Equine Strangles Flashcards
1
Q
if youre going to use drugs to treat strangles, the antibiotic you should pick is
A
penicillin
2
Q
what is bastard strangles
A
when the disease spreads to internal lymph nodes/rest of the body. sorta like systemic strangles.
3
Q
definitive diagnosis of strangles is made by
A
culture of the nasal discharge
4
Q
how is strangles treated?
A
emergency horses that can’t breathe: tracheostomy
without abscess formation: can give penicillin OR let the disease run its course
WITH abscess formation: do NOT use penicillin
once abscess is soft and mature you can STAB IT
ISOALTE sick horses and disinfect!
5
Q
what is pura pura hemorrhagica?
A
vasculitis resulting in pitting edema and petechiation
