Наткнулась на интересную (и печальную!) статью владелицы пуделя нестандартного окраса на flickr.
Вкратце (нет времени переводить целиком) суть такова: из-за повторной вакцины против бешенства (той, что прививают раз в год обязательно!) хозяйка потеряла своего пуделя возрастом 23 месяца (почти 2 года). У него развилась на почве прививки от бешенства Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia (IMT). И кобель угас в течение 3-х месяцев...
Neptune's Story - Rabies vaccine-induced Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia (IMT)
On the afternoon of 11/13/09, I lost my beautiful, 23 month old Standard Poodle, ‘Neptune’ to rabies vaccine-induced Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia (IMT). Just three months earlier, Neptune floated into my vet’s office, per usual – a picture of health, beauty, and vitality. He was our beloved companion, a champion showdog and sailing buddy...with only the brightest future ahead of him. Neptune received his first rabies shot at 20 weeks and was due for a rabies booster. The booster shot was given alone that day – with no other services or medications rendered. Within 7 days post vaccine – he began vomiting several times a day…and developed severe diarrhea. I later learned that these are classic symptoms of early onset IMT. The timing of this booster... and now the illness... was all too suspicious.
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This was no coincidence...vaccine load challenged his immune system and triggered an autoimmune response. I regret every day of my life, that I allowed my vet to give him that booster; despite the fact that NC state law requires this protocol, I should have pushed-back. I should have insisted that titers were taken instead.
Neptune fought a brave three month battle for his life. Some of the best veterinarian minds in the state and across the country were consulted in a desperate attempt to save him. Despite acute care, IV fluids, mega doses of Prednisone & Cyclosporin, Neptune’s blood platelets never rebounded. The immune suppression left him vulnerable to a wildly out-of-control staph infection – that ravaged his body from head to tail.
In the end, his condition was shocking. He was emaciated and cachectic (visible muscle wasting/loss). With every passing week, more painful, oozing staph ulcerations developed, that would not heal. Platelets dropped to crisis level and spontaneous internal bleeding could not be reversed, his liver elevations were off-the-charts…we were losing him.
Neptune who once ran like the wind, was now too frail & too weak to walk more than a few steps. He'd frequently stumble and fall when his legs collapsed from under him. I had to stop the insanity and set him free from this hell on earth.
To say we are shattered & devastated by his loss, would be an understatement. Right now we are living with a lot of "What ifs" and "If onlys", which I suppose is often a part of the grieving process. The cold, hard fact is - he's gone - and we must somehow find a way to deal with this fact.
When left to my own quiet thoughts, I'm sometimes enraged over the unfairness of it all. Take heed dear friends – vaccine redundancy kills.