NAVLE Equine
Fescue toxicity
---- causes abortion and agalactia
ER
H
Aspiration Pneumonia
IG
---- is the most common cause of dysphagia in horses
GH
IN
Upper airway endoscopy, dental exam
An appropriate next step for a horse with facial swelling, unilateral mucopurulent
Y
nasal discharge, and epiphora is a —— and a —-
FL
Pergolide (PPID)
A 14 year old horse comes in with PU/PD, abnormal fat deposition, hyper
trichiasis, recurrent laminitis and lethargy. The best treatment for this horse's
condition is ——
, 2
Insulin Dysregulation
R
—— is often a concurrent condition seen in horses with PPID
HE
G
12-24 hours
I
All foals should have their blood IgG checked at —- to check for failure of passive
H
transfer
NG
I
Negative
Y
Gram —- organisms are most often the culprits for sepsis in foals
FL
Quinidine Sulfate
---- is given to horses with a sustained a-fib every 2 hours until their arrhythmia
corrects itself
, 3
Ionophore
A horse recently caught eating chicken feed starts showing signs of weakness,
R
elevated muscle enzymes, tachycardia, and myoglobinuria. This is ---- toxicity
E
which leads to an influx of calcium into cells and necrosis skeletal/cardiac
H
muscle
IG
H
Vitamin E
G
---- and supportive care can be used to treat for ionophore toxicitity
IN
Y
Foals
L
Hypothyroidism in horses is usually seen in ----
Ponies
F
PPID is often seen in ---- or horses>7 years of age
, 4
Potassium penicillin, metronidazole
---- or ---- can be used as antimicrobial therapy for colitis
ER
H
Bermuda
G
---- grass hay can predispose horses to cecal impactions
HI
G
Mechanical, fluid ( indicating motility dysfunction)
N
Horses with --- obstructions to their cecum will show signs of mild colic for
I
several days to a week, whereas horses with ---- cecal impactions may have acute
Y
and increased signs of pain/endotoxemia
FL
Oxyuris equi (equine pinworms)
----- is a parasite that resides in the terminal colon of the horse and deposits eggs
on the perianal area, it can be found with a scotch tape test