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[RC] West Nile - Stewart, Carrie


I doesn't matter whether or not your horse is vaccinated either.  Your
horse can still get West Nile and can still die from it.  In fact, the
vets at Texas A&M actually told me that it is harder to diagnose on just
visual symptoms when a horse has been vaccinated.  This was the case
with my mare.  She went so quick from normal to utterly un-savable in
just 12 hours and was vaccinated 6 months prior to contracting West
Nile.

Carrie Stewart
Central Region

From: "GarnerT" <GarnerT@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   West Nile Virus


We have several people with WNV here in Bakersfield & one horse that I
know
of.  I've had 8 horses vaccinated & haven't had one bad reaction yet.
The
horse that is ill is at my local vet's & he is really sick.  He thinks
he'll
recover, but who knows.  I asked my vet about the bad reactions & he
said
the same thing - no bad reactions from Fort Dodge, but some from the new
vaccine that you can give yourself.  In fact, one of my friends had a
bad
reaction with her new horse - what are you going to do though?  The
mortality rate is so high for horses with WNV - are you going to take a
chance?  My horses have all had their shots!

Kathy Garner

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