Vax And Diseases

Question 0

4-way vaccine

Answer 0

Eastern and western encephalomyelitis
Tetanus
Influenza

Question 1

3-way vaccine

Answer 1

Eastern and western encephalomyelitis

Tetanus

Question 2

Rhino vaccine

Answer 2

Rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1, EHV-4)

Question 3

Annual Vax for adult horses

Answer 3

EEE
WEE
Tetanus
Flu/rhino
West Nile virus 
Rabies

Question 4

After every Sx that requires an open wound at some point, what Vax should be given?

Answer 4

Tetanus

Question 5

During gestation a mare receives what Vax how often?

Answer 5

Rhino (EHV-1) at 3, 5, 7, and 9 months of gestation

Question 6

What Vax should a foal receive in order to prevent pneumonia?

Answer 6

Rhino (EHV-4)

Question 7

Navicular syndrome, wtf mate?

Answer 7

Inflammation and/or degeneration of the navicular bone, bursa, and surrounding cartilages/ligaments

Question 8

Contributing factors that cause navicular syndrome

Answer 8

Conformation - the shape of the feet
Work - walking on hard ground or jumping to hard
Body weight - fatty boom-ba-latty

Question 9

Clinical signs of navicular syndrome

Answer 9

Walking on eggshells, pointing of the toe, heel pain when tested

Question 10

Treatment for navicular syndrome

Answer 10

Therapeutic shoes

Sx is a last option

Question 11

Laminitis

Answer 11

Inflation of the sensitive laminitis +/- rotation of the coffin bone

Question 12

What causes laminitis

Answer 12

Depressed blood flow through the foot

Question 13

Clinical signs of laminitis

Answer 13

Bounding digital pulse
Painful to walk
Heat in the hoof

Question 14

What is gravel? Besides the obvious.

Answer 14

When a foot abscess bursts out the coronary band.

Question 15

External Rhabdomyolysis is also know as?

Answer 15

Tying up

Question 16

Wtf is tying up?

Answer 16

Firm painful muscles over body of the horse

Question 17

Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

Answer 17

Genetic disorder that causes muscle spasms, tremors, weakness and recumbency

Question 18

What fluids should you use with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

Answer 18

Calcium gluconats

Question 19

Rhinopneumonitis

Answer 19

Caused by equine herpesvirus
Two types: EHV-1 and EHV-4
Both cause pneumonia but EHV-1 causes neurological disorders and abortion

Question 20

Signs of rhino?

Answer 20

106 fever and clear nasal discharge that becomes boogers

Question 21

Influenza

Answer 21

Most common upper respiratory disease

Question 22

Strangles

Answer 22

Caused by bacteria streptococcus equi equi
Highly contagious
Causes an abscess and pus in the guttural pouch called guttural pouch empyema

Question 23

Guttural pouch mycosis

Answer 23

Caused by the fungus aspergillus

Question 24

Laryngeal hemiplegia

Answer 24

Upper respiratory infection | More commonly affects left side paralyzing it

Question 25

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 25

Heavy recurrent airway obstruction | Due to allergies

Question 26

Equine infectious anemia

Answer 26

Caused by a retrovirus | Diagnosed by the coggins test

Question 27

Tetanus

Answer 27

Caused by the toxin clostridium tetani Takes a sawhorse stance Anti-toxin causes liver failure in previously Vax horses

Question 28

Western/eastern encephalomyelitis

Answer 28

Caused by a virus | Transfers by mosquito -> bird -> horse

Question 29

Signs of western/eastern encephalomyelitis

Answer 29

First a fever that leads to neuro issues including weakness and chewing movements

Question 30

Botulism

Answer 30

Caused by ingesting the neurotoxin made by colostridium botulinum Signs include muscle weakness that progress to recumbency

Question 31

Choke

Answer 31

Obstruction in the esophagus