SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



I —NASAL REGION. 



Catarrh. — No matter whether acute 

 or chronic, the examination should be 

 deferred, or the certificate withheld 

 pending resumption of the normal 

 state. 



Abnormal Growths. — ^Pedunculated 

 or sessile, may occur in any part of the 

 nasal passage, and have sometimes been 

 overlooked. Are capable of producing 

 abnormal breathing sounds (roaring or 

 whistling), and might provoke litigation 

 if overlooked : hence advisable to 

 examine as high up the nasal cavity as 

 possible. 



Stricture of Lachrymal Duct. — 



Tears flow over eyelid. 



Epistaxis. — Sometimes intermittent, 

 consequently sure to be overlooked. 



Deformity of Nasal Bone — This 

 may be congenital or acquired. The 

 extent of the deformity, and whether 



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