This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---"Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have a question regarding shots given to horses. We have to give our own > shots where we live, so I usually get combination vaccines. Mary, I asked the same question several months ago. Brian Jacobson answered the question. I don't recall his exact words, but the answer did satisfy me that these combination vaccines are probably effective. It seems there are no stats available on each individual brand, but they should all be effective. I use the same combination vaccine that you ordered on my horses. I haven't had any bad reactions from it and everyone seems healthy. Our horses go to training facilities, shows, trail rides, etc., so are around lots of other horses. We haven't had any problems so far. We do use the Pinnacle Intranasal spray for our strangles vaccine, since strangles is quite common in our area. We have "outbreaks" nearly every spring. We don't use PHF vaccine because it really isn't a problem in our area and we visit "mosquito" areas in the fall after the bugs are frozen. We live in western Washington state, right on the coast. Hope this helps. Mary PS. Regarding the strangles shot (the "old way" to immunize for strangles/strep): We had some pretty severe reactions last year, both in one of our Fjords and in a whole barn full of various breeds in for training (12 horses to be exact). The vet gave the shots in the chest - contrary to directions on the package. We had abcesses that you wouldn't believe!! Went on for weeks. Some reactions were worse than others. The litigation will probably go on for years. According to the manufacturer the shot is best given in the lower buttock - more muscle to absorb the vaccine, more muscle movement to distribute it,etc.,etc. Live and learn, I guess. Thank heaven it wasn't my barn full of horses - belonged to a friend - but I was out there helping treat them as my horses were there for training at the time. A real mess. The same thing had happened to one of our Fjords a few months earlier - from a chest shot - so we were aware of how to treat it. He took six weeks to heal. == Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
