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Re: [RC] Buying West Nile Vaccine - heidiI believe you can buy the vaccine from your vet without problems. I'm in California and bought it from my veterinarian--6 doses, 2 for each horse. They were drawn up from a larger vial in individual doses in syringes and labeled for $15 each. This was the first time for WN but I always give vaccinations to my horses, have never had a reaction but I researched to make sure I gave it in a good spot--the neck is harder to get still than the haunch. By the way, all these years I always drew the plunger back to make sure I wasn't in a vein--first time I saw blood was giving the WN vaccine--of course I moved it. When I talked to the Ft. Dodge people a year ago at Mule Days, they said it wasn't being sold "over the counter" because they were afraid that people would buy it and give it to their kids! Sharlene The bottom line to buying it to administer to your horses yourself is that you have a good doctor-client-patient relationship already established with your veterinarian. I would suspect that the majority of large animal practitioners are more than willing to sell the vaccine to established clients who they know are capable of properly administering injections (particularly clients with numerous horses!). But the sort of scenario you describe above is exactly why most practitioners won't just sell it to anyone who walks in the door. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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