ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: rabies vaccination

Re: rabies vaccination

SSY (polstar@hutchtel.net)
Thu, 2 Oct 1997 10:15:58 -0500

Hi Glenda

My personal feeling is yes.....
If you buy the rabies vac. killed (Diff. from state to state) It is the
least costly one you can get. You have to understand I work with a lot of
different animals etc. And I even protect my self, even though the odds
are, I will never have a problem.

With the amount of stray dogs in the areas we have lived in and the fact
most farm dogs do not get rabies shots in this area, we give rabies vac..
My thought has always been Stalled horses should also, due to occasional
rat infestation. Have seen many a rat holes coming into horse stalls by
feed buckets in the fall, at very clean, large, costly facilities.

If we cannot get the vac our selves. (we have to be creative living in
Minnesota) Only my riding horses that travel get it. It would be to costly
to have the vet give 25 shots to my horses, small flock of sheep, 16 dogs,
etc............
One of my friends had to go threw the series of shots due to a sheep which
contracted the rabies virus. May be that is why there is a concern on my
part............

Let me vent my self............ The Rabies Vac has always been a strong
issue with me, because it can be a public health issue. My feelings are:
the vac should be given at cost buy a vet. (if you are a regular client)
and this vac.should be able to be administered legely by any one in any
state.

Don't want to get into any political or paper work garbage with any one
about this issue.
Glenda was asking, so here is the opinion.

Sigrid

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>Do most of you have your horses vaccinated against rabies? No one around
>here does, since we haven't had any rabies reported in the area for 20
>years or more, but I wondered whether I should have Lakota vaccinated
>since we plan (hope!) to travel to endurance rides this year. He gets
>rhino-flu and EWT already. Are there any other vaccines that the
>travelling horse should absolutely have?
>
>Glenda & Lakota (more shots? why me ?!?!?!)

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