Ridecamp: Re: [RC] rabies reaction

I had the same thing happen to my mare with spring
shoots.  When we did fall shoots she seemed not quite
herself the next day.  I thought that maybe it was to
much it one day, so I decided to split the shoots up
this spring to see which one was causing her to react.
    
Did Flue Rhino, and nasal strangles, waited two weeks
then did rabies.  After her rabies shoot the next day
she look like she had the flue.  She couldn't even
lift her head up.  She was walking like she was stiff
all over.  Called the vet out, and she was treated
with something I can't remember, but she felt much
better the next day.   She also had a large swelling
where she had gotten her shot.  Her reaction to the
rabies shot was much worst the second time.  I'm not
sure I want to risk a third.  Now I thought my vet
only uses Beyer for shots, but I'm going to have to
ask if it was Fort Dodge.  I hope I don't have the
same thing happen when I do the WNV shots.  Now her
history was that her shots were never really kept up
to date until I bought her, so that might have
something to do with it, but I'm very worried about
giving her another rabies shot.
Celeste
--- "Dana B." <ddbpaso@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Oh Colleen, this is interesting.
> I had a similar thing happen last fall.   I
> vaccinated 2 horses, and only one developed the
> symptoms you describe.  To the best of my knowledge
> (we had recently purchased him from Idaho), it was
> the first time this horse had received the vaccine. 
> I'm not sure about the other, but he's 23 years old
> and lived here his whole life so I assume he'd been
> vaccincated before then.  It was Fort Dodge, and was
> administered by my vet.
> When I had the vet out and he determined that it was
> the rabies that caused the reaction, he told me it
> was the first time he had ever seen a horse react to
> the rabies vaccine.   The other two horses received
> the same vaccine with no problem.
> Now I question whether to risk a second vaccine with
> this particular horse, given the way the immune
> system responds more strongly to the second
> exposure.  I will definitely continue to vaccinate
> all other horses (and cats and dogs) for rabies as
> there is enough of it here in the CA foothills to
> require that.  I am trying to find another
> manufacturer, but at this point all I have found is
> Ft. Dodge. 
> Please let me know if you find an alternative.
> Dana and Santos
> 
>  (who didn't have laminitis when he reacted but I
> thought he was and was scared to death)
> 
> 
> From: "Colleen Egleston" 
> Subject: Re: [RC] rabies and WNV
> 
> 
> Last November, on my vet's advice I had
> him vaccinate all four of my guys for rabies. Within
> five hours all four
> has neuromuscular tremors, fevers ranging from
> 103.7-104.9, and were
> severely depressed.... Fort Dodge made the vaccine
> and the vet contacted them 
> 
> 
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