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Vet Mistake - Nobivac given twice in two weeks + filavac given

daphnephoebe

daphnephoebe

Wise Old Thumper
Just searching for some information for something I've seen on FB.

A lady's vet has given the Nobivac vaccine, two weeks later they returned for Filavac but the vet gave Nobivac by mistake, then the Filavac in the same consult! The vet said "it'll be fine".

Does anyone have any information?

I've advised they call the vets back and ask them to contact manufacturer etc and advised to re-vaccinate Filavac in 6 months to ensure full immunity.

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daphnephoebe said:
Just searching for some information for something I've seen on FB.

A lady's vet has given the Nobivac vaccine, two weeks later they returned for Filavac but the vet gave Nobivac by mistake, then the Filavac in the same consult! The vet said "it'll be fine".

Does anyone have any information?

I've advised they call the vets back and ask them to contact manufacturer etc and advised to re-vaccinate Filavac in 6 months to ensure full immunity.

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This, taken from Frances Harcourt Brown, where she says it's not harmful to give them both together. I think your point about re-vaccination is valid, as it's unknown whether the Filavac would have 'taken' effectively.


Can Nobivac Myxo/RHD and Filavac be given together?

The two vaccines work in different ways and have not been tested together. It is possible that they could interfere with each other so one of them is not so protective. Although it is not harmful to give both vaccines together, it is advisable to leave two weeks between vaccinations so the rabbit can respond and develop immunity from the first vaccine before it is given the second.


https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/owners/frequently-asked-questions/FAQRHD
 
Thanks MM. Didn't think to check her website. Have checked Data sheets.

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Yep, and that little sentence is the source of much (unnecessary) confusion and panic for people!! They only really put it there because it was initially developed for meat rabbits, i.e. rabbits who would probably only have one injection over their lifetime. The same is also true of every dog, cat, horse etc vaccine really, because they're all developed in laboratories with guaranteed disease-free animals. But it does make a lot of people fret!!

Thanks for your reply to the lady over on the group daphnephoebe, hopefully she'll take on board your advice. Hopefully it will be ok, but I can understand why she is panicked!
 
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