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A SINGULAR CASE OF GLANDULAR AFFECTION 
IN A HORSE. 
By Mr. J. Me Lean, Jedburgh. 
My dear Sirs, — I send you the history of a case for insertion in 
The Veterinarian, in order to increase in a slight degree the 
number of contributions from the Scottish veterinarians: for one 
would almost think, from the small number who send their lucubra- 
tions from this side of the Tweed, that we had so mean an opinion 
of ourselves, as not to summon up sufficient courage to write an 
article fit to be read by our brethren in the south. We proceed, 
however, to the subject of our present communication. 
In the month of April last I was called on to attend a six-year- 
old brown horse, the property of John Ord, Esq., of Morrislaw. 
He had been turned out during the whole of the winter on some 
old grass land, and had been taken up in the preceding month in 
very poor condition. Although a fair allowance of com had 
been given to him, he was observed to labour under a cold a few 
days before I saw him, and which was paid little attention to, as* 
it was thought that it would pass away like that of the other 
horses. 
On examining him, he was standing with a dull drowsy aspect 
— his head thrust out — his nose, windpipe, and chest, being 
nearly horizontal — and he was breathing laboriously from the 
general swelling of the parts about the throat. He made a noise 
at every inspiration, indicating the state of the parts within ; and, 
on looking into his nose, the nostrils were found incrusted with 
purulent matter, and a greenish-yellow discharge issued. The 
Schneiderian membrane was of a dark livid hue, with petechial 
patches here and there, which had not as yet proceeded to ul- 
ceration, but sadly threatened it. The submaxillary lymphatic 
glands were enlarged, as was to be expected from the appearance 
of the nasal membrane, at the same time possessing a hardness 
and want of feeling. The fore and hind legs were much swelled 
and spotted over with pimples — evidently absorbent glands — 
especially the hind ones, about the thighs. Some would have 
called them farcy buds, although they were not so deeply seated 
as these generally are. A thin ichorous discharge oozed from 
many of them. 
* We are grateful to Mr. McLean for the gentle hint which he has given 
to his countrymen. With how many interesting and important cases could 
our brethren in the north supply us! Our cause is the same; and the plea- 
sure with which we contemplate the onward progress of veterinary science 
would be mutual. — Ed. 
