very bad reaction to vaccines!

[wildoak]

If you had three horses react, I'd bet too that it was the vaccine. I've had enough problems with Ft Dodge that I avoid it whenever possible. Generally though, I only have one or two mares who routinely react to almost any vaccine. It's a mother & daughter, and they now get oral banamine along with vaccines. The daughter had an abscess years ago from a vaccine (given by a vet) and just seems super sensitive.

Jan

 

[Ellen]

Sometimes when the shot isn't right in the tringle of the kneck swelling can happen. But if 3 out of 6 did it, I bet it is a bad batch of vaccines. Maybe contact the drug company and see.

 

[rubyviewminis]

That is very interesting that some eastern states require Rabies Vaccinations in horses. Here they are making me pay a livestock tax every year for each horse I have, yet I have to insist every year to get any vet to vaccinate my horses for rabies. Then again the BLM requires all mustangs captured to be vaccinated with rabies, probably because of liability.

 

[Sandee]

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I do have a question. I always vaccinated large horses in the neck, no problems in 22 years. The goats near the pin bone and spine in the butt careful not to hit a nerve, and no problem I always assumed the butt shot on horses was in the back muscle low. My vet vaccinates the minis on top of the butt with no problem at all. So I want to ask where exactly do all of you give the butt shots?

This is the description I have taken from a vet site on minis: "Never vacinate over the (dorsal) top muscle in the rump. Use the muscle down the back side of hind leg or in larger minis side of neck. Take care, as in the side of the neck there is not much neck muscle."

I believe the reasoning of not vaccinating on the top of the rump is that it won't drain well if there is a reaction or infection.

Thanks Sue_C. This is my mare that "does everything" at the shows and she's normally a sweetheart about cooperating. I was thinking there should be a way to desensitize her and I'll try it.

 

[Joanne]

If you had three horses react, I'd bet too that it was the vaccine. I've had enough problems with Ft Dodge that I avoid it whenever possible. Jan

I agree with Jan. I stopped using Fort Dodge a decade or more ago. Too many site reactions. I use Intervet vaccines now and have not see a problem. Some of those site reactions can take months to clear up. On a show horse this could be a problem.