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Innoculation Injuries
From medicinal exposure:
- Allergic reactions (sulfa, penicillin,
others)
- Miscarriages (labor inducing drugs)
- Intended drug effects
From animal protest injuries:
- Bites & kicks (wound infections)
- Needle stick injuries (puncture site infections
such as tetanus) Tetanus (lockjaw) prospers in the intestines
of animals. It can be found in basic garden manure. Innoculation
injuries or gardening wounds increase the risk of tetanus. At
risk? A tetanus shot once every 10 years should cover you.
- Slips, falls & back strains
From insects who carry infections:
- Deer ticks (very small, brown ticks)
can carry Lyme disease (arthritis, neuro and cardiac problems).
- Lyme disease be treated with Tetracycline if
detected early. See MD for bites with satellite rashes
- Recovery from mosquito borne viruses (eg West
Nile) requires strong immunity / hydration support.
- Play it safe. Use insect repellant (Combine
it with sunblock) Avoid mosquitos.
Don’t take the
risk! For your own safety:
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Get help to stabilize each animal
you vaccinate. |
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If you are pregnant...let
someone else inject your animals.
Even skin contact with these drugs can cause MISCARRIAGE.
- Lutalyse/Estrumate
- Oxytocin
- Dexamethosone
- PG 600
- Medications mixed with the above
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Don’t inject animals
with medications to which you yourself are allergic!
- Reactions such as wheezing, swelling,
fainting can rapidly progress into something life threatening!
- Benadryl may help to slow the response.
Call 911 for fainting or wheezing
- Seek medical attention quickly for rashes
and swelling (especially facial swelling)
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Wear protective gear
- GLOVES: to keep germs & drugs away from your skin,
but beware of latex allergies
- GLASSES: to keep body fluid germs or medications from
splashing into your eyes.
- LONG PANTS LONG SLEEVES: to protect you from scrapes
that might become
- NON-SKID BOOTS: to stabilize your stance!
- DUST/MIST MASKS: to guard against dust & cough borne
respiratory pathogens
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Wash & glove your hands before vaccinating
to reduce your risk of germs if a needle stick does occur.
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Avoid reusing or recapping needles. Recapping
is the cause of most needle sticks.
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Dispose of used needles in a “sharps”
container (A heavy glass jar makes a good substitute)
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Update your tetanus shot!
- Tetanus vaccines should be renewed every
10 years.
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If you do sustain a needle
stick or laceration when working with animals: WATCH FOR
INFECTION!
- Disinfect it as quickly as possible
- Cover the wound well before resuming work
with animals
- Watch for signs of
infection:
Local signs:
warmth, redness, swelling, drainage, tenderness
Generalized signs:
fever (sometimes), fatigue, body aches, diminished appetite
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For information about diseases the animals can transmit
to humans (“Zoonoses”) contact:
The N.A.D.C. in Ames Iowa (515) 663-7325 National Animal Disease
Center
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