Are puppy shots this hard?

Two of my little ones are shot reactive and my vet has me give them a Benadryl one hour before they are due to get the shot and again 3 hours after the shot...it has made a huge difference. Does make them a bit sleepy, but snoozing is better than a bad reaction.

Trini
 
Lacey sailed through her last shot, but the vet marked her as a sensitive and give her a Benadryl shot along with a steriod after I told them about how she reacted to the first shot they gave her
. They gave her both of those and we waited 15 minutes before she got the actual immunization. Then we waited another 15 minutes after to be sure she would be ok. The vet's office plans on being extra careful with her in the future as well. She still has not had her rabies shot. My breeder strongly suggested that I wait until she is 9 months old before she gets that.

I had switched to a new vet and they are much more careful with her, and they really listen to me and my concerns about her. This new vet started out making friends with Lacey rather than treating her like a piece of meat. He just brushed me off when I said I didn't want to give her rabies so young based on what my breeder reccommended.
 
Judyg said:
d He just brushed me off when I said I didn't want to give her rabies so young based on what my breeder reccommended.
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This was the old vet, not the one I am currently going to. I could not edit my post as it was too late and I wanted to clarify that.
 
Plato just got his second set of shots today. Not only did he not have any reactions I could notice, he didn't even seem to notice the needle going in or be much bothered by the stuff she put in his nose for kennel cough. The vet said she was really surprised at how calm he was; he just kept munching on the treat she gave him. I was fully expecting (and hoping) that he'd be tired all night afterwards but other than seeming a little less coordinated than usual he was his normal self. There went my chances of a quiet, relaxing night !! He ate and drank normally, went to the bathroom normally and was generally so normal I started to wonder if he'd had the shot at all lol. Lucky was always a zombie after his shots and usually couldn't be picked up because he was tender. Plato just rolled along today like a mac truck as usual, go figure.
 
Alistriwen said:
Plato just got his second set of shots today. Not only did he not have any reactions I could notice, he didn't even seem to notice the needle going in or be much bothered by the stuff she put in his nose for kennel cough. The vet said she was really surprised at how calm he was; he just kept munching on the treat she gave him. I was fully expecting (and hoping) that he'd be tired all night afterwards but other than seeming a little less coordinated than usual he was his normal self. There went my chances of a quiet, relaxing night !! He ate and drank normally, went to the bathroom normally and was generally so normal I started to wonder if he'd had the shot at all lol. Lucky was always a zombie after his shots and usually couldn't be picked up because he was tender. Plato just rolled along today like a mac truck as usual, go figure.
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I'm so glad that he did well.
 
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