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bone was produced, but the account of the case 

 is worthy of insertion notwithstanding that fact, 

 for it illustrates a class of mishaps to which the 

 horse is subject. He says, ( Veterinarian, 1855, P- 



33):" 



" A pony was turned into a pasture and was not 

 seen for several days. The owner found it standing 

 in the corner of the field looking dejected and thin, 

 with a small quantity of viscid saliva escaping from 

 its mouth. He took care of the pony for a few days 

 during which time it took nothing but a little water, 

 which it drank with great difficulty. Our attendance 

 was now requested. Examination disclosed a stick 

 about the size of one's finger, firmly wedged across 

 the palate between the corner incisors. Its pressure 

 had produced extensive sloughing so that the bone 

 was completely exposed. The pain was so great 

 that the animal stoutly resisted our efforts to remove 

 the cause of its suffering. This, however, was soon 

 done, and the parts being cleaned with tepid water, 

 were afterwards dressed with tincture of myrrhae. 

 Little after treatment was necessary beyond the daily 

 application of the tincture, a mash diet and the substi- 

 tution of oat meal gruel for plain water. 



The following case was reported in the American 

 Veterinary Review and is interesting in that it 

 shows the varied symptoms which the presence of 

 foreign bodies may produce. 



