The region of the fauces is sometimes injured by sharp pointed bodies
swallowed in the food, by the giving of boluses on the end of a pointed
stick, or by the careless use of a probang or of a file upon the
posterior molars. An overgrown last molar will sometimes lacerate the
velum. In other cases the inflammation of sore throat is especially
concentrated on this part, giving rise to cough, difficulty of
swallowing, redness, infiltration and swelling of the parts, and even
abscess. In the dog it is often associated with tonsilitis.
_Treatment._ A laxative is usually desirable to be followed by
salammoniac or chlorate of potash. In case of actual traumatic lesions,
the astringent and antiseptic lotions advised for tonsilitis will be in
order, and if abscess is recognized it should be opened promptly.