I bought a little fridge to put my meds and vaccines in and it turned out that my little fridge was a little freezer. I since bought a new little fridge that wont freeze everything but I was wondering if my vaccines and meds are still good after being frozen. I had Pennecilin, Tetnus Toxoid, C&D Antitoxin & C D &T Toxoid. Can I stil use these?
Vet Question - Frozen Vaccines & Meds?
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I would read the labels. Most say to not freeze so if they say that then I would say, no, they can not be frozen. I wouldn't use them. You could call your vet and ask.
Roll farms
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I personally wouldn't use them, since nothing you listed is horribly expensive to replace.
If they are bad, you'd spend more treating the ailment than what new meds / vaccines would run you.
If they are bad, you'd spend more treating the ailment than what new meds / vaccines would run you.
SkyWarrior
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Frozen vaccines are not useful. Sorry.
Frozen vaccines are not useful. Sorry.
elevan
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Roll farms said:
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Ok then, I get it. The vaccines are not that much but we dont have any place within 150 miles that sells them so I have to pay for the second day shipping. But it sound like that's what I need to do, not worth the risk for sure. Thanks!
elevan
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I wouldn't pay for the second day shipping unless it's an emergency. Generally you'd get them in 5-7 days anyway, that's not much longer.
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Really? Can I ask where you live? I'm curious.LBFarms said:
And you listed Tetanus toxoid, but also CD/T (which has tetanus toxoid). I wouldn't buy the toxoid separately, but I would get the antitoxin separately (maybe it was just a typo). Trying to save you money!
Roll farms
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I always get my vaccines 2nd day'd to me...You do NOT want them sitting in a truck for 5-7 days. They need to be kept cold (just not frozen 
) I wait to order mine until it's already cold out...pay for 1 ice pack, and they're still 'cold' when I get them, even though the ice pack has melted.
FWIW, I could buy mine closer, but it's cheaper, even w/ paying 2nd day shipping- for our herd size, to mail-order them from Jeffers.
) I wait to order mine until it's already cold out...pay for 1 ice pack, and they're still 'cold' when I get them, even though the ice pack has melted.FWIW, I could buy mine closer, but it's cheaper, even w/ paying 2nd day shipping- for our herd size, to mail-order them from Jeffers.
ksalvagno
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I buy from PBS Livestock. It is in Ohio and I can get my stuff shipped within a day or two without paying extra for quicker shipping. You may want to look into where some places are to see if you can save on shipping but still get it within a couple days. I order enough to get the free shipping and then get it within a day or two.
