Category Archives: Horse Health

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

death

peeling of the hoof wall

laminitis

lameness

Question 1 of 22

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

 

blisters

a rash

acne

eczema

Question 2 of 22

3. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a bacterial infection

an abscess

a virus

a fungus

Question 3 of 22

4. 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

Facebook friends

Centers for Disease Control

Question 4 of 22

5. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

cats and dogs

humans

Question 5 of 22

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

group water troughs, feed buckets

the air

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

sand flies

black flies

contact with ruptured blisters

biting midges

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. 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 8 of 22

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

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

disorientation

pain

Question 9 of 22

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

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

Question 10 of 22

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

cats

fish

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

dogs

Question 11 of 22

12. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

Question 12 of 22

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

antibiotics

DEET

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

3 months

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

Question 15 of 22

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

True

False

Question 16 of 22

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

kidney damage

ulcers

liver damage

brain damage

Question 17 of 22

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

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

Question 18 of 22

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

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

surgical incisions

hot peppers

Question 19 of 22

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

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

providing ample exercise

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

putting ointment on blisters

cleaning lesions

giving prescribed painkillers

Question 20 of 22

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

True

False

Question 21 of 22

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

stagger

bite

drool

colic

Question 22 of 22