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b} 7 diseases of a debilitating nature. I remember a mare in the 
10th Hussars which had this affection for three years; but it had 
become so habitual to her that the man in charge could always 
relieve her, and at last she generally contrived to relieve herself. 
She did her regular work, as the patella never slipped off when she 
was moving, but she was, at last, cast as incurable. When these 
cases continue for any length of time, they generally prove incu¬ 
rable, the outer condyle of the femur becoming absorbed. I have 
never seen a case of dislocation of the patella inwards, although 
this accident does occasionally happen*. 
Nasal Gleet. 
Jan. 31s£, 1847.—A grey mare, aged four, admitted. Dis¬ 
charging from the nostrils, and enlargement of the glands under the 
jaw; throat sore, &c. 
The usual treatment for catarrh adopted, such as putting the 
animal in a loose place, frequent steaming of the head over scalded 
hay or bran in a nose-bag, slight alteratives, and stimulating em¬ 
brocations to the throat. 
Feb. 3d. —The discharge seems to come principally from the 
right nostril, and the gland under the jaw is enlarged at that side; 
I can also perceive a fetid smell from that nostril: the Schneiderian 
membrane, however, looks healthy, and the matter is of a white 
flaky appearance. The mare is kept strictly apart from other 
horses, and the teeth carefully examined, but nothing found 
wrong. 
28 th. —The mare seems perfectly well. 
March 15th. —I can find no fetor from the nostril, and the horse 
looks fresh and well.—Discharged. 
June 2 6th. —She is re-admitted under suspicious appearance of 
glanders. There is a discharge from the off nostril of a whitish 
character and offensive smell, and, from what I could ascertain from 
the man in charge, he had perceived a slight discharge for some 
time; but, as the mare fed well and looked healthy, it was only 
considered to be a slight cold, such as young horses are subject to. 
The mare is kept strictly apart from all other horses; the head to 
be frequently steamed by means of a nose-bag over scalded bran, 
and gentle alteratives given. The mouth well examined, particu¬ 
larly the upper back molar teeth, but nothing is found unusual. 
Blisters are applied to the throat, &c. The appearances from time 
to time are very changeable : sometimes the discharge is suppressed 
for a time, and then bursts out afresh. I also attempted, by lower- 
* Mr. Gloag will find a case of this rare form of dislocation narrated in 
the “ Hippiatrist,” by Mr. Cherry, the Principal Veterinary Surgeon to the 
Army.— Ed. Vet. 
