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.