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    RE: [RC] REACTION TO VACCINE? - Mike Sofen


    Those are the classic symptoms of strangles - copious mucous, coughing,
    elevated temp, swelling behind/under the jawbone, depressed, don't want to
    move.  There has been talk of individual horses carrying the virus in their
    systems for years, waiting for a trigger event...something that compromises
    their immune system in a way that allows the virus to become active.  It may
    be that one of the vaccines was the trigger for an older horse like yours.
    Even though strangles is highly contagious, your other horses may not get
    it, so that's not proof.  They have to do a culture.
    
    If it IS strangles, you must control the fever/temp.
    
    Mike Sofen
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joan Dowis
    Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:05 PM
    To: ridecamp
    Subject: [RC] REACTION TO VACCINE?
    
    
    Ok, guys, here's a question for you:
    
    31 y/o horse in excellent health, 1st West Nile vaccine and nasal strangles
    vaccine given last Wed.  Friday, feeling "peevish." This a.m. (Sat.),
    copious amounts of clear/whitish nasal drainage, mostly from left nostril,
    plus frequent coughing up drool, absolutely no interest in food, no temp.,
    movable golf ball sized lump behind right jawbone, obviously depressed.  Vet
    (over phone) thinks it may be bee sting, he's in surgery and can't come out,
    says to see how horse is this evening.  At 4 p.m., no change except temp.
    104, appears to have consumed 3 gal. of water.  Vet (over phone) says to
    give a shot of banamine.  One hour later, feels obviously better, shows
    interest in some crumbly hay floor droppings, dampened (no difficult
    chewing), but still copious amounts of nasal drainage and coughing up drool.
    
    Vet thinks now maybe reaction to vaccine.  Will check with vet first thing
    in a.m. and make the trip to town for more banamine.  With the coughing up
    drool, can't give bute orally.  Can't get lab work done on weekend.
    
    I'm in No. Cal., no West Nile here yet, and no exposure to outside horses.
    Other three horses feeling normal after same vaccines.
    
    Any ideas?
    
    Joan Dowis
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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