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Discussion on Adding another vaccine reaction to the database.
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leslie1
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 - 8:01 pm:
My Pumpkin Eater had a reaction to her spring shots this year. The vet administered them all in the left side of her neck. She actually bled for about 10 minutes after. Late last night I checked on them and it seemed she could hardly move her front left leg. Very stiff. She had a great appetite and no feet heat or pulses. Gums were pink.
This morning in the light I could see a huge, plate size squishy swelling about 4 inches below where he gave the injections. Squisy swelling at her point of shoulder and down around her neck almost to her chest.
I gave her some bute and I am following DrO's advice on how to treat bad reactions. I believe it might be due to bad technique because she has never had a problem before. My old vet always gave the shots in 3 different spots.
She got EWTF, WN and Rabies.
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scooter
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 - 8:53 pm:
Sorry to hear about Pumpkin Leslie. Doing one vaccine at a time and spreading them out over a few weeks seems to help sometimes.
Sam, my gelding had a reaction similar to your horse before I started spreading them out. Cold hosing really seemed to help the swelling and soreness( he thought it felt VERY good too) along with the bute...hope she's better soon.
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leslie1
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 - 9:31 pm:
Thanks Diane
I will cold hose her. My sweet hubby went out tonight and built a turnout area for them (as I still have them off my renovated pastures)I think being able to move around will help her too.
Do you give your own shots now or do you have the vet come out that often?
Leslie
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scooter
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 - 10:12 pm:
I used to give my own shots, but after the varied reactions I have the vet do them. 1st the rabies (this year) and as you know that went very well for the first time in ages! Then the vet does the cattle in April usually so while he's here I have him give the EWT...that way it goes on the cow call....which for some reason is much cheaper than a horse call. Then I talk him into splitting a call with someone when he's in the neighborhood giving shots to other horses for the WN. So I only end up with 1/2 a call more splitting them in 3. There is a FD ewt/wn combo vaccine so you could combine them into one shot and only have 2. After my experience with Equirab I would highly recommend that for rabies, I've NEVER had a vaccine go so well, with absolutely no reaction
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mitch316
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 - 10:49 pm:
Leslie, I am surprised that the Vet gave them all in the same side of the neck. I learned from an old fashioned vet, and now do all of my own plus quiet a bit of the counties as well. I try to give one, or two at most, at a time spaced out with two weeks in between. However, I know this is just not practical in some veterinarian practices, as our Vet services four counties and could never fit all of his patients in that schedule. So I let my old tech training (we were called Veterinarians assistants back then, and were required to work for 8 months in the field after school before getting our licenses...not sure of the requirements now) take over. I worked for an old school vet who was paralyzed due to a stroke, so I wheeled him around all day in his chair and worked as his hands and feet all day. When he passed away I was so heartbroken that I joined the Army, ha. Still volunteered off and on through the years at shelters, etc. And now I am the closest our county has to a vet, but mostly only get called in emergencies and difficult foaling, calving, or birthing.
Boy I got off track...sorry. I would say cold hosing, maybe a ice pack if you have the specialized sling for it. Should work itself out in a week or so, but deserves close observation in my humble opinion, which is not much. Good luck. Knock on wood, but I have never had a really bad reaction to vaccinations, knock on wood again, until this past year when a tetanus caused really bad stiffness in left side of my geldings neck and shoulder. It seems like since all the manufacturers switched preservatives from mercury to whatever, reactions have shot up, but that is just pure conjecture and looking for something to blame, ha.
Sorry so long, hope this helps.
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Member:
canter
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 - 7:27 am:
Hi Leslie,
About 4 years ago, my mare reacted to her shots. It was mild, compared to what others have experienced. Just some minor swelling and a very stiff neck. It went away within about 48 hours. Since then, I've had the vet give her banamine prior to getting poked with the vaccs. (I can't remember if I read the banamine reco here on HA or if it's something my vet recommended.) She's not reacted since then.
It's too late for your horse this spring, but you may want to remember for fall shots or next year.
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 - 9:10 am:
Thanks for the update leslie645,
Be sure to contact the veterinarian and let them know of the reaction and what you are doing to treat it. While talking with them could you check to see what brand of vaccine they are using?
DrO
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leslie1
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Posted on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 - 1:25 pm:
Hi DrO
Pumpkin is doing better still a little swollen but moving around alot better. I have stopped giving her bute today and will keep my eye on it.
I called the vet office today and told them about it and she said they were all Fort Dodge brand.
Thanks to all
L645
Leslie
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