Ridecamp: Re: [RC] More on the WNV horses that were vaccinated

I've had two cases in horses that were fully vaccinated last year and 
were current with their boosters this year.

They were both healthy horses. They were both in their prime (8 and 12 
yo). They both had mild cases. The were
diagnosied by the vet and treament was started at that point. Both were 
confirmed by blood test.
BTW by the time the blood work came back they were basically close to 
being over it.

As my vet says it only takes one bird and one mosquito. He also told me 
that most of the cases he's seen this year
are in vaccinated horses.  I would like to add here that WN is not a big 
deal if you catch it early and start treatment early. If you don't it can
be very serious. The signs can be very sublte. So with your horses - 
vaccinated or not - keep a good eye on them
and if you suspect something call your vet. The faster treatment is 
started the less the inflamation there and the faster
the recovery.

From what I've seen this is not something to screw around with. A 
neighbor had a horse that she didn't get right on. It went down and 
turned into a very serious case. They almost lost the horse.

Truman

heidi sowards wrote:

> Liz, the owner e-mailed me, she had vaccinated on Sept. 6th
> and a booster was given at the end of Sept. She also has a
> friend who vaccinated her two horses and they both came
> down with WNV as well. Liz also has a 15 year old mare and
> a 30 year old gelding that are fine. The sicker of the two
> horses ate some grain and hay today and she is hoping that
> is a good sign. The other horse is doing better. Her vet
> seems to think the reason they are showing an improvement
> is that they were in such good physical condition prior to
> getting the WNV. Both horses that were positive were 8
> years old. 
>
> Maybe the vaccines didn't have enough time to get a good
> immunity going? Vets? Anyone else know of horses that were
> vaccinated and positive for WNV? Since they found the bird
> near Spokane, Wa. (NE Washington) that was positive, it
> worries me a little more than previously, it's getting too
> close to home. I'm considering insuring both boys so they
> will be covered should this start getting closer to home.
> (SW Washington.)
>
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