MALIGNANT SORE THROAT. 8 
May 2d. — At night, she died. Another was taken ill this 
morning. 
Post-mortem examination . — On cutting through the external 
masseter muscle, I found that the abscess on the cheek had 
burrowed under the greater part of the flesh, and had nearly 
opened between the grinders into the mouth. The parts 
were in a highly decomposed and putrid state. There was 
an abscess or two, rather superficially situated, on the outside 
of the throat, containing a little putrid matter. 
I now sawed open the head, and laid bare the laryngeal 
region, about which were some extensive ravages of disease 
of a most malignant and putrid nature. The whole of the 
exposed surfaces were of a brown-red colour. The guttural 
pouches and all the parts in sight were coated with dark 
coloured mucus. On the inside of the lower jaw, in the near 
side, there was a similar abscess to what there was on the 
outside of the off side, containing much matter, highly offen- 
sive, and extending under the whole of the masseter and other 
muscles. There were also several other abscesses, containing 
similar unhealthy pus around the larynx and fauces, and 
burrowing in every direction. I may, in short, say, that the 
whole of the parts about here were a mass of putrid disease, 
although the swelling about the throat externally was scarcely 
discernible. The sinuses of the head were gorged with blood 
Observations . — This was one of the most malignant cases I 
ever saw of sore throat. The mare swallowed anything during 
her illness. At the first day or two her breath was very 
offensive, and there was great discharge of putrid matter from 
the nostrils. Her respiration was not much oppressed until 
the last or so, although her trachea was highly diseased. The 
mare coughed, but with great difficulty. 
Case 2. — On the 1st of May, 1845, another cart-mare was 
taken ill that stood up with the one whose case has been 
related. She was observed to be unwell when taken to the 
pit to be watered in the morning, where she was found not able 
to swallow. 
2d. — I first saw her. There is no swelling on the checks, 
and she can open her mouth almost as well as usual. Moves 
herjaws about a good deal, and there is much saliva in her 
mouth. There is tenderness and swelling around the throat, 
but not to any great extent. Looks pretty lively, but cannot 
eat or swallow much aliment. Put a large rowel under the 
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jaws, and blister the throat, extending it down the neck, very 
severely ; and let the head and nostrils be well steamed, and 
give aloes 5iv. 
