Category Archives: Horse Health

1. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

cats and dogs

humans

horses, cattle and pigs

Question 1 of 22

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

until all lesions have healed

21 days

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

Question 2 of 22

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

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horses to have proof of deworming

Question 3 of 22

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

True

False

Question 4 of 22

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

True

False

Question 5 of 22

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

 

a rash

acne

eczema

blisters

Question 6 of 22

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

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

Question 7 of 22

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

hot peppers

surgical incisions

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

Question 8 of 22

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

kidney damage

liver damage

ulcers

brain damage

Question 9 of 22

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

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

Question 10 of 22

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

group water troughs, feed buckets

the air

biting midges

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

black flies

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

Question 11 of 22

12. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

moldy hay

commercial feed concentrates

by moving infected animals

through the air

Question 12 of 22

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

phenylbutazone

pyrethrins

DEET

antibiotics

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

laminitis

death

Question 15 of 22

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

True

False

Question 16 of 22

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

colic

drool

bite

stagger

Question 17 of 22

18. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

an abscess

a fungus

a bacterial infection

Question 18 of 22

19. 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

Facebook friends

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

Question 19 of 22

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

fish

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

dogs

Question 20 of 22

21. 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 21 of 22

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

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

giving prescribed painkillers

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

cleaning lesions

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

Question 22 of 22