Category Archives: Horse Health

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

 

a rash

eczema

acne

blisters

Question 1 of 22

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

cats

fish

dogs

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

Question 2 of 22

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

kidney damage

brain damage

liver damage

ulcers

Question 3 of 22

4. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

a virus

a bacterial infection

an abscess

Question 4 of 22

5. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

through the air

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

Question 5 of 22

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

death

peeling of the hoof wall

laminitis

lameness

Question 6 of 22

7. 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

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

True

False

Question 8 of 22

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

group water troughs, feed buckets

biting midges

sand flies

the air

black flies

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

contact with ruptured blisters

Question 9 of 22

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

hot peppers

painful canker sores

surgical incisions

abscessed wisdom teeth

Question 10 of 22

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

putting ointment on blisters

providing ample exercise

cleaning lesions

giving prescribed painkillers

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

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

Question 11 of 22

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

pain

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

disorientation

Question 12 of 22

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

True

False

Question 13 of 22

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

stagger

drool

bite

colic

Question 14 of 22

15. 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?

Facebook friends

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

county health department

Question 15 of 22

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

21 days

until all lesions have healed

until it no longer has a fever

3 months

Question 16 of 22

17. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

humans

Question 17 of 22

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

True

False

Question 18 of 22

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

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

Question 19 of 22

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

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

Question 20 of 22

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

True

False

Question 21 of 22

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

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

DEET

Question 22 of 22