Surgery of the stallion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Surgery of the Stallion.

Bacterial Disease - ANSWER... Botulism - ANSWER-Caused by gram-positive Chlostridium botulinum -Occurs in adults as "forage poisoning" and in foals as "shaker foal syndrome" -Cause: Silage, incompletely cured hay, and forage with spoiled area -Symptoms: Adults: appear 3-7 days after ingestion of the toxin. Affected horses have muscular paralysis of limbs, jaw and tongue, and pharynx. Food may accumulate in the mouth and the tongue may become flaccid. Animals may move with a shuffling, ...

VTNE prep hard questions 11 with correct answers B - Answer ️️ -Which of the following is true regarding anesthesia of reptiles: A. Perioperative antibiotics are not recommended due to reptile sensitivity to these drugs B. Fasting is not usually necessary C. Because reptiles are cold-blooded, heat support is not necessary D. The skin should never be scrubbed but rinsed only with antiseptic. Osteoblasts - Answer ️️ -Bone is made by which type of cell: Osteoclasts, Osteoblasts, Osteo...

A 2 year-old budgie (parakeet) is presented with a history of limping on his left leg, which has gotten progressively worse over the last 3 weeks. He is eating and drinking normally, but has fallen off his perch twice in the last two days. Weakness in the left leg compared with the right one is observed. He retracts his left more slowly and more weakly when his toe is pinched. What condition is at the top of the differential diagnosis list? A. Pacheco's disease B. Polyoma virus infection C...

A young bull presents for a breeding soundness exam. What is the minimum recommended percentage normal morphology of sperm? minimum motility? - ANSWER 70% min morphology, 30% min motility Young beef cattle being transported from different markets have fever, coughing, and upper respiratory disease. What is it and how do you treat? - ANSWER Infectious bovine rhinotraceitis. Treat with intranasal vaccine and procaine penicillin. What are clinical signs associated with Sendai virus infection ...

feet from which Staphylococcus aureus is cultured. Which one of the following recommendations is the most appropriate choice? A - Isolate affected animal, treat with oral amoxicillin B - Improve sanitation, install smooth-floored enclosure C - Cull affected animal, increase ventilation of environment for remaining animals D - Tetracycline-medicated water for all animals E - Debridement and topical 1% butenafine cream - ANSWER B - Improve sanitation, install smooth-floored enclosure A cow...

Which of the following choices is the most common etiology of canine cholangiohepatitis? A. Neoplastic biliary obstruction B. Idiopathic C. Ascending infection D. Liver fluke migration E. Toxicity - ANSWER C. Ascending infection The menace response is used to test which cranial nerves? A. II and VII B. I and VIII C. V and VII D. IX and X E. V and VIII - ANSWER A. II and VII II = visual input (optic nerve) VII = blink response (facial) A 6 year old female spayed cocker spa...

Abortion storm in her of ewes where 80% are affected. On the placentas the cotyledons have white foci of necrosis. What's your top ddx? - ANSWER Toxoplasma gondii Abortions in sheep or cattle associated with the feeding of silage are caused by what agent? - ANSWER Listeria What is the doctor word for horse wobbler's? - ANSWER Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy The cattle warble called Hypoderma emerges from a cow one spring day. How do you treat this and when? - ANSWER An avermec...