Ate 2661 Large Animal Diseases Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

What can be done to prevent colic? a) Provide ample (not excessive) amounts of grain and energy dense supplements b) Reduce stress c) Divide rations into smaller, more frequent meals d) Offer only small sips of lukewarm water to hot horses {Ans: B, C, and D}What are the clinical signs for Lyme disease? {Ans: - Most common signs: Lameness and stiffness - Other: Depression, low-grade pyrexia, decrease in appetite, joint swelling, and eye issues}c/s for gastric ulcers {Ans: Hypersalivation, abdominal pain, anorexia, and bruxiam (grinding teeth)}How is EPM diagnosed and treated? {Ans: - Dx: Necropsy and evaluation of serum/CSF (not definitive) - Tx: Antiprotozoal drugs (Ponazuril), supportive, and vitamin E}Strangulating lipoma (Fatty tumor) {Ans: - Most common in older horses >10 years of age and in Arab - c/s: colic - Tx: emergency surgery}What drug (s) is commonly used in nerve blocks on horses? a) Lidocaine b) Bupivacaine c) Proparacaine d) Novocain e) Mepivacaine f) Lidocaine, bupivicaine, mepivacaine {Ans: Lidocaine, bupivicaine, mepivacaine}