DreamCatchers<br/> Equine Rescue Inc.

It will be 2 weeks tomorrow since the tragic day when I lost Little Bit to  a freak reaction to vaccines.  When I say it was a freak occurrence, I mean it...in talking to people about this over the last 2 weeks not one person had ever heard of this type of reaction to a vaccine.

When Dr. Hill reported the incident to the pharmaceutical company, their  veterinarian informed her that in his over 30 years of practice in large animal medicine, it has only happened twice that he is aware of...once it was a reaction to pennicillin and the other to a vaccine.  In both cases, the reaction was so swift and severe, there was nothing that could be done.

I wanted to clarify the rarity of this type of reaction so that anyone who reads my blog about Little Bit does not overreact and refuse to vaccinate their horses.  There is far more benefit to vaccinating than there is danger of a severe reaction.

Just today, I mustered the courage to finish my vaccines...Tigger, Samson, Skylar and Taz all received their shots with no negative reactions at all.  We are all set for an awesome spring and summer.

While I still miss Little Bit terribly, it is getting easier to think about her and remember all our times together, the good and the bad...She was an awesome baby and grew into a beautiful and elegant young mare.    I hug everyone twice now, once for me and once for her...