Does a newborn foal need tetanus right way?

Question

I had a friend that used to vaccinate her foals for tetanus immediately after being born. Just yesterday I helped a person at our barn with a mare he rescued on Wednesday that was ready to foal but was also starved. When this person went to ask for a tetanus vaccine for the foal all they had was the 4 way and from what I had been told the 4 did not need to be given for a couple of months. From what we can tell the mare is extremely starved and probably has had no vaccinations. She was so tired after foaling she refused to get up to nurse the foal or clean it but now is doing better but we are not sure if the foal should have a tetanus and where to get one without getting the 4 way

Answer 1

Yes, you can get just the tetanus vaccine from either your feed store...or your vet.

Answer 2

Yes the foal needs a tetanus as there is no guarantee that the mare has had one recently. Your local vet should be able to get one with no problem.