Smart N Pretty gone..

[LARHAGE]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Potomac Horse Fever?

That was my thought exactly, there is a vaccine for that for Gods sakes!!!!

[Nostradamus]

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

That was my thought exactly, there is a vaccine for that for Gods sakes!!!!

It is actually pretty tricky. I know a little about it from experience. A pregnant mare had a late term abortion because of it. A vaccinated horse can still get it too. There are a bunch of different strains of PHF.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

That was my thought exactly, there is a vaccine for that for Gods sakes!!!!

there are serious questions about the efficacy of the vaccine...most feel that it wears off in a relatively short period of time...when cases start emerging most horse owners will re-vaccinate. Nostradamus is also correct that there are diferent strains much like the flu and the vaccine will not protect against them all.

Sad fate for a nice filly.

[Downthestretch55]

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[LARHAGE]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

there are serious questions about the efficacy of the vaccine...most feel that it wears off in a relatively short period of time...when cases start emerging most horse owners will re-vaccinate. Nostradamus is also correct that there are diferent strains much like the flu and the vaccine will not protect against them all.

Sad fate for a nice filly.

Yeah, we're lucky here on the West Coast because this disease is extremely rare here, when it first became a concern for horse owners many years ago even our Vets were advising for the vaccine, but as research became available we determined the chances of contracting it did not justify vaccinating against it. I personally was very leary and never vaccinated my preganant mares for it.