Re: [RC] Reaction to West Nile vaccine - Sky Ranch
I've been vaccinating our horses for 4 years now,
or is it 5 years now; I lose track. At any rate, numerous vaccinations,
from 2 month old foals to 24 year old mares, never had any reactions at
all. Always used the Fort Dodge WNV vaccine.
A couple of years ago, my trainer's mare suffered a major
allergic reaction to the West Nile vaccine. It was ugly for a while, and
she thought the mare was going to die. Fortunately, after Dex and oral
steriords and bute, she was okay. Since then, the mare has not been
vaccinated for West Nile. I read somewhere that the reaction is most
likely from the stuff the vaccine is in. At the time of this mare's
reaction, there was only one vaccine on the market. Now there are
two. Find out which vaccine was used, and try the other one next
time.
