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vaccinations and fly strike

biscandmatt1

biscandmatt1

Wise Old Thumper
does it matter if vaccination boosters are done before they are actually due? like say you did myxi twice a year and the last one was on a certain date, would you do the next one 6 months later on the same date, or just around that time. would it be better before so there is an overlap?

i'm really weird and choose the same date everytime! :oops: bit weird me thinks!

mine are booked in march 12th, is this a good time to have them done, being the start of spring/summer. then they'll have the vhd 3 weeks after. i don't know why i do it 3 weeks after...! might do it for 2 weeks after like a normal person! :lol: then in september they'll have myxi again.

also, i wanted to know about rear guard and fly guard? i haven't used them before so which one would you say is better and when should i use it for the first time and how often and for how long? :)
 
I tend to try to do mine about the same time. They both had their myxi last night which was a couple of weeks late due to me being ill. VHD will be in about 2-3 weeks.

Rear guard will stop any eggs developing, it won't deter flies. Rearguard lasts about 6-8 weeks I think and you can only get it from your vet (just reminded me to get some). Even with this you need to do daily bum checks. I have mosquito net over their run too to stop flies getting in - however they are free range most of the time so not sure what benefit that is to them :roll: makes me feel better though if I lock them in the run.
 
does it matter of it's a few days/a week before it's due though? it wouldn't do them any harm would it? god, i'm so paranoid...! :oops:
 
You can get vaccinations done early if you need to. I'm getting my girls done after 4 months to bring them inline with the boys.
 
My two had their vacinations slightly early (about a fortnight) this time round too, as I'm pregnant and my due date happens to fall at exactly the time when the buns were due to get their jabs done and I didn't want them to miss a booster.
 
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