Clinic Recommendations

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For First Aid and Foaling information visit our references page

Adult Horse Vaccines and Deworming:

• VEWT- Annually

• F/R Injectable- Performance horse- every 3-4 months, Pleasure horse-every 6 months.
  OR
  F/R Intranasal- Every 6 months.

• WNV- Initial vaccine, booster in 4 weeks, then annually.  Can be vaccinated every 6 months if at high risk.

• Strangles- Recommend if there is a premise problem or farm problem.  Once a farm has had it, it is hard to prevent disease in new horses.  Initial vaccine and a booster 2-3 weeks later, then annually.

• EVA- Annually for colts intended to be breeding stallions.

• Deworming- Ivermectin every 6-8 weeks. Twice a year substitute Panacur purge (double dose of Panacur 5 days in a row) for ivermectin.  Best to do in spring and fall.  Twice a year use Ivermectin with Praziquantel to make certain we get the tapeworms.

• Rabies- Annually

Foals/Weanling Vaccinations from Non-vaccinated Mares:

• Tetanus Antitoxin (TAT)- At birth
   
  
• VEWT – Initial at 3-4 months, booster at 4-5 months, and another booster at 10-12 months.
  
• F/R Injectable- Initial at 6 months, booster at 7 months and 10-12 months.  For foals that are to be shown consult veterinarian.
  
• Strangles- Initial at 6-9 months, booster 3 weeks later, and another at 11-12 months of age.
  
  
• EVA- Intact colts intended to be breeding stallions: One dose at 6 to 12 months of age.
  
  
• WNV- Initial at 3-4 months, booster 4 weeks later, and a 3rd dose at 10-12 months in endemic areas.
  
• Rabies- Initial at 3-4 months, booster in 4 weeks, and another booster at 10-12 months.
  

Foals/Weanling Vaccinations from Vaccinated Mares:

• VEWT- Initial at 6 months, booster at 7 months, and another booster at 10-12 months.

• F/R Injectable- Initial at 6 months, booster at 7 months, and another booster at 10 to 12 months.  For foals that are to be shown consult veterinarian.

• Strangles- Initial at 6-9 months, booster 3 weeks later, and another at 11-12 months of age.

• EVA- Intact colts intended to be breeding stallions: One dose at 6 to 12 months of age.

• Rabies- Initial at 6 months, booster at 7 months, and another booster at 10-12 months.

• WNV- Initial at 4-6 months, booster in 4 weeks, and another booster at 10-12 months of age.
  

Deworming for Foals:

• Start at 1 month of age.  Deworm monthly alternating between panacur and ivermectin until one year old, then follow adult schedule.
  

Broodmares Vaccines and Deworming:

• Rhino- Vaccinate at 5th, 7th, and 9th month of pregnancy.
  
• FEWT- Vaccinate at 10 months of pregnancy.
  
• Rotavirus- Vaccinate at 8th, 9th, and 10th month of pregnancy.
  
• WNV- Vaccinate at 10 months of pregnancy.
  
• EVA- Annually for seronegative, open mares before breeding to carrier stallions; isolate mares for 21 days after breeding to carrier stallion.
  
• Deworming- Do not deworm mare until she is 90 days pregnant then deworm according to adult schedule.  Deworm mare 1-2 days post foaling.
  
• Rabies- Vaccinate at 10 months of pregnancy.
  

DEWORMING SCHEDULE
(Most Farms in Clark County)

We are changing our recommendations regarding deworming.

In the past, we recommended horses over 1 year of age be dewormed every eight weeks. However, we now recommend fecal examinations be performed and more strategic deworming plans be developed for the individual horse. Ask us about this!

Dosage of deworming products should be based on weight which can be determined by weight tape measurement.

Below is the schedule we have recommended in the past, and may still be recommended for high risk horses and farms:

• Jan or Feb-Ivermectin
• March/April-Fenbendazole (panacur)
• May/June-Ivermectin + Praziquantel (Equimax or Zimectrin Gold)
• July/August-Ivermectin
• Sept/Oct-Fenbendazole (Panacur or Panacur Powerpak)
• Nov/Dec-Ivermectin + Praziquantel (Equimax or Zimectrin Gold)

 

 

Vaccination Key

VEWT-Venezuelan, Eastern, Western encephalitis and Tetanus

WNV- West Nile Virus

 F/R- Influenza and Rhinopneumonitis

FEWT- Influenza, Eastern and Western Encephalitis, and Tetanus

EVA-Equine Viral Arteritis