Category Archives: Horse Health

1. 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 1 of 22

2. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

a fungus

an abscess

a bacterial infection

Question 2 of 22

3. 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 3 of 22

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

fish

cats

dogs

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

Question 4 of 22

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

True

False

Question 5 of 22

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

True

False

Question 6 of 22

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

True

False

Question 7 of 22

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

True

False

Question 8 of 22

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

providing ample exercise

giving prescribed painkillers

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

cleaning lesions

putting ointment on blisters

Question 9 of 22

10. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

humans

fish

horses, cattle and pigs

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

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of deworming

Question 11 of 22

12. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

through the air

moldy hay

by moving infected animals

Question 12 of 22

13. 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

Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

Question 13 of 22

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

liver damage

kidney damage

ulcers

brain damage

Question 14 of 22

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

drool

stagger

bite

colic

Question 15 of 22

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

black flies

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

group water troughs, feed buckets

biting midges

the air

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

Question 16 of 22

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

 

acne

blisters

eczema

a rash

Question 17 of 22

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

death

laminitis

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

Question 18 of 22

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

phenylbutazone

pyrethrins

antibiotics

DEET

Question 19 of 22

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

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

21 days

Question 20 of 22

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

control insects

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

Question 21 of 22

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

blood loss

lymph gland swelling

pain

disorientation

Question 22 of 22