Anyone have any thoughts on or experience with
the intranasal strangles vaccine? (from Karen Bottiani)
One of my horses had a terrible reaction
to the intranasal vaccine--he was one sick pony for awhile and I came near
to losing him. I should have left well enough alone, but was trying to
protect him due to a neighboring farm that went through strangles.
You just have to decide how important it is for
your horse to be vaccinated against strangles. In my case, prevention
was worse than the actual disease. Strangles is a mutating bacterium
(Streptococcus equi) and it leaves veterinarians and horse folks guessing
as to what strain is operative and whether or not to
vaccinate.
Gretchen Patterson
T-P Ranch Equine Massage