[Hellybee]

You ve done nothing wrong Liz, you got the stuff to neighbour post haste, don't beat yours self up 


Like Bionic says it can be hard on them occasionally, and also moving them is hard on them, any number of things could ve resulted in him losing the lamb, not necessarily the vacc x

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

sorry to jump on the thread

whats the cost of heptavac and how often do you use per year?

we are looking at 5 sheep?

thanks

[harmony]

Agree with Bionic, nothing for you to feel guilty about. Using after the 10 hours makes the vaccine ineffective not dangerous. If it was going to kill the sheep after that time then it would say so on the label.  In the future I would coordinate your vaccination and if your neighbour can't do them straight away then there is little point giving him the remaining vaccine as it wont be working.

[harmony]

sorry to jump on the thread

whats the cost of heptavac and how often do you use per year?

we are looking at 5 sheep?

thanks

We pay around £23 for the smallest bottle, 25 doses. You give two injections, 4 to 6 weeks apart,  to start immunity and then an annual booster 4 weeks before lambing to give your lambs cover. Once opened the vaccine has to be used before 10 hours hence why sharing bottles makes it more cost effective.

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

thank you

very informative

[Liz Kershaw]

Thank you for the reassurances, I feel much better now. Perhaps it was a weak lamb and it would have happened at some point anyway.