Equine Flashcards
What age does EDM usually affect?
<1 year old
What are signs of EDM?
Symmetric ataxia, dull
What is the treatment for EDM?
Rarely successful vitamin E
What are signs of equine herpesvirus?
Fever, lethargy, ataxia of hind, urinary incontinence, loss tail tone
What are signs of EMND?
Weak, muscle atrophy, NO ataxia
What are signs of CVM (Wobbler’s)?
Ataxia worse in hind, “poor performance”
What are signs of EPM?
Chronic, mild, unilateral hind atrophy
What age does CVM (Wobbler’s) usually affect?
<5 years
What is a characteristic diagnostic of equine encephalitides?
CSF with mono nuclear pleocytosis
Sorghum toxicity
Myelomalacia of spinal cord
Dribbling urine
Signs of Onchocerca
Ventral midline
Diamond shaped
Non-pruritic
Possible ocular lesions
Signs of Culicoides
Pruritic
Seasonal
Poll, mane, tail
Signs of Haemotobia
Ventral midline dermatitis
Local
Signs of Habronemia
Stomach worm larvae migration
Granulomatous
Eye, genitals, extremities
What is bog spavin
Swelling of tibiotarsal joints
When is placenta considered retained?
After 3 hours post parturition
What is Quittor
Chronic infection of P3 cartilage
Signs of bracken fern toxicity
Opisthotonos
Anorexia
In coordination
Convulsions
Neonatal isoerythrolysis blood types
Stallion positive Qa
Mare negative Qa
Most common bladder tumor
SCC