Vaccinating your horse provides protection from deadly viruses. Sometimes, as horse owners we fear the symptoms of vaccination and choose to refrain from putting our horses through stress. Understanding how vaccines may affect your horse may help ease your worries.
Like humans, horses often have reactions similar to the reaction human’s experience after vaccination. It’s fairly common for some horses to experience side effects. Temporary side effects may be seen a few hours after vaccination. Most side effects are mild, and include fever, loss of appetite, and lack of energy or alertness. These reactions are common and normal signs that an immune response has been stimulated. If any of these symptoms continue for more than 24 hours, contact your veterinarian.
Vaccines are designed to stimulate an immune response. Each horse is unique and his specific response may be different from other horses. More serious side effects are rare, but can occur. Some horses may have an allergic reaction to the vaccine which will lead to hives, bleeding rash, difficulty breathing; colic and or the horse could even collapse. These symptoms could be life threatening and require immediate attention from your veterinarian.
Reduce the chances of bad reaction to vaccination by first speaking with your veterinarian. Your veterinarian understands your horse and their lifestyle or any allergies your horse may have. Your veterinarian may also know which vaccines offer the best support for your horses unique needs.
Vaccines like those made by Vetera offer a unique technology that helps make vaccines safe and efficacious. Vetera vaccines are made with a unique technology called Ultrafil Purification. The Ultrafil technology helps create safe, high quality vaccines. Without Ultrafil purification, extraneous proteins may contribute to injection site reactions, such as heat, swelling, and inflammation. Vetera Vaccines also have established Carbimmune adjuvant formulation. This is an advanced formulation that help ensure safe and effective vaccines with no animal or plant derived substances to reduce the potential for systemic reactions. This dual phase technology delivers both rapid and long lasting immunity. This advanced technology is what makes Boehringer Ingelheim’s Vetera vaccines a leader in equine vaccines. Allivet pet pharmacy only carries the best and highest quality vaccines and medication. Vetera vaccines make the top of our list for continuously investing in cutting edge research to develop new products and technology.
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era 6 XP is one of our top sellers for protecting against Encephalomyelitis-Rhinopneumonitis-Influenza Vaccine; Influenza (Clade 1 and Clade 2), Herpes (EHV-1 and EHV-4) and Eastern, Western & Venezuelan Encephalomyelitis killed virus and Tetanus Toxoid all in a 1 mL dose. Vetera 6 XP also offers at least 6 month duration of immunity against equine influenza (Ohio/03).
Vetera VEWT + WNV combination vaccine is also popular among horse owners for protecting against Eastern, Western, and 
Venezuelan encephalomyelitis, West Nile Virus and Tetanus and contains equine origin 2005 West Nile Virus isolate (E159™); the strain most likely to infect horses today. It’s even safe for horses as young as 4 months old.
There are so many options when it comes to keeping our horses safe and vaccinated.
Speak with your veterinarian and ask which Vetera vaccine is recommends for your horses unique needs.
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