Equine D&D Flashcards by Nathan Rayner

Azoturia is also known by what 3 alternate names?

Monday Morning disease, Tying-up Syndrome, Paralytic Myoglobinuria

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What is the proper name of Monday Morning disease, Tying-up syndrome, and Paralytic Myoglobinuria

Azoturia

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Azoturia has which two symptoms?

Muscle pain, very dark urine

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Muscle pain and very dark urine are symptoms of what horse disease?

Azoturia

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Abdominal pain is the symptom of what horse disease?

Colic

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What is the primary symptom of Colic in horses?

Abdominal pain

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What is Blistering in horses? What is it used for?

Application of a irritating, salve-like substance, converts chronic tendonitis to acute tendonitis

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What is the term for the application of an irritating, salvelike substance onto horses to convert tendonitis from chronic to acute?

Blistering

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Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis is caused by what?

A protozoal parasite from opossums and wild birds

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What disease is a protozoal parasite that horses contract from opossums and wild birds?

Equine Protozoal Myoencephalitis

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What is the cause of Founder in horses? What is one behavioral symptom?

Rotation of the coffin bone away from the hoof wall.
“Walking on eggshells”

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What horse disease is caused by the rotation of the coffin bone away from the hoof wall, characterized by “Walking on eggshells”?

Founder

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For Founder in horses, what are four possible reasons for the coffin bone rotation?

Sepsis, endotoxemia, grain overload, and metabolic syndrome

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Sepsis, endotoxemia, grain overload, and metabolic syndrome are four possible causes for what horse disease?

Founder

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What is Heaves in horses? What are three symptoms?

COPD - Upper respiratory distress, wheezing, or coughing

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What horse disease has symptoms of Upper respiratory distress, wheezing, and coughing?

Heaves

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Equine infectious anemia is transmitted how?

Virus carried by mosquitoes and flies, transfer of virus infective blood

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Equine infectious anemia is also known by what name? What kind of carriers can horses be? Name two tests to check for antibodies.

Swamp fever
Chronic inapparent carrier
Coggins test or AGID test

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What horse disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and flies carrying infective blood, with horses potentially being chronic inapparent carriers?

Equine Infectious Anemia

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What horse disease, known as Swamp Fever, can be tested for using the Coggins or AGID test?

Equine Infectious Anemia

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Equine Encephalomyelitis is also known by what four names?

Sleeping Sickness, VEE, WEE, EEE (Venezuelan, western, eastern)

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Sleeping sickness, VEE, WEE, and EEE are four names for what?

Equine Encephalomyelitis

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Equine Encephalomyelitis is spread how? What methods can prevent it?

From mosquitoes/flies, to wild birds, to rodents, to horses. Vaccine preventable

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What horse disease spreads from mosquitoes/flies, to wild birds, to rodents, to horses? It can be prevented via vaccine.

Equine Encephalomyelitis

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Rhinopneumonitis in horses can be prevented via which measure? What are three symptoms?

Vaccine preventable Abortion, nasal discharge, pneumonia

Abortion, nasal discharge, and pneumonia are symptoms of which vaccine-preventable horse disease?

Rhinopneumonitis

Tetanus, aka Lock Jaw, is caused by what bacterium?

Clostridium Tetani

Clostridium Tetani is the bacteria responsible for what disease?

Tetanus

Equine Distemper is known by what common name? What are two symptoms?

Strangles Inflammation of upper respiratory tract and abscessation of lymph nodes

Inflammation of upper respiratory tract and abscessation of lymph nodes are symptoms of Strangles aka ________ in horses

Equine Distemper

Potomac Horse Fever is caused by what?

Ingestion of hatched aquatic insects carrying Neoricketsia risticii

Ingestion of hatched aquatic insects carrying Neoricketsia risticii is the cause of what horse disease?

Potomac Horse Fever

Thrush in horses is characterized by what? What are four causes of it?

Degeneration of the frog of the foot, caused by poor sanitation, foot conformation, trimming, or lack of exercise

What are three symptoms of Thrush in horses?

Black, thick discharge from sulcus Edges of frog are necrotic Strong offensive odor

Black, thick discharge from sulcus, edges of frog are necrotic, and strong offensive odor are symptoms of what horse disease?

Thrush

Degeneration of the frog of the foot, caused by poor sanitation, poor foot conformation, poor trimming, or lack of exercise characterize which horse disease?

Thrush

Strongyles aka ________ are the most _______ and _______ parasite in horses.

Bloodworms, most common and dangerous

The most common and dangerous parasite in horses is known as Bloodworms aka _________

Strongyles

What damage does Strongyles cause to horses?

Damage to the cranial mesenteric artery, causing gangrenous enteritis and colic

Damage to the cranial mesenteric artery, causing gangrenous enteritis and colic are symptoms of which horse disease?

Strongyles

Ascarids aka __________ infect horses through what means? What damage do they cause?

Roundworms Travel to lungs, are coughed up and swallows Rupture of intestines

Roundworms aka _________ travel to the lungs of the horse, are coughed up and swallowed, causing rupture of intestines if left untreated

Ascarids

Bog Spavin in horses has what two symptoms?

Swelling and fluid at hock joint

Bog Spavin in horses causes OCD, which stands for what? What is OCD? What are three suspected causes of OCD?

Osteochondrosis Dessicans Progressive breakdown of cartilage in young horses High CHO, mineral imbalance, trauma

Swelling and fluid at hock joint are symptoms of which horse disease?

Bog Spavin

Osteochondrosis Dessicans causes the progressive breakdown of cartilage in young horses, and is a symptom of what horse disease?

Bog Spavin

High CHO, mineral imbalance, and trauma are three suspected causes of what horse disease, commonly linked to Bog Spavin?

Osteochrondrosis Dessicans

Bone Spavin in horses is characterized by what?

Osteoarthritis of tarsal-metatarsal, distal intertarsal joint

List four symptoms of Bone Spavin

Incomplete ossification of central and third tarsal bones, sickle hocked, cow hocked, excessively straight hocks

Incomplete ossification of central and third tarsal bones, sickle hocked, cow hocked, excessively straight hocks are symptoms of what horse disease?

Bone Spavin

Osteoarthritis of tarsal-metatarsal, distal intertarsal joint characterizes what horse disease?

Bone Spavin

Capped hock in horses is characterized by what? What is a common cause?

Trauma to point of hock Kicking a wall or trailer gate

Trauma to the point of the hock in horses, usually caused by kicking a wall or trailer gate, is also known as what?

Capped Hock

Contracted Heel in horses is characterized by what?

Frog or cushion of the foot is damaged and shrinks, allowing heels to come together

When the frog or cushion of the foot in horses is damaged and shrinks, allowing heels to come together, it is known as what?

Contracted Heel

Hoof Cracks is characterized by what? List three possible causes.

Vertical cracks or splits from the coronet down Faulty conformation, brittle hooves, foot injury

In horses, faulty conformation, brittle hooves, or foot injury causing vertical cracks or splits from the coronet down is known as what?

Hoof Cracks

Navicular disease in horses is characterized by what? What are two possible neurectomy complications?

Chronic degeneration of the navicular bone Painful neuroma, or rupture of DDFT (deep digital flexor tendon)

Chronic degeneration of the navicular bone characterizes what horse disease?

Navicular disease

Quittor in horses is characterized by what? Which horses are most susceptible?

Chronic inflammation of collateral cartilage at the coronet Usually draft horses in the front feet

Quittor in horses has what two possible causes?

Infection may arise from a puncture wound or traumatic bruise that reduces circulation in the area

Infection arising from a puncture wound or traumatic bruise that reduces circulation in the area of the foot are possible causes of what horse disease?

Quittor

Chronic inflammation of collateral cartilage at the coronet, usually affecting draft horses in the front feet, characterizes which horse disease?

Quittor

Ringbone is described as what? What is a possible treatment?

New bone growth on the pastern bone on the front foot Arthrodesis (fusion of adjacent bones)

In horses, a new bone growth on the pastern bone on the front foot which is commonly treated with Arthrodesis (fusion of adjacent bones) is known as what?

Ringbone

Sidebone in horses is described as what?

Ossification of collateral cartilages of distal phalanx

In horses, ossification of collateral cartilages of distal phalanx is known as what

Sidebone

Stringhalt in horses is described as what?

Involuntary flexion of hind legs, lessens at trot then not evident at canter

In horses, the involuntary flexion of hind legs, lessening at a trot then disappearing at a canter is known as what?

Stringhalt