Category Archives: Horse Health

1. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

moldy hay

commercial feed concentrates

through the air

by moving infected animals

Question 1 of 22

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

surgical incisions

hot peppers

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

Question 2 of 22

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

True

False

Question 3 of 22

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

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

Question 4 of 22

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

3 months

until all lesions have healed

until it no longer has a fever

21 days

Question 5 of 22

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

True

False

Question 6 of 22

7. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a bacterial infection

a virus

a fungus

an abscess

Question 7 of 22

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

cleaning lesions

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

giving prescribed painkillers

putting ointment on blisters

providing ample exercise

Question 8 of 22

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

dogs

cats

fish

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

the state veterinarian

county health department

Centers for Disease Control

Question 10 of 22

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

black flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

biting midges

the air

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

Question 11 of 22

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

brain damage

ulcers

kidney damage

liver damage

Question 12 of 22

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

disorientation

lymph gland swelling

pain

blood loss

Question 13 of 22

14. 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 14 of 22

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

True

False

Question 15 of 22

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

 

a rash

eczema

blisters

acne

Question 16 of 22

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

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

control insects

provide clean water

Question 17 of 22

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

stagger

bite

colic

drool

Question 18 of 22

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

pyrethrins

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

DEET

Question 19 of 22

20. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

cats and dogs

Question 20 of 22

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

laminitis

lameness

death

peeling of the hoof wall

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