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charged great quantities of stuff from his nose ; he said it was 
difficult for him to swallow food, and water returned by the 
nostrils ; also that he was in good condition when first taken 
sick, but now was a mere skeleton and very weak. At the 
owner’s request I went to see the horse. Found him at pas¬ 
ture eating grass, which seemed almost wholly to return by 
the nose, mixed with saliva. Offered him a pail of water ; he 
seemed thirsty, put his mouth to the water and drank for ten 
minutes, the water returning by the nostrils, except perhaps 
two quarts in the ten minutes. 
He held his nose out a little, as a horse usually does with 
sore throat. There was no manifestation of pain in manipu¬ 
lation of the throat, nor was there any swelling visible. There 
was a peculiar hoarse, rasping cough, quite frequent especially 
when eating grass. (This peculiar cough I have failed to hear 
in the other case). 
When the nose was flexed towards the breast it developed 
severe suffocation. I made examinations in many ways, such 
as probing nostrils, passing probang, &c., but could not decide 
upon anything. Had owner send him to my place, that I 
might the better watch his symptoms. After watching for 
two weeks I gave chloroform and explored the pharynx with 
my hand By this means I discovered the exact cause of the 
symptoms manifested. I found the posterior-superior wall 
of the pharynx enlarged and folded or dropped down over 
the entrance to the oesophagus, and when the nose was flexed to¬ 
wards the breast the fold extended over the entrance to larynx, 
causing the suffocating symptoms. Not seeing how we could 
in any way effect a cure, I destroyed him by bleeding from car¬ 
otid artery. An examination after death confirmed my diag¬ 
nosis. The gutteral pouches were clean and free from pus. 
There was no inflammation except a slight reddened appear¬ 
ance of the epiglottis, which I attributed to irritation caused 
by the cough. The other parts were normal. Had I not 
made the examination through the mouth it is quite possible 
1 should have made the post-mortem without discovering 
what the lesion was. 
The other case a mare fifteen years old. I saw her first 
