Can't find my vet Please Help

[crysann]

Ok so, I've probably had one of the worst days possible and now on top of it my Vet has gone MIA for the evening. So I call the 24 hour emegancy Vet and get the same thing. Is there something going on in Oklahoma that I don't know about? OK I'm trying to smile here.
Anyway, my Arab mare decided to visit the funny farm today and in the process of planning this "visit" she climbed through not one but two barbed wire fences. I guess the new mares that I have her with were being a little to tough on her and she bailed out of the pasture. At the same time, my oldest son got a fishing hook stuck in his finger. So, I have to take the kid to ER and have to leave the horse in her stall. I did assess her before I left and thank goodness her injuries are superficial and mainly just barb cuts.
My problem is this I came home hydro'd her and then applied good old Cut Heel. But her last Tetanus shot was given in January of last year. And to add insult to injury I got to TSC at 5:02 PM and wouldn't you know they refused to help me out. They after all close at 5 on Sundays.
So, can anyone tell me (as at the moment i am a little bit brain dead and can not for the life of me remember) if you have to get anti-toxiod in them in 12 or 24 hours? Please, not sure what I'm going to do since i can't find a vet. But, I guess it will help me sleep either better or worse tonight.
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[NZ Appaloosas]

If you've been following a tetanus vacciniation program, you should be okay. I could only find answers to the question with regards to humans, but the time frame seemed to be up to 3 days, as long as there has been normal vaccination routines.

Another site said within 48 hours is okay, again, as long as there has been prior tetanus vaccination in the person's medical history but if they were unclear as to how long ago the last shot was.


Diane
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[nrhareiner]

You want the Anti Toxin. The Toxoid is along lasting one and the Anti Toxin is short acting. When you go to TSC it will be in a one dose vial by itself and if I remember correctly is it 15000 units/cc and is a 1cc shot.

Heidi
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