Category Archives: Horse Health

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

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

Question 1 of 22

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

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

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3. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

by moving infected animals

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4. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

cats and dogs

humans

horses, cattle and pigs

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

True

False

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6. 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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7. 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

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

True

False

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

cleaning lesions

giving prescribed painkillers

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

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

Question 9 of 22

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

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

pyrethrins

DEET

Question 10 of 22

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

fish

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

dogs

Question 11 of 22

12. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

a fungus

an abscess

a bacterial infection

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

 

blisters

a rash

acne

eczema

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

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

sand flies

black flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

biting midges

the air

contact with ruptured blisters

Question 14 of 22

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

True

False

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16. 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?

Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

county health department

Facebook friends

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

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

21 days

3 months

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

True

False

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19. 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 19 of 22

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

colic

stagger

bite

drool

Question 20 of 22

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

disorientation

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

Question 21 of 22

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

death

laminitis

lameness

peeling of the hoof wall

Question 22 of 22