This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anybody witnessed or heard of horses having bad reactions to the West Nile Vaccine?
Here in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the Interior of Alaska many of the horse peoople are debating whether to give the West Nile Shots this year. One vet has been pushing it aggressively, stating that she won't treat your horse unless you get the WNV shots. $30 per shot. recommends 3 shots. Another vet doesn't think it will come to Alaska as he thinks infected birds will die before they arrive on migration. He will give the shots, but doesn't think it is necessary. Also charges $30 per shot. Another vet who sort of does his own thing, the "bush vet" (he travels out to the remote villages and is generaly much cheaper than the other vets, so they tried to run him out) will charge only $22/shot but doesn't think it is necessary to do it this year. Then, one horse owner said that she was at one barn in Washington state where she witnessed horses having bad reactions from the WNV shots. She got the shots anyway because she uses the vet who woldn't treat her horses unless she got the shots. Those here with a large number of horses can't see the point of spending $60+ per horse to get shots that may never be needed. Others worry about bad reactions to the shots. So the jury is out! What to do? Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, sunny days but cold nights..+30 today. Ravens have been picking up gobs of Fjord hair and flying off with it to their nests. ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
