Vaccines

[newtominis]

It is time for the vet to come do Teddy's shots, and I've read about bad reaction to the West Nile combo shot. This is my first time, his old owner said he had a simple four way shot last April. What shots do you give or does it vary depending on climate? We're in Pittsburgh here.

 

[Carolyn R]

It depends on what is advised for your area.....here in eastern pa, I give rabies, west Nile and prestige v + vee (use to give a fort dodge equivalent, but some horses got flu like symptoms )

 

[Minimor]

I have used the FD combo shot (WNV/WEE/EEE/tetanus) for a number of years, on quite a number of horses and have not had a single reaction to it. We do not have a long mosquito season here so the FD WNV is effective. If you have a longer season there are other vaccines that have a longer period of immunity when it comes to WNV.