>>> I think there is more and more evidence that the 3 or 5 way shots are >>> not the best way to go - separating and spreading out the shots like >>> this is much better for the horse.
I've given five-ways for 20 years, and I know a bunch of people who do the same with absolutely no side-effects. Over the past several (5?) years, I've cut back on giving all the horses five-way vaccines every year, but I'm still not worried about them for healthy horses. If people want to split them, I wouldn't go so far as discourage it, but I know way too many 25-30+ year old horses who've had a bunch of combo vaccines every year for their entire lives who are thriving. The only reaction we've ever seen to a vaccine was Thunder, to one of his early WNV. Within a few hours he showed some minor neurological symptoms - dribbling urine, not retracting his penis, dragging his rear toes a little, but the symptoms went away in something like 12 hours. He's had his WNV twice a year since, and never had another reaction. Karen Thomas, NC
