I want to give my horse a west Nile shot where in the neck should I put it? I cant find a vet to come out?

Question

I want to give my horse a west Nile shot where in the neck should I put it? I cant find a vet to come out?

Answer 1

On the rump is better. Here's how to locate where...

On the rump, draw a line from the hip bone to the tail bone, about 3 inches in from the back bone. Draw down from the hip toward the tail, your lines will look like this <, then connect from the tail down, making a triangle. That soft area is where you want to put it.

On the neck, from the front of the shoulder in the center of the neck, draw a line forward about four inches, that is where you want to put it. You can make a triangle here as well....

I decided to see if there was any diagram to show you what I mean....here you go:

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1018...

Great site w/lots of info!

Answer 2

If you don't know where to give the injection, find somebody who does.  You can try your farrier or a local boarding barn.  

We don't give ours in the neck... I've seen too many abscesses develop, some with severe complications.  I prefer the rump.

Either way, keep trying to find somebody that can show you the proper way to do it.

Answer 3

I agree, keep looking for someone to help you. Just to be cautious, I wanted to mention that the West Nile is not an intervenous shot, placing it in the fatty tissue at the rump is also where we give ours.

Answer 4

before vaccinating your horse for west nile virus, you should visit this website:

http://lost-foals-group.4t.com/index.htm...

information about the equine WNV vaccine that everyone with horses should know