Tonsillitis in a Terrier

Re: Tonsillitis in a Terrier

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:57:08 GMT

[quote user="Hanna Bennett"]licking his lips (may just have been dreaming about how good i would taste!)[/quote]

Ah yes...........

Next step, I think you should get a complete set of dental Xrays done. Possibly also get a dental specialist to examine the mouth under GA. Honestly!

Rather a long shot, but maybe endoscopy of nose and nasopharynx too.

Re: Tonsillitis in a Terrier

Hanna Bennett — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:13:03 GMT

It doesn't really fit with myositis, no muscle changes, the discomfort seems to be laryngeal/pharyngeal per o, not sure where i would biopsy if we were to do so! Forgot to mention - histo of the tonsils at surgery consistent with chronic tonsillitis with lymphoid hyperplasia, with no microorganisms seen. No discomfort noted on eating really, just when chewing a toy, and in the consult the other day he was gulping and licking his lips (may just have been dreaming about how good i would taste!). Sorry, also forgot to mention that we did skull rads when we did cervical spine and nothing seen.

Re: Tonsillitis in a Terrier

Glen McIntosh — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:51:55 GMT

Have you considered masticatory myositis? And I guess craniomandibular osteopathy might be worth investigating but the dog is probably a bit too old for this. If you haven't done rads of the head/jaw, they might also be useful to rule out the presence of a foreign body such as a needle lodged under the tounge or in the region of the oropharynx etc, which might not show any outward signs of its presence.