WHAT DO VACCINES PROTECT AGAINST?
4-Way: Protects against Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness or EEE,WEE), tetanus toxoid and influenza (flu). 5-WAY: Protects against Eastern & Western encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness or EEE,WEE),tetanus toxoid, influenza (flu) and rhinopneumonitis. FLU/RHINO: Protects against influenza (flu) and the strain of rhinopneumonitis classified as equine herpes virus type 4 (EHV4). PNEUMABORT K: Protects against the strain of rhinopneumonitis classified as equine herpes virus type 1 (EHV1). The vaccine is for use in the 5th, 7th, and 9th month of pregnancy. WEST NILE VIRUS: Protects against viremia caused by the West Nile Virus, a mosquito transmitted virus. Rabies: Is available at our practice, however these diseases are not prevalent in our area and thus the vaccines are more commonly given to horses traveling to or through an area where they are prevalent.