Where does your vet put flu/tet jab

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firejenson

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Had mine vaccinated with a new vet today and before I had a chance to say anything he stuck the needle on top of my youngsters bum and he was NOT a happy bunny cue bronching/trying to barge/jump at the door and me and vet ending up squashed against the wall. Thank heavens he soon settled and fingers crossed isn't going to be too traumatised. He is home bred (4 years old) and has always been fine with vaccinations which have been done to his neck or chest but this totally freaked him out.
 
That is one brave/stupid vet ! Mine always injects in the neck, that way I'm the one who gets bitten.
 
I'll second that, I get asked to do this by clients and refuse 9 times out of 10, it's a very good way to get yourself kicked! Flu/Tet vaccs can in theory go into any muscle. The common options are Neck - easy, less likely to spook horse or get injured but if you get a reaction they can't move their necks to eat, Chest - bit more awkward to get to but less likely to effect movement in case of reaction, reactions or haematomas tend to be bigger and last longer due to effects of gravity, Bum - bigger muscle to aim at, less likely to hit anything you shouldn't, any reaction unlikely to be noticed by owner in big muscle but very dangerous, thicker skin making it harder to "sneak" needle in and very good chance of getting kicked or squashed against a wall.
 
I purposely ask my vet to give my boy his vaccination in his rump as I've been privvy to seeing and dealing with some 'not very nice' side effects when given in the neck in the past, so I won't have the injection site there now. My boy's fine with having the injection here, so no worries there.

Each to their own I guess!!
 
I won't have any injection given into the neck unless there is no other option. All vaccinations my vets give into chest at my request. Any injection I give I do into the rump.
 
Always the chest, never the neck!! Quite often get a swelling, but would rather have to deal with reactions in the chest area :)
 
Annual vaccs into chest for mine too.

I have had to give injections in the rump, and as long as you have done it correctly, have never had a horse objecting.
 
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