Lump in neck after vaccine

THanks for the update Tiffany, I've been following your post with interest as a friends horse developed an absess after annual jabs end of Nov. He had the injection in his rump and the resulting absess needed to drain for a long time but he is on the mend now.
I was hoping your girl just had some severe bruising, my own lad had a lump after injection which was very painful for him but his reponded to bute and cleared up in a couple of weeks.
I'm so sorry your girl needs further treatment and wanted to send some more((( vibes ))) for a speedy healing
 
Thanks whitehorseslave, dropped her off today and they'll carry out procedure tomorrow. Lump has got bigger in last couple of days and it's very hot today. She's in good hands so hoping she'll be on the road to recovery after tomorrow :)
 
glenruby said:
Queen bee - the tone of your reply is quite rude. I have seen an abscess in the neck - however I have seen far more abscesses in the chest which cause horrific lameness. I had already stated the pros and cons so won't repeat them but don't be under any illusion chest injections can be just as close to the axial skeleton. Injections in the wrong part of the neck may cause problems with the vertebral nerves but that is not to say that im or sc injections in the correct area if the neck are not safe.
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So was the tone of your initial reply:rolleyes:

Agree to disagree I reckon
 
Tiffany said:
Thanks whitehorseslave, dropped her off today and they'll carry out procedure tomorrow. Lump has got bigger in last couple of days and it's very hot today. She's in good hands so hoping she'll be on the road to recovery after tomorrow :)
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Fingers crossed hope it all goes ok
 
Went to see my girl today and she is fine :) The open wound in her neck isn't pretty although apparently it will heal and close up quite quickly. At the moment it's being flushed out twice a day and she's on antibiotics. Hopefully she'll be OK to come home Fri or Sat. :)
 
Wonderful news!! Was going to ask how she was doing.
It is so disappointing when, as an owner, we do what we think is best for our animals via professional advice and it goes wrong. There does seem to be quite a few instances, it would be nice to know what the percentage risk is?? Then again we wouldn't take the risk of tetanus or flu so we are stuck really.
Has there been any talk of compensation re vets bills for you or does insurance cover you in these circumstances - will have to ask my friend how she got on, surely the vet or drug manufacturer have some liability?
So pleased that you will hopefully be bringing your beautiful girl home soon :-)
 
The vet practice have notified the drug Company and I've informed my insurance although I've not submitted a claim yet.

I've been more concerned about getting her better and thought I'd worry about who pays for what afterwards :eek:

Not sure how common reactions are although I'll probably ask the vet what the percentage risk is. I don't suppose we'll ever know if this was caused by an allergic reation to the vaccine itself (apparently the make up of the flu vaccine changes most years) or whether dirt got in with the needle.

Can't wait for her to come home although a bit concerned about dirt getting in the open wound.
 
Hi Tiffany its good news that the abscess is now draining and your horse will be feeling a lot better now,it must have been quite painful for her ,at the start of the posts I told you about my friends horse she had no stables at home so was worried about getting dirt in the wound ,only thing she could do was put a rug on her with a full neck and turn her out ,this was quite a worry but she healed very quickly . I read some where about a horse with an abscess in the neck and the vet said he thought it was the flu vaccine so next time the owner had her horse vaccinated for tet only and horse still got an abscess ,I really do wonder why this happens ,and think it probably more common than we are led to believe. Hopefully the drug company will sort out the vet bill for you , or may be explain why this happens . Keep us posted .
 
Shergar been advised not to have a rug with neck. I'm sure vets wil give me full instructions about her care when home & I have a few questions for them. Will keep you posted.
 
Hi, I've posted before about my horse suffering an abscess in his neck, last year after flu and tet, and abscess in chest this year after just flu. I would love to know how many other horses are suffering due to these vaccines?
 
ssanta, sorry to hear about your horse having an abscess two years on the run. I wonder if there is a way of finding out. Don't suppose it's in the interests of vets and/or drug Companies to put this info out?
 
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