EHV???

[mybaileysglide]

my horse was due her EHV today and i had forgot to book it, can i book it for a few days after or does it have to be done on the day it was due?? also if it had to be done when it was due then do i have to re-do all her vaccinations and how much will it cost? please help!!!!

 

[shazza283]

Don't think there are any hard and fast rules with regard to rules for EHV vax in the UK

(unless the FEI have any weird ones) - it's not like 'flu' and jockey club rules which all seem to use - so unless you're doing any fancy competing or planning on exporting you'll be OK a few days out -

this is lifted from the data sheet for Duvaxyn

"Dosage and administration
One dose per horse to be administered by deep intramuscular injection.
Primary course
A single dose should be administered from 5 months of age followed by a second injection after an interval of 4-6 weeks.
In the event of increased infection risk, for example when a foal has consumed insufficient colostrum or there is a risk of early exposure to field infections with EHV-1 or EHV-4, earlier vaccination may be given. In these circumstances the foal should receive a single dose from 3 months of age followed by the above mentioned full primary vaccination course.
Booster
Following completion of the primary course, a single dose should be administered every 6 months.
Use in pregnant mares:
To reduce abortion due to EHV-1 infection, pregnant mares should be vaccinated during the 5th, 7th and 9th month of pregnancy with a single 1.5 ml dose on each occasion."

So we'd go by the data sheet and say either 2 primaries 4-6 weeks apart and a booster around every six months or if for a pregnant mare 5, 7 and 9 months so a few days either way are no problem.

Hope that helps

 

[mybaileysglide]

yes that helps a lot thanks, i just need to get it done so i can take her to college with me (duchy college rules, they have to have all their vaccinations up to date) and i have only just started looking after and paying for my horse myself so i dont really know everything about vaccinations. thank you so much