Pharyngitis is the inflammation of the walls of the pharynx which was recoded in 19 dogs. It is usually caused
by exposure to variations of temperature, local irritant action of some foreign body, bacterial infections like
Staphylococcal and Streptococcal organisms. Pharyngitis is clinically characterized by cough which is at first
slight and dry, then moist and hoarse and followed by a discharge from the nose, there is little or no appetite,
swallowing is difficult, the floor of the mouth is red, the tonsils are sometimes swollen, the flow of saliva is
profuse, the throat is tender to the touch and when the part affected is touched the cough is excited.