Do you vaccinate your horse(s)? *poll*

Do you vaccinate your horse(s)?

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JoJo_ said:
The dealer was selling on behalf of his owner in Sussex and said a lot of people dont bother vaccinating as its expensive especially if you have a lot of horses.
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Expensive?! :confused: Surely vaccinations are one of the cheapest annual bills with horses?! :rolleyes: (not aimed at you, OP :))

Yes, both of mine are vaccinated, despite them not leaving the yard at the mo :) I am rather terrible for forgetting the dates though, and having to start all over again :o
 
Broodmares yes fully, others no. I really should do tetanus for the babies but its hard enough having to microchip them and a real risk to mine and vets safety. Unless youngsters are really stabled and handled which is neither realistic nor desireable then its really hard. Real shame no oral vaccine but not even in pipeline according to my vets.
 
Always vaccinate - especially for tet cover. Has anyone ever had problems post-jabbing? A couple of years ago I had 2 youngsters jabbed; vet did it in their front chest area, odd but vets know best......:o

Anyhow, both swelled up quite a bit but no other side affects. Another horse who was vaccinated (flu + tet) the same day had a terrible reaction; swelling, temperature and was really ill.

I called the vet back who said he believed the boys had reacted to the carrying agent in the vaccinations and they would recover. The baby recovered quite quickly and all the swelling went but the 4 year old remained swollen for several months. The other horse on the yard had blood transfusions and a lot of vet care; the vaccine company footed the bill thank G!

I changed my vet and new vet jabs in the neck (after swabbing).:)
 
Puppy said:
Expensive?! :confused: Surely vaccinations are one of the cheapest annual bills with horses?! :rolleyes: (not aimed at you, OP :))

Yes, both of mine are vaccinated, despite them not leaving the yard at the mo :) I am rather terrible for forgetting the dates though, and having to start all over again :o
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I know I missed my mare's dates last time but because I wasnt competing at any great level, the vet said not to bother starting over.
 
out of my last 4 new horses i've had to restart 3 of their vaccinations and i find it so annoying, mine are always sold fully up to date and i then have to pay for a whole new course with the new horse.

My sec A companion only has tetanus, the competition ones have flu too although the almost 4 year old hasn't had flu because of a communication problem but as soon as he'll have it before he starts competing
 
uuum how can you be other?? surley you either vaccinate or not?
i get my pony done to keep him safe and heathy and becasue i go to pony club :p
 
Tetanus kills horses. End of. It is everywhere and in my opinion it is irresponsible not to vaccinate against it. By the time you have a definitive diagnosis it is generally too late to save the horse. You may never find the wound that allowed it to enter, because tetanus can take up to a month to develop, by which time the wound may have healed.

'Flu is down to a matter of personal choice and the circumstances of the individual horse. If you have a horse that is regularly going out and about (not necessarily competing, hunting and fun rides etc are also good places for it to spread) then it is probably a good idea to have them done. However if you have a closed population of horses who rarely see others then it probably isn't necessary. Sticking to the exact annual boosters is important if you are competing, but if you are vaccinating just for your horse's benefit then it doesn't matter if they go a bit over (some research suggests immunity only lasts for 9 months or so anyway after a 'flu jab........)
 
LucyPriory said:
There hasn't been a flu problem for over 60 years. .
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Sorry but there have been nationwide outbreaks of 'flu - horse industry in australia brought to a standstill in 2007 - 'flu taken in by a tb from Japan

we have had 9 premises diagnosed with equine flu in the UK since May 2010 - one with 19 horses infected - it's still doing the rounds and will continue to do so whilst we have less than 50% of the equine popultion in the UK vaccinated

Ref strains keep changing - yes you are right but some vaccines more up to date and keeping up with the strain - the older vaccines may not be worth bothering with now as the strains are out of date

all mine are vaccinated with the most up to date vaccine as I'd be worried that even a fully vaccinated horse could bring something back home to give to anything not vaccinated.

Tetanus - do it if at all possible - i've seen several die from tetanus and agree with post that says by the time you spot it treatment is often hopeless- SO PLEASE VACCINATE FOR TETANUS :) :)
 
I saw a Horse die from Tetanus when I was younger. It was truly awful and caused by a really 'insignificant' cut in the field. Tetanus has nothing to do with travelling out and about, it can happen anywhere. It's only required every 2 years. Mine is vaccinated for Flu and Tetanus - I get his teeth done at the same time.
 
Our horses are vaccinated. I can understand people not giving the flu' vaccine but IMHO it is completely irresponsible and neglectful not to vaccinate for tetanus. That is a shocking way to die, and needless when a vaccination is so readily available.
 
I said yes - Teddi is done.

However he is the 1st horse i've had done. I never used to bother with other horses i've owned... and funny enough the only ill horse i ever had was Billy - who got choke!

Do we really need them?? Its questionable.

I asked the nurse yesterday if mya daughter having vaccinations completely covers her for the disease - she told me yes.

Why do horses need doing every year?? Why cant they just be done and thats it like people??
 
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