Pneumabort reactions???

[sandy]

I gave Annie and Breeze their Pneumabort K shots on Saturday, and this morning Annie didn't eat her morning ration of grain, and she didn't run outside as usual... she walked.

I took her temp and it was normal.

In the evening Annie is usually the first one to run into the barn, but tonight she walked in, coming in second to last, in front of Mama. But she DID eat her grain tonight and started on her hay.

Would a Pnuemabort shot perhaps make her muscle sore enough that it would cause her to slow down like this? Although I can't imagine why it would cause her to not eat her grain. She got the shot Saturday, was fine Sat and Sun and just started acting weird today.

I surely hope she's OK by morning. She's passing poop, so it's not an impaction.

Sandy

[Heather T]

I have a couple that get a local reaction to the shot - they'll have a bump or shoulder stiffness. You can see that they're walking funny, and if you watch closely it's their front shoulder - the side the shot was given on.

Hopefully they'll be better in a day or two. I had one that took a week and she was not happy with us.

[charlotte]

We find vaccination reactions to be very common. We vaccinate in the hip as the local reactions there respond well to exercise. We also see quite a few systemic reactions...fever, apparent body aches. Have had horses be 'off' for as long as a week after a vaccination.

I bet Annie comes around in a couple of days if she hasn't already.

Charlotte

[sandy]

Yes, she did come around! Thank goodness!

I always vaccinate in the hip as well. I don't like using the neck for vacs on minis, but with my big horses I do give shots in the neck. I suppose it would be better to use their hips as well.

Sandy

[beckys]

I vaccinated 5 of the yearling show horses with Pneumabort this week. 4 of the 5 ended up sick with snotty noses and sore necks. Did I say I hate Ft Dodge vaccines?? I much prefer Intervet vaccines, but I had some Ft Dodge that I wanted to use up. I likely will not use it again.

[sandy]

Becky, why did you use Pneumabort for the yearlings? I thought it was specifically for the pregnant mares, and that the flu vaccine that is combined with the rhino shot is a different type of flu vaccine than the Pneumabort is.

I'm so confused, but I'm sure you'll have the answer for me! That's why I love SHG!

sandy

[beckys]

Pneumabort (Rhino) is for any horse that you are wanting to protect from equine herpesvirus which causes a respiratory infection in some horses and abortion in pregnant mares. I had some Pneumabort vaccine that I was needing to use. Yes, a combined vaccine with flu works quite well and that is what I generally use. These horses will also be vaccinated for flu and rhino every two months during show season.

[sandy]

Thanks for clarifying that for me! I also need to email Lucy's trainer to be sure they continue to vaccinate her during the show season.

Geeze... I wish I could afford to send a personal vet along with her. LOL

sandy