horse things exam 2

Question 1

what are the core vaccines in horses

Answer 1

rabies, tetanus, E and W encephalidities, WNV

Question 2

what is the progression of adverse vaccine reactions

Answer 2

local, abscesses, purpura hemorrhagica/anaphalyxis

Question 3

where do we give IM vaccines

Answer 3

neck or semimembranous

Question 4

what are the two routes of vaccines

Answer 4

IM intranasal

Question 5

what vaccine do we really worry about if it were to get IM

Answer 5

strangles

Question 6

when is a circumstantial reason to give a tetanus vaccine

Answer 6

surgery, castration

Question 7

which WNV vaccine do we use

Answer 7

inactivated

Question 8

which EHV vax do we usually give

Answer 8

Rhino (1 and 4)

Question 9

which vaccine really sucks and has variable protection

Answer 9

potomac horse fever

Question 10

when do we vax around exposures

Answer 10

2 weeks prior

Question 11

what are the vaccine rules around pregnant mares

Answer 11

dont vax in the first 90 days.
vax with EHV at 5, 7, and 9 mo

all other vax at 10 months (1 mo pre foaling) to get antibodies to the foal

Question 12

when do we start to vax a foal

Answer 12

4-6 mo except flu (6-9mo)

Question 13

what does coggins test for

Answer 13

Equine infectiou anemia

Question 14

a certificate of vet inspection is needed when

Answer 14

interstate travel

Question 15

what are the common zoonotic infections from horses

Answer 15

strep zoo, streo equi, dermatophilosis, dermatophytosis, C. dif, R equi.

Question 16

FAD in horses that are zoonotic

Answer 16

hendra and venezuelan equine encephalitits

Question 17

which horse zoonosis is thought to move from human to horse as well as horse to human

Answer 17

c. diff

Question 18

if you are immunocompromised you are more at risk of getting what zoonosis

Answer 18

salmonellosis,
r. equi

Question 19

which zoonosis is fairly fatal in humans

Answer 19

EEE, 33% fatal.

Question 20

what is the reservoir for hendra virus. where is it located. what are the symptoms

Answer 20

bats, australia, resp symptoms then death

Question 21

how is VEE different from EEE and WEE

Answer 21

birds are not involved in the transmission. its mosquitos and horses.

Question 22

what must you do to be a CJF

Answer 22

four feet shod, forge a fire-welded shoe

Question 23

heel should be what fraction of the dorsal hoof wall length

Answer 23

1/3

Question 24

what is the timing for shoeing

Answer 24

every 6 weeks

Question 25

what is the number one reason they wear shoes

Answer 25

protection

Question 26

where do you nail in shoes

Answer 26

in the white line (actually not white though its yellow ish)

Question 27

what is the main consequence of horse shoes

Answer 27

increases shock and conussion in the distal limb

Question 28

what are the steps for removing a shoe

Answer 28

cut the nails or unfold them using a clinch cutter, then use shoe pullers

Question 29

how to tell the difference between shoe pullers and nippers

Answer 29

nippers always flare at the ends

Question 30

what should a vet always do after they remove a shoe

Answer 30

bandage and call the farrier

Question 31

what are the first two steps that need to be done in a horse euth

Answer 31

obtain owner permission for euthanasia (with witness) and then sedate with a a2 agonist

Question 32

which euthanasia methods have no dangerous residues

Answer 32

intrathecal local anesth (lidocaine in the CNS)

captive bolt/gunshot

aorta sangiunation

Question 33

which euth methods require general anesthesia

Answer 33

intrathecal lidocaine

IV potassium chloride

exsanguination

Question 34

what is the best way to confirm death

Answer 34

corneal reflex