Other Equine Diseases Flashcards
Botulism
Forage poisoning
Botulism symptoms
- weakness
- staggering
- difficulty swallowing
- may go down
- paralization (complete/partial)
Botulism causes
- silage
- incompletely cured hay/forage with spoiled areas
Clostridial Myositis
infections of muscles by one or more of the clostridial bacteria
Clostridial Myositis Symptoms
- create sever pain and cause shock from the toxins produced
- hand pressure can create crackling sounds/sensations
Clostridial Myositis Cause and treatment
C: bacteria enters through wounds, needle injections, or other muscle injury
T: Promptly drain and give antibiotics
Clostridial Myositis Prevention
- appropriate injection techniques
- avoid irritating drugs
- not injecting excessive amounts of drugs at once
Rabies
Universally fatal viral disease of the central nervous system of all mammals
Rabies symptoms
- sudden change in behavior
- drooling
- attempting to bite without reason
Rabies Cause and treatment
C-virus transmitted in saliva
T-animal is destroyed
- horse is protected by vaccination
Sleeping sickness AKA
Equine Encephalomyelitis
What is Sleeping sickness
A virus that affects the nervous system
what are the 4 forms of the sleeping sickness?
Eastern
Western
Venezuelan
West Nile Virus
Equine Encephalomyelitis symptoms
- fever
- issues seeing
- wander aimlessly
- stagger
- grind teeth
- drooping lip
- possible paralysis
Cause of Sleeping sickness
mosquitoes transmit between victims
wild animals and birds act as reservoirs
