutes before administering the rabies vaccine in an attempt to prevent an allergic reaction.

I'm glad to hear your cat is doing well. Good luck in the future.

Some cats don't respond well to the 3 year rabies vaccine, but your vet had no way of knowing this by just looking at her. So yes, you should have to pay the costs.

You might be able to negotiate with the vet that gave her the rabies shot, but I don't think you'll have much success. Just keep it in mind for the next time she gets shots.

while you're actual helpful that the cat has no longer been exterior and has no longer been uncovered to animals that go out then that's notably plenty impossible for him to have rabies. Cats chew for many motives, worry, annoyance, anger, displaying dominence, and basically through fact. the only tests for rabies are to maintain the cat restricted for a era of 10 days to 2 weeks to make helpful it does no longer advance into unwell with the indicators you learn or to have it killed and its ideas examined. the U. S. centers for ailment administration says that whilst rabies might take months to ensue in an animal the only time that's contagious (and the only time the animal will act unwell) is after the ailment has moved into the animals ideas and saliva. Then usually interior of three-5 days it's going to be very obtrusive that the animal is unwell with the indicators you learn. If the cat does start to coach thise sympoms interior of here couple of days then you certainly do might desire to take it to a vet and it does might desire to be examined even regardless of the incontrovertible fact that meaning putting it to sleep that's actual kinder than letting it gon through a terrible loss of life from rabies so as which you will discover out of you like the human prevenataive rabies remedies so as which you don't get unwell and die. it may well be wonderful on your cat - the two cats - to circulate to the vet and get his photos and so you might evaluate having him neutered through fact that's going to help calm him, end him from territory marking (peeing or spraying) on your place, make him much less in all danger to advance into aggressive with you and along with your different cat and help him be much less in all danger to get the belief of working out sometime once you open the door and not coming back or getting very unwell if he did get out and get right into a combat or grew to become into uncovered to a diverse animal who grew to become into unwell. i'm chuffed you rescued him and gave him an outstanding domicile and which you recognize and settle for his no longer being a cuddly kitty. he's blessed to have you ever.