Pedigree Query

Ft Dodge FluVac Innovator EHV 4 lists:

Flu/E&W/Enceph/Tetanus

Ft Dodge FluVac Innovator 5 lists

Flu/Rhino/E&W/Tetanus

First why is Flu/E&W/Enceph/Tetanus a "4"

&

Flu/Rhino/E&W/Tetanus a "5"


SECOND:

What does the Enceph stand for??

griff

the E & W are both types of encepahlitis...
so your 4-way is: flu, eastern & western encephalitis, and tetanus.
your 5-way is the same thing plus rhino.

Thanks

but what is the "enceph" in the 4 way?/

My track vet use the 4 way on my twon 3 YO geldings that are racing, and while I could certainly caLL him I was wondering if you had any idea why he did not ise the 5 way

griff

"Enceph" should be attached to "E & W," not listed as a separate item. So the 4-way would include:

Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE)
Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE)
Equine Influenza (Flu)
Tetanus (Tet)

So usually a combination of those 4 vaccines would be indicated as something like: EWEE/Flu/Tet

Guessing on why the track vet left out the Rhino... I'd say it's likely becuase most tracks require that a horse be given a rhino vaccine immediately prior to arrival at the track. So, if the geldings are at the track, they likely were already current on their rhino vaccines.

And the five way would be those for plus Rhino??

griff

Yes, the 5-way is the same that are in the 4-way PLUS Rhino.

Yes it is. I use the 5way on all my guys.

And when I order through Jeffers I usually get several free ball caps.