West Nile

[June Scheunemann & Mike Bernsdorf <equineent@lakefield.net>]

In the Midwest here some vets are saying vaccinate some are saying hold 
off.  If you do vaccinate:  did you know that your horse will now test 
positive for West Nile??  One vet has recommended that if you do 
vaccinate that you test the horse's titer first so you can prove that 
your horse does not have West Nile ....then vaccinate and take a second 
titer to show it is the vaccine that is causing the positive testing 
.....otherwise if by chance you would want to transport to some big ride 
out of the states your horse would test positive and you couldn't prove 
it was the vaccine causing a false positive.  

So many pros and cons to vaccinating......why can't things be easier????  


June