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RE: [RC] Vaccines question - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVMAnybody know if the "year past the expiration date" statement is true? I'll throw them in the trash in a hot second if I'm risking my horses' health. But if they're perfectly good......? You're not risking your horse's health by using expired vaccines, as in they won't cause any actual harm, they just may not be as effective as fresher product. Also, since Innovator has to be refrigerated, keep in mind that it can happen that the product wasn't always handled by someone that understood clearly about the need for refrigeration. I've seen vaccines sitting on a back room shelf, which the counter help explained was where they kept it because otherwise there wasn't room in the frig for everyone's lunch, and it was okay because no customers had ever complained. :-/ Anyway, you're probably okay, and will get 'sufficient' immune response, maybe just not totally maximal. I couldn't use expired vaccines in my clinic for clients, but use the leftovers on my own animals all the time, usually do titers for fun every year or two, and they're always at protective levels. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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