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My dog's rabies vaccine site is swollen and hard. Is this normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 4 months old

Can anti rabies injection cause swelling to the area where injection is injected ? Rest everything is fine he is active playing running and eating his meals on time nothing abnormal is seeing other than this sweeping area where vet has injected anti rabies vaccine its kind of little hard also

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 5th, 2017

Yes, you can see some swelling in the area where the vaccine was given. I would keep an eye on this area, and if it doesn't go down over the next couple of days or gets larger, I would have Bruno seen by a vet.

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    Answered By Ann Dion, DVM

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    Published on April 5th, 2017

    Hello. With any injection and with vaccines you can get swelling and inflammation at the site of the injection. I would recommend having Bruno seen if it is sore to the touch. Otherwise you can monitor it for now and if it doesn't go away in a week or two then have it checked by your vet. If Bruno starts acting abnormally I would have it seen as well. Good luck with Bruno.

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