Preventive Health

Question 1

Factors that influence goals of the Health program?

Answer 1

Geographic location, expected exposure, management style, personal preference.

Question 2

Examples of preventative medicine?

Answer 2

Vaccines, hoof care, dental prophylaxis, physical exams, nutrition, coggins testing, sheath cleaning

Question 3

Where do IM vaccines go?

Answer 3

Neck, pectorals, semimembranosus/tendonosus - avoid gluteus

Question 4

How far apart do vaccines have to be?

Answer 4

At least 4-6 inches apart

Question 5

What information is needed to develop a program?

Answer 5

Age, environment (housing, seasons), type of use (trail, traveling), existing issues, feed and supplements, finances

Question 6

What determines a vaccine protocol?

Answer 6

Environment, risk factor, traveling

Question 7

AAEP

Answer 7

American association of equine practitioners

Question 8

Core vaccines.

Answer 8

Tetanus, eastern/western/venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (EEE/VEE/WEE), West Nile virus, rabies

Question 9

Tetanus

Answer 9

Found in the environment/soil - Clostridium tentani (Anaerobic, gram positive), very susceptible and highly fatal - puncture wounds

Question 10

Signs of tetanus?

Answer 10

Stiff (sawhorse stance), lame, lockjaw, 3rd eyelid protrusion, sardonic grin

Question 11

Antitoxin

Answer 11

Immediate but short lived protection from tetanus

Question 12

Long acting tetanus protection.

Answer 12

Toxoid - 2 injections 1 month apart then yearly

Question 13

“Sleeping sickness”

Answer 13

EEE/VEE/WEE

Question 14

How is encephalomyelitis transmitted?

Answer 14

Mosquitos or blood sucking insects

Question 15

Signs of encephalomyelitis?

Answer 15

Fever, depression, seizures, head pressing, high mortality

Question 16

Encephalomyelitis

Answer 16

Swelling and inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

Question 17

Care for encephalomyelitis?

Answer 17

Supportive care and insect control

Question 18

Arbovirus

Answer 18

Spread by Arthropods (fleas, ticks, Mosquitos)

Question 19

Symptoms of West Nile virus?

Answer 19

Dog sitting, neurological deficits, ataxia, muscle fasicilations

Question 20

How to diagnose West Nile virus?

Answer 20

Serum sample

Question 21

Risk based vaccines.

Answer 21

Anthrax, botulism, equine herpes virus, equine virus arthritis, influenza, Potomac horse fever, rotavirus, streptococcus equi (strangles)

Question 22

How many types of herpes are there?

Answer 22

Four - EHV 1-4

Question 23

How often do we vaccinate for rhinopneumonitis?

Answer 23

5, 7, 9 months during pregnancy of mares to prevent abortion from rhino

Question 24

Most common respiratory disease.

Answer 24

Inlfuenza

Question 25

Common NSAIDS.

Answer 25

Bamnamine, fenabeutazone

Question 26

Neorickettsia risticii

Answer 26

Equine monocytes ehrkichiosis

Question 27

How to easily diagnose ehrkichiosis?

Answer 27

Blood smear

Question 28

At what point can foals be effected with rotavirus?

Answer 28

Foals 2 days to 6 months?

Question 29

Strangles

Answer 29

Streptococcus equi var equi

Question 30

Transmission of strangles?

Answer 30

Direct contact, aerosolized, fomites

Question 31

Why is strangles called strangles?

Answer 31

Swelling lymph nodes that cut off airway

Question 32

What is vaccine timing based on?

Answer 32

Seasonality, duration of immunity, risk factors

Question 33

How often is sheath cleaning done?

Answer 33

Once a year

Question 34

What drug to not use for sheath cleaning?

Answer 34

Acepromazine

Question 35

Does a toe or heel grow faster?

Answer 35

Toe