Has anyone had any problem with having a vet issue a health certificate if the vet did not administer vaccines? We are planning on doing our own vaccinations this spring . However, we will need to ship a few of the horses in a few months and will need to get health certificates. Are there specific vaccines that the vet must administer (e.g. rabies) in order to give a health certificate?
Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.
Health Certificates
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A health cert and Rabies vaccine certificate are two different forms and to my experience have nothing to do with each other.
A Health cert (for travel etc) is just based on a vet doing a physical exam and stating that they believe the horse is in good health and not likely to pass on any diseases to other animals.
Many farms do their own vaccines and don't run into any problems, but just ask your vet first if they would have any objections to the HC forms.
A Health cert (for travel etc) is just based on a vet doing a physical exam and stating that they believe the horse is in good health and not likely to pass on any diseases to other animals.
Many farms do their own vaccines and don't run into any problems, but just ask your vet first if they would have any objections to the HC forms.
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Like most everything in this business, the answer is "depends". The basic health certificate requires an examination of the the horse and certification by the vet that on that day the horse is free of any obvious symptoms and the EIA certificate is up to date. However, some states and tracks require further information. For example, certification of EHV vaccination status is sometimes required. To further confuse things, sometimes the vet must certify they gave the vaccine and sometimes they must only certify the horse has been vaccinated. These rules are subject to change at any time so the best practice is to consult with your vet about the specific requirements of your destination and plan accordingly.
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Speaking of health certificates, I called Penn yesterday morning and asked for the state vet. When she got on the phone I told her I had a horse in Thursday that had a 104.4 fever Monday who seems fine today. I said the health certificate specifically asks if the horse has had a fever in the past seven days which obviously he has had. She replied that they don't look at the health certificates!!!!! I scratched him anyway.
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