What vaccines are required for horses?
Important Considerations and Conclusions. You should always consult with your veterinarian to develop a vaccine plan for your horse. Again, ALL horses should receive the core vaccines (rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus, and West Nile Virus).
What injections do horses need each year?
We recommend that all horse, pony and donkey owners regularly vaccinate their animals in order to prevent some serious and potentially life-threatening, diseases. Those most commonly vaccinated for are equine influenza, tetanus and for breeding stock, equine herpes virus (EHV).
What is in the 4 way horse vaccine?
Typically, a “4-way”(EEE/WEE, Tetanus, Influenza) vaccine is administered to pasture horses and foals. A “5-way” (EEE/WEE, Tetanus, Influenza, and Rhino) vaccine is administered to 4-H, exhibition, and breeding or boarding barn horses. Depending on the risk, these vaccines may be repeated in 6-month intervals.
Can a vaccinated horse get equine flu?
Therefore, there have been cases where vaccinated horses can suffer with flu. However, vaccinated horses will not be as severely affected and will suffer with the disease for less time compared to unvaccinated horses. Your vet will be best to advise on the most current vaccine available.
How often should horses be vaccinated for flu?
Horses at increased risk of exposure may be revaccinated every 6 months. Some facilities and competitions may require vaccination within the previous 6 months to enter.
How long is horse flu contagious?
Illness may last from 2 to 10 days but complete recovery takes much longer and horses remain capable of spreading disease throughout the period during which they are sick.
Are viral infections in horses contagious?
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA): EVA is a highly contagious disease often occurring in epidemic form on breeding farms, at shows and at race tracks. It is most severe in very young and very old horses, as well as those under stress.
Why does my horse have a snotty nose?
The most common viral causes of snotty noses are influenza, rhinitis A and B, and rhinopneumonitis caused by equine herpesviruses-1 and -4. Equine viral arteritis virus (EVA) is a less common cause. There’s no vaccine for that or for EHV-5, which again can cause a relatively low-grade viral disease in younger horses.”
What does it mean if a horse has a snotty nose?
The common causes of nasal discharge include strangles, sinus infections, tooth problems, and guttural pouch infections. Bilateral (both nostrils) occurs when the source of the mucus is distal to the nasal openings. This would include strangles and guttural pouch infections.
Do horses cough with strangles?
Strangles is highly contagious. It can spread rapidly from animal to animal and is one of the more common bacterial infections of horses. How does it spread? The disease is spread via nasal secretions (snorting, coughing, physical nose-to-nose contact) and pus from draining abscesses.
How serious is strangles in horses?
While rarely “strangling” a horse to the point of death, strangles can still be painful and debilitating, causing horses to miss weeks of work. What’s worse, it’s highly contagious, spreading quickly through barns and farms. And because the bacteria can survive away from the horse, outbreaks can be difficult to manage.
Can a horse get strangles if vaccinated?
The horse won’t get strangles, but the abscess will probably have to be drained in order to heal. Though this complication is also super rare, we usually recommend that horses receive strangles vaccines at a separate visit from their other vaccinations.
What happens if my horse is a carrier of strangles?
Horses identified as carriers can go on to living a normal life once treated by a vet. Usually, the pus from abscesses dries and forms balls called chondroids, these will be identified by your vet through a guttural pouch endoscopy.
Is there a vaccine for EHV 1?
While there are several vaccines available for protection against both respiratory disease and abortion as a result of EHV-1 infection, at this time there is no equine licensed vaccine that has a label claim for protection against neurologic disease (EHM).
Is EHV-1 in the US?
Equine Herpesvirus (EHV), also known as Equine Rhinopneumonitis, is a highly infectious Alphaherpesviridae found virtually worldwide. There are currently 9 known EHVs. EHV-1, EHV-3 and EHV-4 pose the highest disease risk in the U.S. horse population.
What is the difference between EHV-1 and EHV-4?
The two most significant are EHV-1, which causes respiratory disease, abortion, and neurologic disease; and EHV-4, which primarily causes respiratory disease and only occasionally can cause abortion or neurologic disease. EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy (EHM) results from damage to the vasculature in the CNS.