Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 2 years and 2 months old | 12 lbs
My maltipoo, who weighs 13.4 lbs , 2 years..had her vaccination and heartworm med yesterday afternoon..today it feels like she is running a fever. Not ea ting much. Drinks a little, no diarha, no throwing up, breathing is ok has peed and poop..injection site hurts, she looks misable..can i do anything for her? Should i be worried
1 Answer
Published on June 5th, 2019
Poor Bobbie Sue! You can try putting some ice where the injection was given, and try offering her a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts. If she is still acting this way in the morning, have her seen by a vet.
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