ABSCESS OF THE GUTTURAL POUCHES. 383 
August 3d with symptoms of pharyngitis. Another mare 
taken with similar symptoms recovered in two days. The 
symptoms were seen in severe chills ; weather was warm, and 
it took two heavy blankets on her before she stopped shaking. 
I found after the chill head lowered, nose out straight, 
champing the jaws continually (which lasted at intervals 
throughout her sickness), seemed anxious to eat; would chew 
the food, then quid it ; fluids when swallowed would be re¬ 
turned up through the nostrils, a gulping sound was pro¬ 
duced when swallowing, then would cough ; the cough was 
moist and with repel we had a slight foamy discharge from 
nostril; the temperature was 103° F., which gradually low¬ 
ered to normal on the 10th, to rise to 103° on the 22d after a 
severe hemorrhage. Respirations were normal until the 25th, 
when they began to increase in frequency. On 16th we had 
a free discharge of a stringy, foetid mucous; the breath was 
very foetid after this until death. There were no swellings 
over the guttural pouches or any part; no dyspnoea at any 
time ; vesicular murmur over both lungs ; no points of dull¬ 
ness on percussion; on turning did not show any stiffness 
except head and neck; pulse was normal, full and strong, 
and not above 45 until after the hemorrhage, when it rose to 
90. Mucous membrane were of rosy hue until after the hemor¬ 
rhage, when they became pale. Bowels were normal, urine 
appeared normal. 
My diagnosis was at first pharyngitis, later post pharyn¬ 
geal abscess, and was at first treated by heart sedatives, with 
pot. nit. in drinking water followed in a few days by hyd. 
bin. iod blister to throat, and internal treatment by tonics—- 
dig., ac sulph., pot. sod. and consultations. Dr. Raynor was 
called on the 14th. He found great tenderness over the third 
cervical vertebras, which he thought was due to an injury. 
Then we blistered the neck and used hot packs. On the 16th 
she discharged about one pint of a stringy, foetid substance 
from the nostrils, as if it came from some cavity. After this 
we had a frothy discharge as before, except it now remained 
foetid. We now added ferri sulph. to our treatment. On 
the 17th Dr. Raynor again saw her, when he confirmed my 
