Needle Soreness

Ben and Casey's Mom reports/asks:


Casey just got her second set of shots on Saturday and she did great.

However, that afternoon one of the kids picked her up and she howled!
We checked her out and it seemed like she was tender where she got her needle.
I didn't experience this with Bailey....is this normal?

TammieB pips in:

We took Abby (2years old) to get her shots the other day and she has acted like she is really sore too. I don't remember her being that way before.

LeoBensMom responds:

Our Leo had the same problem after his shots.
I asked the vet, and he told me to give him baby aspirin, 5 mg per pound of body weight.
It did the trick.
I guess it is just like our hug our kids after they got their baby shots.
With Leo, the whole thing was over in a day or so.

Good luck with your little ones!