we had a Siberian Husky that started having seizures after she turned 5 due to a rabies shot (what a lot of people don't realize is even though the shots our animals are to get are made for them, they aren't created to help all pets in the same way and some have serious adverse reactions to shots). Ten days from her rabies shot they started, anytime we greeted her, or she got excited/happy she'd go into a severe siezure (the kind where she can't even breath, she'd bite cement, eyes gone, ripping toe nails out if she's near anything hard, torn fur and skin...it was traumatic for all of us, and once she'd come to and stand up (wobbily) she'd lower her head and growl at us like she was awild dog, (otherwise she was the sweetest dog in the world) the vet said this was due to her not seeing or hearing correctly so to her, we lookedlike monsters and she was just trying to defend herself. we were told to keep her outdoors ina kennel to keep us safe from her and her safe from dog fights while coming to.
The seizure meds only worked for half a year and then they no longer helped no matter the dosage...it got to the point she'd just randomly have seizxures even when not excited. We called up our vet bawling, asking him what to do, (he felt horrible he was the one that gave the rabiesshot that started it)---he is the only vet i know of who WILL not put animals to sleep he refuses to.....no matter his emotional reason it's a really disheartening t hing when an animal is suffering....anywhoo...he recccomended we call our other vet to get her PTS. We did and they agreed she needed put down that it was no life to live....(the poor dog looked like someone beat her daily, to say the least how severe her seizures were---even her teeth were getting filed down) the one tech there said that htey had a GSD that got seizures from a rabies shot (at around the same age as Sydney) and they fought to keep him well for a few years, but he soon progressed worse, and almost attacked thier todler ona few occations upon coming out of a seizure...so they decided it was in everyones best interest if he was put down....and they agreed it was best for Sydney too.
On the ride to the vets she had another massive seizure in her kennel...and we're pretty sure she sprained her leg or tore a tendon in the process because at the vets she couldnt walk on it. We were devistated.....while we waited what seemed like forever (in reality it was about a minute) for the tech to take her back to get PTS....she was panting heavily and looking at us with glossy eyes....it hurt so bad when they took her way. Feels like just yesterday this happened, it was 3 years ago.
I HATE Every year when i have to give my babies rabies shots...luckily none of the ones i have now seem to be sensitive to the shot. I know one lady who's Chihuahua has a crator in betweenher shoulder blades (that you could put a medium sized apple into) where the rabies shot was placed....it ate away at her flesh and needed removed. <---Edited to mention, my babies are young still, and Ive been on a roll every year getting a new cat so that's what i mean by everyyear lol. Well first shot, then another a year later then what is it something like 3 years later etc....
This is why theres actually a group of people who demand better reserach into the rabies vaccine and other vaccines directed at pets. The feline leukiemia shot is known to cause cancer even. It's just upsetting. I mean some animals have seizures from non-shot reasons, but many suffer needlessly from shots.
Here was Sydney at- 2 1/2 years old with her first litter (she had two litters):
