Clinic Recommendations

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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 recommend horses over 1 year of age be dewormed every eight weeks.  Dosage of deworming products should be based on weight which can be determined by weight tape measurement.

• 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