Equine Diseases (part 3)

Question 1

Acute founder

Answer 1

Swelling of the sensitive laminae on one or more feet, lameness, fever, sweating
-distortion of the hoof

Question 2

Naval ill AKA

Answer 2

Joint ill

Actinobacillosis

Question 3

Naval ill

Answer 3

• Caused by bacteria
• Sanitation and dipping the naval in tincture of iodine at birth help prevent
• Antibiotics are used to treat

Question 4

Naval ill symptoms

Answer 4

• Foal refuses to nurse and shows swelling and stiffness in the joints
• Foal does not move around
• in older foals- loss of appetite and weight loss

Question 5

Periodic Opthalmia AKA

Answer 5

Moon Blindness

Question 6

Periodic Opthalmia symptoms

Answer 6

One or both eye become swollen and horse keeps eyes closed

• watery discharge from the eye
• cornea may become cloudy
• attack usually clears up in a week to 10 days
• eye may not show much effect or the horse may be blind

Question 7

Periodic Opthalmia

Answer 7

Possible caused by infection (exact cause not known)

Attacks recur in periodic intervals