Category Archives: Horse Health

1. The best way to prevent vesicular stomatitis is to what?

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

Question 1 of 22

2. Vesicular stomatitis usually causes what around the tongue, lips, mouth, nose, udder, sheath or coronary bands of the animal?

 

a rash

blisters

eczema

acne

Question 2 of 22

3. If an animal has a confirmed case of vesicular stomatitis, the facility in which it resides will be quarantined until the last lesion has healed.

True

False

Question 3 of 22

4. Bute or banamine used improperly to ease the pain of an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis can cause what?

brain damage

ulcers

liver damage

kidney damage

Question 4 of 22

5. In areas where vesicular stomatitis is a concern, who should you contact for state health entrance and return requirements before you travel with your animal?

county health department

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

Facebook friends

Question 5 of 22

6. How long is an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis contagious?

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

3 months

21 days

Question 6 of 22

7. Most of the time, vesicular stomatitis is an uncomfortable disease, but not life-threatening.

True

False

Question 7 of 22

8. When an animal gets vesicular stomatitis, it must be reported to federal and state animal health officials.

True

False

Question 8 of 22

9. Animals with vesicular stomatitis in their mouths will do what?

bite

stagger

colic

drool

Question 9 of 22

10. Animals can get vesicular stomatitis from what? (Check all that apply.)

biting midges

black flies

sand flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

the air

Question 10 of 22

11. Horse shows may require what in areas where vesicular stomatitis is a concern?

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horses to have proof of deworming

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

Question 11 of 22

12. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

moldy hay

commercial feed concentrates

through the air

by moving infected animals

Question 12 of 22

13. Lesions from vesicular stomatitis cause a great deal of what?

blood loss

pain

disorientation

lymph gland swelling

Question 13 of 22

14. People can get vesicular stomatitis from handling infected animals.

True

False

Question 14 of 22

15. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

a bacterial infection

an abscess

a virus

Question 15 of 22

16. There is a specific treatment to stop the vesicular stomatitis virus.

True

False

Question 16 of 22

17. From a human perspective, having vesicular stomatitis would be like having a mouthful of what?

hot peppers

abscessed wisdom teeth

surgical incisions

painful canker sores

Question 17 of 22

18. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

humans

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

Question 18 of 22

19. Vesicular stomatitis of the coronary band can cause what?

peeling of the hoof wall

laminitis

death

lameness

Question 19 of 22

20. When controlling insects to prevent vesicular stomatitis, do not use what on horses or cattle?

antibiotics

pyrethrins

DEET

phenylbutazone

Question 20 of 22

21. Taking care of an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis includes (check all that apply):

giving prescribed painkillers

cleaning lesions

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

rinsing the infected animal’s mouth with salt water or diluted antiseptics

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

giving it ample fluids, intravenously or via stomach tube, if needed

Question 21 of 22

22. What lesser-known animals can get vesicular stomatitis?

dogs

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

cats

Question 22 of 22