On Saturday morning 8th June shortly after being taken for her normal walk, our normally healthy but aging nicely bitch who had just turned 12, started being violently sick and looking generally unwell.
Sunday 9th June she was no better and would not eat at all and when she drunk then vomited it up and slowly came progressively worse as time went on with very laboured breathing. We took her to an emergency vets where she was kept in overnight, given antibiotics, pain relief, blood tests and put on a drip. We mentioned to the vet that she had recently had her annual vaccinations and that a different make had been used and asked whether this could be a contributory factor but he absolutely dismissed this. We were then advised to collect her at 07.30hrs the next day to transfer her to our own vets for further treatment.
Monday 10th June we then transferred her to our normal vets where emergency treatment continued. We were subsequently advised mid-afternoon that the scans and X-rays had not shown any major problems with her organs but that the Liver results (enzymes?) were ‘way off the scale’ and that there may been pancreatitis. In their opinion it was time to put her to sleep due to the fact there was very little chance of recovery and they believed she was in considerable pain. We collected her, brought her to be back at home for her last few hours and the vet then came out later that evening 8pm to put her to sleep for the last time.
This was all very sudden, as she had previously been in relatively good health and has been a real shock to the whole family. We couldn’t understand how it had happened so quickly and something just didn’t seem ‘right’. I was just starting to get over this when my partner hit me with the bombshell last night…. She had done some research and apparently there is significant evidence regarding issues with a ‘new’ vaccine Nobivac L4.
When we checked our dog’s vaccination records she had since being born been given Canigen Lepto 2 vaccine with no issues. She was vaccinated this year on 1st May with Nobivac L4 and Nobivac DHP and our vet had told me this was a ‘new and better vaccine’ and she would have to come again for another Nobivac L4 dose exactly 4 weeks later on 29th May. This I did and 10 days later she fell ill and within 48hrs was dead…
We have found lots of evidence online suggesting that this vaccine can cause adverse reactions particularly with the immune system and even death. One report stated elevated Liver enzymes (sound familiar?) and another post we found was from a lady stating her dog died ‘5 weeks after having the L4 vaccine and 1 week after the top-up’ (again sound familiar?). There were articles in the press in the Telegraph but apparently the BMA have dismissed these as ‘scaremongering’.
So, I am writing this as a warning to anyone about to have their dog vaccinated to consider very carefully which vaccine they use. We have lost a much loved pet well before her time and to make matters worse, have to carry the guilt that we were probably inadvertently responsible. To add insult to injury, the emergency vet’s bill was £900 (paid) and our vet’s bill is expected to be similar – this has yet to be paid and right now I feel so angry we might just end up seeing them in court.
I would also like to hear from anyone who may have had a similar experience or if there are any vets on here who are willing to get in touch with me to discuss I would be eternally grateful. We KNOW this vaccine killed our dog, but I suspect we will never be able to prove it. My suspicion is that our vet possibly switched to this new vaccine for cost reasons and it would be lovely to be able to find out if the Nobivac is significantly cheaper than the Canigen?
Sunday 9th June she was no better and would not eat at all and when she drunk then vomited it up and slowly came progressively worse as time went on with very laboured breathing. We took her to an emergency vets where she was kept in overnight, given antibiotics, pain relief, blood tests and put on a drip. We mentioned to the vet that she had recently had her annual vaccinations and that a different make had been used and asked whether this could be a contributory factor but he absolutely dismissed this. We were then advised to collect her at 07.30hrs the next day to transfer her to our own vets for further treatment.
Monday 10th June we then transferred her to our normal vets where emergency treatment continued. We were subsequently advised mid-afternoon that the scans and X-rays had not shown any major problems with her organs but that the Liver results (enzymes?) were ‘way off the scale’ and that there may been pancreatitis. In their opinion it was time to put her to sleep due to the fact there was very little chance of recovery and they believed she was in considerable pain. We collected her, brought her to be back at home for her last few hours and the vet then came out later that evening 8pm to put her to sleep for the last time.
This was all very sudden, as she had previously been in relatively good health and has been a real shock to the whole family. We couldn’t understand how it had happened so quickly and something just didn’t seem ‘right’. I was just starting to get over this when my partner hit me with the bombshell last night…. She had done some research and apparently there is significant evidence regarding issues with a ‘new’ vaccine Nobivac L4.
When we checked our dog’s vaccination records she had since being born been given Canigen Lepto 2 vaccine with no issues. She was vaccinated this year on 1st May with Nobivac L4 and Nobivac DHP and our vet had told me this was a ‘new and better vaccine’ and she would have to come again for another Nobivac L4 dose exactly 4 weeks later on 29th May. This I did and 10 days later she fell ill and within 48hrs was dead…
We have found lots of evidence online suggesting that this vaccine can cause adverse reactions particularly with the immune system and even death. One report stated elevated Liver enzymes (sound familiar?) and another post we found was from a lady stating her dog died ‘5 weeks after having the L4 vaccine and 1 week after the top-up’ (again sound familiar?). There were articles in the press in the Telegraph but apparently the BMA have dismissed these as ‘scaremongering’.
So, I am writing this as a warning to anyone about to have their dog vaccinated to consider very carefully which vaccine they use. We have lost a much loved pet well before her time and to make matters worse, have to carry the guilt that we were probably inadvertently responsible. To add insult to injury, the emergency vet’s bill was £900 (paid) and our vet’s bill is expected to be similar – this has yet to be paid and right now I feel so angry we might just end up seeing them in court.
I would also like to hear from anyone who may have had a similar experience or if there are any vets on here who are willing to get in touch with me to discuss I would be eternally grateful. We KNOW this vaccine killed our dog, but I suspect we will never be able to prove it. My suspicion is that our vet possibly switched to this new vaccine for cost reasons and it would be lovely to be able to find out if the Nobivac is significantly cheaper than the Canigen?
