While we're talking about vaccines...

[MooreAcres]

I didn't want to hijack the other thread, but had a few questions myself...

What is your routine when it comes to vaccinating AND deworming pregnant mares? Which vaccines do you give, if any at all? Which deworming products do you prefer? When do you give your vaccines and worming in regards to foaling? What about the foals...when do you begin worming and vaccinating them?

After reading the other thread, I think I will wait to give my mares their vaccines until after they foal. Although I was recommended to give them a single pnuemobort-k vaccine, as well as a 4-way, 30 days before their due date. Then to deworm them right after they foal.

Thanks

 

[Ellen]

I keep my mares on the same worming rotation and vacination schedule as the whole herd, except the mares get their spring injection 30 days before they foal, whuich is a 5 way here, and we give pneumokort k+b at 3,6 and 9 mos. And I wait until the mare foals to give her her anual rabies. And I do still give fall shots.

And yes Ivermectin when she foals.

We have an open barn. We show, so who knows what they could be exposed to when you bring the show string home. Also, diseases are carried on boots of vets and ferriers and us when go to the mill, or another barn. I guess being in the medical field has made me paranoid. But a lot is at stake and I want to do all I can to prevent a problem.

Some say over vaccination, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[Zora]

We never vaccinate our horses for anything.

 

[Ellen]

Zora,

Do your horses leave the farm? If they do, and you go to shows, that is why I go to the extreme. I don't know who has what is the show stall next to me.

There is a fine line between under and over vaccinating. I am one extreme you are the other. I just look at is as I would not, not vaccinate my kids because the diseases are not as prevalant.

But that is just MHO.

Ellen

 

[Zora]

Zora,Do your horses leave the farm? If they do, and you go to shows, that is why I go to the extreme. I don't know who has what is the show stall next to me.

There is a fine line between under and over vaccinating. I am one extreme you are the other. I just look at is as I would not, not vaccinate my kids because the diseases are not as prevalant.

But that is just MHO.

Ellen

I trail ride with my big horse, she doesn't get trailered very often.

We like to do titers, we don't usually go to shows and some of the local shows only require Coggins, and vaccines only recommended.

Most horse shows you have to have them though.

For the most part we do No vaccines for us or for the animals.

 

[Matt73]

I do a 4-way in the Spring (March-ish...EEE, WEE, Tetanus, Flu) and/or a booster 4 weeks prior to foaling. I worm every 8 weeks with ivermectin (or another safe-for-in-foal mare wormer). Then I worm the mare within 12 hours of foaling.

I start worming foals a month after they're born with Safe Guard. Then they're wormed every month for a year (rotating) and then after that every 8 weeks. I vaccinate them once they're weaned (4-6 months)

 

[Ann knight]

I am new to miniature horses but I know that when I changed my dogs food to raw and changed thier vaccinations to minimal they became much healthier. There is a magaine called Natural Horse www.naturalhorse.com that has many articles that contain alot of great natural alternatives . We all are doing what we believe is best for our animals .

.....Ann

 

[Zora]

I am new to miniature horses but I know that when I changed my dogs food to raw and changed thier vaccinations to minimal they became much healthier. There is a magaine called Natural Horse www.naturalhorse.com that has many articles that contain alot of great natural alternatives . We all are doing what we believe is best for our animals .

.....Ann

We do that too! It does make them So much healthier.

 

[Little Wolf Ranch]

I always love these type of threads - so very many different views

Personally - none of my horses get "yearly vaccinations" due to having a veterinarian who believes that people are too involved in micro-managing and over-vaccinating both animals and people. His theory is that over time we will have been over vaccinating so much that we cannot naturally fight off illnesses/disease. If I feel that someone in particular needs it, then they will get certain medications.

However, everyone gets wormed every 8 weeks religiously and if anyone is going to shows - I get a coggins. I've never been to a show that made it mandatory to have anything more than a current negative coggins paper.

Everyone has a different opinion and this is just mine.

Katie

 

[Zora]

I always love these type of threads - so very many different views

Personally - none of my horses get "yearly vaccinations" due to having a veterinarian who believes that people are too involved in micro-managing and over-vaccinating both animals and people. His theory is that over time we will have been over vaccinating so much that we cannot naturally fight off illnesses/disease. If I feel that someone in particular needs it, then they will get certain medications.

However, everyone gets wormed every 8 weeks religiously and if anyone is going to shows - I get a coggins. I've never been to a show that made it mandatory to have anything more than a current negative coggins paper.

Everyone has a different opinion and this is just mine.

Katie

Wow that's Amazing they only require Coggins! I wish horse shows around Maine were like that.