Category Archives: Horse Health

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

bite

drool

stagger

colic

Question 1 of 22

2. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

fish

cats and dogs

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

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

control insects

Question 4 of 22

5. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

Question 5 of 22

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

 

eczema

a rash

acne

blisters

Question 6 of 22

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

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

cleaning lesions

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

providing ample exercise

giving prescribed painkillers

putting ointment on blisters

Question 7 of 22

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

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

3 months

Question 8 of 22

9. 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 horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

Question 9 of 22

10. 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

county health department

Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

Question 10 of 22

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

dogs

fish

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

Question 11 of 22

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

True

False

Question 12 of 22

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

ulcers

kidney damage

brain damage

liver damage

Question 13 of 22

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

surgical incisions

hot peppers

abscessed wisdom teeth

painful canker sores

Question 14 of 22

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

laminitis

death

lameness

peeling of the hoof wall

Question 15 of 22

16. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a virus

a bacterial infection

a fungus

Question 16 of 22

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

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

DEET

antibiotics

Question 17 of 22

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

True

False

Question 18 of 22

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

sand flies

black flies

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

group water troughs, feed buckets

the air

biting midges

Question 19 of 22

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

True

False

Question 20 of 22

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

disorientation

lymph gland swelling

pain

blood loss

Question 21 of 22

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

True

False

Question 22 of 22