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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Fluke drench and Heptavac P
« on: December 14, 2013, 09:00:19 am »
Just been working out dates in my diary and in Feb the sheep will be due both fluke drench and their Heptavac P jabs. Is it ok to bring them in and give both together?
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Fluke drench and Heptavac P
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2013, 09:21:05 am »
Not ideal IMO.  Flukicide stresses their systems, the vaccinations need a fully operational immune system.  Sometimes the logistics dicate that you must do both together, but IMO (actually, in BH's O ;) but I agree with him) you'll get a better effect if you flukicide first, give it a few days to work through, then vaccinate.

Other opinions may be expressed!  lol
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Fluke drench and Heptavac P
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2013, 09:25:00 am »
Thank you again Sally. It's no real problem for me to do them separately. They are all close to home. (We don't have enough land for them to be otherwise :D ) So I will probably give them a week I between.
Cheers
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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Fluke drench and Heptavac P
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2013, 08:14:48 pm »
Same here, but I leave the fluke drench till after lambing for the in-lamb ewes, but mine normally get a drench in early January too. Heptavac 3 weeks before 1st one is due to lamb.

Foobar

  • Joined Mar 2012
  • South Wales
Re: Fluke drench and Heptavac P
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2013, 09:49:00 am »
I would give a week between the two.  I (being a bit sad :)) work out my fluke timings in Sep/October so that it falls at a sensible time around lambing  - usually January and then the next dose will fall after lambing in April.

 

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