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thence into the rear chamber of the nose, between 

 the turbinated bones, where it was discharged 

 through the nostril. This accounts for the irritation 

 on this side of the head, for the suppurated and even 

 ulcerated condition of the Schneiderian membrane, 

 and for the suspicious discharges. It was evident 

 enough that there was no glanders. The very cir- 

 cumstance of alimentary matter being discharged 

 through the nostril was enough to prove the con- 

 trary." 



^AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE HOSPITAL 

 RECORDS. 



CARIES AND REMOVAL OF THE THIRD UPPER MOLAR TOOTH 

 SUPPURATION IN THE NASAL TURBINATED BONES 

 TREPANATINE RECOVERY BY JAMES A. WALRATII, 

 D. V. S., HOUSE SURGEON. 



On the 1 9th of August a brown gelding was 

 admitted to the hospital with the following history : 

 Toward the latter end of April the owner's attention 

 was called to a slight discharge taking place from 

 the right nostril of a whitish character, which was 

 observed to be more abundant when the head was 

 depressed. 



Thinking it to be nothing more than a simple 

 nasal catarrh he concluded that no treatment was 

 necessary and kept the animal at work, supposing 

 that the discharge would cease spontaneously. After 

 a delay of some weeks without any perceptible 



*American Veterinary Review, Vol. X, Page 317. 



