respiratory part 3 Flashcards
38.5 ang rectal temp ng horse. should you be worried? yes or no
yes
clinical signs to watch out for if may strangles or influenza>
Fever
Nasal discharge (wks)
LN swelling
Lethargy
Predisposed factors
Young horses
-easier to get sick
Clustered horses
when doing PE 3 things you should look out for
Abnormal breathing sound
Awful smell near mouth
Annoyed by touching
in PE check for these 3 things
Facial swelling
Submandibular LN
Retropharyngeal LN
gold standard test
other tests
Endoscopy
radio - if worked or tired
thoracic USG
pulmonary fxn test
caustive agent of strangles
MOT
Streptococcus equi
Inhaled or ingested
Since bacterial
strangles has a high mortality and low morbidity while equine influenza has the same. t/f
f- high morb, low mort
equine influenza causative agent
MOT
Viral: influenza A&B
Aerosol spread
equine influenza is self limiting, lasting immunity on recovery (generally) t/f
f - strangles to
srtangles affected area????
wat cells are seen in strangles????
Nasal and buccal
*spread along LNs, lymph vessels
epithelial cells
3 factors if itetreat siya or no
Systemic infection
Abscesses
recovery
definitive diagnosis of strangles
BASTARd strangles
You want the horse to fight off infection naturally for:
Lasting immunity
Herd immunity
what tx?
supportive therapy
Careful of dosing
And how long
Severe facial swelling
NSAIds
