LARYNGITIS IN THE DOG.
Sore throat is chiefly seen in pampered pets and in hunting dogs, as the greyhound. In the latter class it is the result of chills, a cold ducking when heated, cold damp kennels, etc. It is sometimes almost the only manifestation of distemper.
Symptoms. Dullness, impaired appetite, a slight cough becoming more frequent and paroxysmal. These paroxysms give rise to accelerated and panting breathing, and if severe, to the ejection of a glairy yellow (bilious) material from the stomach. There is also running from the nose and frequent sneezing. The dull muffled bark has led to the supposition of rabies but it has no resemblance whatever to the characteristic cry of rabies while beginning like an impulsive bark merges into an agonized and baffled howl. Accelerated pulse, elevated temperature, reddened fauces and swollen tonsils are marked symptoms.
Sometimes a short, dry cough obstinately remains after the disease has apparently subsided.
Treatment. Attend to general comfort, steam the nostrils, give a laxative if costive, and follow with iodide of potassium or salammoniac (5 grains) repeated thrice daily. Apply a mustard poultice to the throat.