[Jacob-list] Anaphylaxis after Tetanus innoculation

[Wayne Van Valkenburg]

Wayne here, If you have given  CD&T to a group of lambs with only one
reaction I would keep using the same vial. You may have gotten some directly
in the blood stream. Check the expiration date, if its close buy new.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Nielsen" <snielsen at orednet.org>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:57 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Anaphylaxis after Tetanus innoculation


> Hi, Folks --
>
> I had a ram lamb this spring that reacted badly to a Tetanus
> anti-toxin shot given at tail docking. All the symptoms of
> anaphylaxis (lung sounds in breathing, foam at the mouth, weakness
> and trembling...) and I thought he was a goner. Fortunately, being
> bee keepers, we have epinephrin in the refrigerator all the time,
> and a 1/10th cc dose (I _can_ do math under stress!) brought him
> back. (This was kind of cute: by the time I came back from the
> kitchen with the loaded hypo, Richard was up by the hay barn with
> the lamb: giving him oxygen out of the welder!)
>
> Now I am wondering, can this lamb safely receive a CD&T innoculation?
> It's the "T" part I 'm concerned about. Anybody have an insight on
> this (of course I could call my vet, but we're doing flock health
> this weekend, and it's not office hours at the clinic, and of course
> I didn't think of it until this afternoon).
>
> If there seems to be doubt on this, I'll skip him for now and think
> of something next week.
>
> Thank you, oh wise ones!
>
> Susan
> --
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