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I am writing in generalities here for all that are reading this;I apologize that I sounded like I was personally attacking you. I am not. I'm glad that you bring up "the dark Side" . Everything has risks and benefits. It is up to each of us to get educated and understand the benefits and the risks. ANd use our best judgement. I did not write my post to create an arguement but rather add more concrete information than the vague guessing I see in the earlier posts. Merecks vaccine is widely used. It is reasonably priced and easy to use. As I have said repeatedly go to Dr Browns website and read the instructions for the dividing of the Mercks vaccine; he gives COMPLETE instructions on dividing this vaccine. He is giving the "off label" instructions AND providing a method to extend the usefulness of the vaccine to 2-2.5 hours by putting it a cold water bath.
My vets use drugs for off label use; all that means is that the manufacturer has not done the studies required by regulation to label it any other way. For example : my vet used high doses of oxytetracycline to relax the tendons in a newborn foal with contracted tendons. THis is an off label use that is fairly safe and effective. THis is a common practice among vets.
Enough said.
Edited to add: When I talked to Peter Brown and spoke to him at length I was under the impression that he was a veterinarian. In view of the comments below, I have tried to verify that Peter Brown is a vet and cannot do so. So in consideration of this fact, as I said before, continue to do your own research and decide for yourself what course of action to take regarding vaccinating with Merecks vaccine.
