My dog bled after Adequan shot. Is it normal or should I call vet?

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I have given my dogs intramuscular Adequan injections successfully for many months. Tonight I pulled back on the syringe and no blood appeared in the chamber, so I proceeded as usual. When I withdrew the needle there was a little blood, which has never happened before. I'm concerned I gave the injection wrong and it may cause a serious problem. Is this within range of normal or should we take her to urgent care or regular vet for follow up? Picture of needle attached.. Thank you! Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Female | spayed | 11 years and 11 months old | 70 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is definitely more blood than i would expect from an intramuscular injection but this can happen, as long as you did not see an adverse reaction right after the injection Abby should be absolutely fine. the reason some injections are not to be given to the vein directly is because a bad reaction can happen if the drug enters the blood circulation too quickly, this is usually categorized as an acute allergic reaction or anaphylactic shock, this however happens within minutes of the injection, not later.

My dog bled after Adequan shot. Is it normal or should I call vet?

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