Re: intranasal vaccine for strangles

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/14/99 12:21:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
htrails@earthlink.net writes:

<< Please tell me someone, how many times have you heard about a horse getting
 Pupura Hemmoraghica (spelling?) from a strangles vaccine? 
 Mine did and almost died.  He got it from the IM shot, not the nasal. >>

Yes, that was one of the really scary possible side effects that kept many of
us from using or recommending the injectable vaccines, even in horses at high
risk.  So far it seems that the intranasal is a safe alternative wherein one
can protect one's horse from strangles without risk of exactly the sort of
horror story that you and your horse went through.

Heidi