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CASE OF SUSPECTED GLANDERS. 
irulent matter, very white in colour, with no smell. The sinus 
as then syringed with tepid water, a small quantity of lint put 
to the orifice; and the integuments brought together by adlie- 
ve plaster. On the morning after the operation, it was found 
Lat the discharge from the nostril had entirely ceased ; and 
though very copious discharges took place from the wound, 
id continued rather irregularly during the cure, not a diop 
ther of matter or of the fluids injected into the orifice ever 
scaped by the nostril. To give a full account of the tieatment 
’ this case would take up too great a space in your valuable 
iacazine : I shall only mention, in a summary manner the dit- 
rent medicines that were used during the progress of the cuie. 
or a short time after the sinus was laid open, it was syringed 
aily with tepid water, to wash out the matter, and a solution ol 
le 'superacetate of lead injected: this was changed, in about a 
eek, tor equal parts of turpentine and olive oil. A solution of 
lum was tried for eight or ten days, to check the copious dis- 
harges, which still continued : this afterwaids gave p ace o a 
dution of the sulphat of zinc. As these means had oply given 
partial check to the discharge, and as it frequently burst out 
fresh in increased quantities, it was suspected that theie mig 1 
e a lodgment of matter also in the maxillary sinus, which was 
lerefore opened by a common gimlet; but from this opening no 
latter escaped. The former opening was then syringed with a 
olution of the sulphat of copper, under the use of which the 
ischarge gradually ceased, the perforation filled up and the 
xternal orifice healed about the 18th November last, the horse 
ever being one day off work; and he has now been three months 
uite well I am aware that this operation has been performed 
nd recommended by La Fosse; but I believe the result was, 
hat the animals were destroyed soon after, there being little 
ppearance of a cure. I have not heard whether these cases 
ave ever been described or observed by any veterinarian before 
dr. Dick; but the result of this case certainly shows how cau- 
ious practitioners ought to be before deciding on glanders, as 
nany valuable animals may be destroyed, having such symptoms 
s were exhibited in this case, while glanders do not reafly exist, 
therefore think that this is a subject well deserving the attcn- 
ion of veterinary practitioners. 
