Working after a Flu and Tet jab

[0ldmare]

A number of people have told me that you shouldnt work a horse for a day or 2 after this jab. Do you agree with this or is it an old wives tale?

 

[ISHmad]

Our vet has always said you can ride them provided you don't make them sweat. I usually give mine a day or two off - but then again I am a bit of a wuss when it comes to the horses!

 

[Agent XXX999]

Usually give mine a day off then a quiet day - think this is what your vet would say too.

 

[K27]

Ditto above- you are okay to work them- I normally just walk out for a day or 2 after just to be sure

 

[Paint it Lucky]

You shouldn't make them sweat for 24hrs and bear in mind they may be feeling abit off colour after the injection because their body is reacting to it as if it were fighting an illness. Personally i wouldn't work them but if you do only do light work such as gentle hacking, it wouldn't be fair to ask them to work properly when they aren't feeling 100%!

 

[Loopy Lu]

I checked with my vet on this one last year and she said that the new vaccinations are fine to work with, though you wouldn't choose to work them very hard. But you also don't have to wrap them in cotton wool. It's more a chance of them feeling a bit shabby as some people do after jabs, rather than because it would be very bad for them.