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Tough to Swallow
Q. Q: My 3-year-old pony mare developed a purulent (discharging pus) head infection last summer and was subsequently diagnosed with a stenotic (narrowing) left guttural pouch, which required two laser surgeries to correct. Surgeons constructed an opening to allow the infection to drain. The infection cleared up, but she now ends up inhaling feed and water when she eats and
