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V vasculitis: inflammation of small blood vessels and capillaries which,
because of damage to their walls, leak serum into the tissues and cause swelling, most often in the horse's lower legs. Treatment is generally aimed at cooling and soothing the swollen legs with gentle cold-water irrigation, and supporting the skin with padded compression bandaging to prevent splitting of the skin. If the skin has already split, the affected area usually is treated as a laceration. VEE (Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis): a highly contagious disease
affecting the central nervous system. Can cause illness or death in horses and humans. Refer to EEE. ventral: down; toward the belly or lower part of the body.
Vesicular Stomatitis: an acute viral disease that affects horses, cattle,
swine, sheep, goats and wild animals. Humans who come in contact with fluids from infected animals’ blisters may also be affected. Human symptoms resemble the flu, including fever and muscle aches, and self-limiting blisters may appear on the hands and in the mouth. In animals, the first sign of VS is excessive salivation, followed by a fever and the appearance of blisters and/or whitened and raised vesicles in and around the mouth, nose, hooves and teats. veterinarian: 1) Head of Veterinary Commission; 2) Veterinary Delegate; 3)
Associate Veterinarian. video endoscope: see endoscope.
vocal folds: the membranes attached to the arytenoids cartilages in the
larynx. Vibration produces vocalization, i.e., whinny. |
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