EI Vaccine Reactions
Hi
I have had a horse have a bad reaction to the EI vaccine and am wondering if anyone else has experienced this. With in a couple of days of being administered the vaccine the filly couldn't lower her head or turn her neck. She also had dramatic weight loss and was very stiff. She now has extreme swelling in most of her joints. Had her blooded and results showed a very high reading for inflammation. Vet put her on 2.5ml of Finidine for five days. The swelling remained but she wasn't as stiff (due to the drugs) Vet took fluid from the hock joint today to test for infection. If anyone else has had this reaction any information would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Kristen Taunton
I have had a horse have a bad reaction to the EI vaccine and am wondering if anyone else has experienced this. With in a couple of days of being administered the vaccine the filly couldn't lower her head or turn her neck. She also had dramatic weight loss and was very stiff. She now has extreme swelling in most of her joints. Had her blooded and results showed a very high reading for inflammation. Vet put her on 2.5ml of Finidine for five days. The swelling remained but she wasn't as stiff (due to the drugs) Vet took fluid from the hock joint today to test for infection. If anyone else has had this reaction any information would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Kristen Taunton
posted by Horse Deals at
10:27 am
3 Comments:
See posts for 20th December - I believe a family on the NSW south coast had a horse die after being vaccinated. There should be an investigation into this currently taking place, you may be able to get in contact with the owners for advice and information as to the symptoms, possible causes etc.
I am not a vet, I am an informed person, but I understand that the flu injection may cause reactions in several ways.
The horse may be allergic to the substance used as a carrier for the modified virus.
I imagine that a horse already exposed to EI may have a reaction when the vaccine is administered as naturally-acquired antibodies may already be present.
I believe vets are administering anti-tetanus shots as part of the microchipping process, this may be to blame for your horse's adverse reaction rather than the EI vaccine itself.
A horse may develop an unrelated infection due to bacteria being introduced by a poorly-administered injection, this could result in the symptoms you have described.
Another problem with injections is air embolism, but this is usually fatal within a very short time.
Your vet should be able to discuss the various possible causes and determine what is the best treatment under the circumstances.
Even with a vaccine that is regarded as "safe", there will be some individuals who suffer extreme reactions. There are also risks associated with ANY type of veterinary intervention. However, statistics are no comfort if you are the owner of the "one-in-a-thousand" that experiences unlikely negative outcomes.
Best of luck, hope you get some satisfactory answers and that your filly gets better soon,
KM
It may not be JUST the vaccine; it could also be the microchip. There is an increasing body of evidence coming out of the EU and US about adverse reactions to the microchip (google and yee shall find).
Also there is a lot of anecdotal evidence about the vaccine causing late and early abortions plus other types of occurance. The powers that be are not interested in recording any adverse reaction events so I doubt that there will ever be any supportable statistics available.
Some of our horses reacted to the second vaccine (5 out of 12). some were worse than others. they were very lethargic, had a slight temp, stiff when moving about and a bit off their feed. also, they just stood there in their stables looking miserable. they took about a week to come good. We found 20ml of Bute (IV) was good relief for them (this would be ideal for your horses' swelling). I did hear from a vet that the vaccine does have some severe side effects for some horses - as any vaccine for a human would/might. this vet had put a horse down the day before visiting us due to it devloping pnuemonia after being given the first vaccine. so unfortunitely, it's a case of "you're damned if you do, damned if you don't".
good luck, hope your horse gets well soon.
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