Vaccines:
Carolina Equine Clinic offers a full range of vaccines for your horse. We follow the American Association of Equine Practitioners vaccination guidelines. These guidelines suggest the following vaccine classifications:
Core Vaccines: These vaccinations are defined as those "that protect from diseases that are endemic to a region, those with potential public health significance, required by law, virulent/highly infectious, and/or those posing a severe risk of disease. Core vaccines have clearly demonstrated efficacy and safety, and thus exhibit a high enough level of patient benefit and low enough level of risk to justify their use in the majority of patients." The following vaccines are identified as "core":
Eastern/Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE/WEE)
Tetanus
West Nile Virus
Rabies
Risk-Based Vaccines: These vaccinations are included in a vaccination program according to a risk-benefit analysis. The use of risk-based vaccinations may vary regionally, from population to population within an area, or between individual horses within a given population. Disease risk my not be readily identified by laypersons; it is important to consult a veterinarian when developing a vaccination program. Risk-Based Vaccines include:
Equine Herpesvirus (Rhinopneumonitis)
Equine Influenza
Equine Viral Arteritis
Potomac Horse Fever
Strangles
Rotaviral diarrhea
Botulism
Please consult us for a vaccination schedule to fit your individual horse's needs.