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Horse Disease 2 Quiz

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1. Inflammation of a joint (which is made up of bones, cartilage, ligaments and joint capsule). Signs may be swelling in joints, may be firm (acute), warm, swollen, painful to touch, and may be restricted to movement of the joint. 

Laminitis
Arthritis
Jointitis

2. Collection of blood under sole in region of heel and horse shows signs of lameness. Commonly caused by heel of shoe turning inwards and putting pressure on sole.

Cracked Heel
Chemo Heel
Hemotoe

3. Horse grabs solid object with incisor teeth, arches neck, and gulps air. Can cause gastritis, poor appetite and loss of weight.

Heaves
Gulping
Crib Biting

4. Horse constantly paws ground, digs large holes, most near doorways, and wears away toe of hoof. Usually the horse doesn't want to be confined or has excess energy.

Pawing
Club Foot
Weaving

5. On a pregnant mare, the udder may be larger on one side than the other. If infected, it will be painful to touch, hot, swollen, hard, sometimes lumpy and milk may be thick and discolored.

Lumpitis
Udderitis
Mastitis


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