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MizElz

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The vet is coming out later just for Ellie's routine vaccinations....but my stomach is turning itself inside out already. Ever since my boy, Mickey, dropped dead off the needle eight years ago, I cannot rest for worry over Ellie being injected with anything. I know I'm being stupid, but I can't help it.
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Doesn't sound stupid to me - I'm sure I'd feel the same. That sounds terrible about Mickey, no wonder you worry. I'm sure her jabs will be fine - just try to stay calm and not think about it too much before hand (easier said than done, I know!)
 
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You will always have that fear of it happening again..... If you dont mind me asking, what happened to Mickey? Did they hit the artery?

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We never knew.
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It was a penicillin jab, and the last in a course of three days - so the previous ones had been fine. He went down almost immediately after the injection, staggering and flailing around. The vet said he was dead before he hit the floor. There were so many possibilities; on the insurance certificate it went down as anaphylactic shock, though we have always doubted it. Vet said it could have been a heart attack, could have hit a blood vessel, or it could have been that he reacted to the drug. But luckily the insurance company didnt require him to be post mortemed, and I didnt want him cut up for no reason, so we left it be. I guess we'll never know!

He was only 10, and so healthy and happy!
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(((((HUGS)))))

Rescue Remedy! - Works best when you have a belief that it will, so believe that it does.

You have a drop or two and give a drop to Ellie in case your nerves are transmitting to her.
 
Bless....I dont think I have ever heard of Rescue Remedy! Sounds quite good though! And I'm quite good about believing in things and letting them work....eg my copper bracelet
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I don't know if having "too much information" helps you or not (it helps me and many of the people I've taught to know EVERYTHING about a potentially scary situation) but penicillin, although given so commonly, is quite a dangerous injection (anaphylaxis, the possibility of giving and IM injection inadvertently into the vein or an IV into an artery) relative to vaccinations. I'm not saying you have nothing to worry about - I quite understand your anxiety - but it might help to remind yourself that there is far less risk in this case.

Is your vet aware of your concerns? Perhaps he/she could do even more to put your mind at rest.

Don't beat yourself up, either - your reaction is quite understandable given your history. If you feel your anxiety is making your horse concerned perhaps an understanding friend might hold her for you?
 
Thank you, having too much information is certainly the best way for me! (hence my often morbid ideas and thoughts in Soapbox
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) I know, there are so many more risks involved with penicillin...I just pray Ellie will never need it
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I always feel a bit silly mentioning it to the vet. The guy who dealt with Mickey was wonderful, and would have understood (we also went back a long way, as he had treated Mum's pony when she was a girl!) But when we moved house, we had to change practices, and I've never had the heart to say anything
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I guess the bottom line is, we've had Ellie for nearly eight years now, and not one vaccination has ever had problems! I'm always with her, just in case. Tis just me being very, very silly...its about the only time of year I ever turn into a panic-knickers!
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You poor thing - I'm not surprised you're worried, I would be too after an experience like yours. Be brave, and having tried Rescue Remedy twice recently it really does work (and I don't believe in stuff like that!) and I'd really recommend it to take the edge off your nerves. And good luck, I'm sure it'll be fine.
 
My goodness you poor thing. That is a horrid thing that you went through! It is hard to forget an experience like that and you never will but this is a differnt horse and you must know that what happened to you before was a major awful one-off and it just would be unrealistic to think it would happen again. Dont worry it will all be fine x x x
 
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