looks like swollen tonsils, but on my Ig. what could it be.

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Posted by rjmmello on May 31, 2002 at 19:13:54:

First of all, we've got an appointment w/her vet in the morning. I know it's got to be some kind of infection but am 'pretty' sure Ig's don't really have tonsils.

Romeo (I didn't name her), my 7ish pound adult female has always been the kind of Ig that sleeps w/her mouth open a little (and drools ), but earlier this week I caught her sleeping w/her tonge actually hanging out, opened her mouth to see what was going on and, comparing to my other girls of similar size, thought her tonge might have looked a little swollen. Other than that nothing appeared out of order, good appitite, color, clear eyes, nothing unusual. Wasn't sure if I was just being paranoid so decided to watch her for a few more days.

I didn't see anything else...not even tounge out sleeping, but decided to check her mouth one more time today. Well, I don't know whether I just opened it up more today or whether it's actually changed in appearance since I first checked. . . but today the back of her throat is definitely swollen, with a creamy whiteish color under the pink skin. I checked the other Ig's again and could see a distinct difference this time.

So...has anybody ever gone through this before. . .or heard about anything that looks like this? Would be glad to hear anything you'd like to share.
Thanks,
Rebecca

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Abscess or infection. Definitely worthy of a vet visit. np Mark 05/31/02 (6)
- Re: "swollen tonscil" turned out to be fat (LOL), but did get gram neg. . . rjmmello 06/01/02 (5)
  - hmmm..... xta 06/01/02 (4)
    - Re: gram negative vs. gram positive "bacterial" rods rjmmello 06/01/02 (3)
      - Confused cos I thought it was other way around....more Iguanamomma 06/01/02 (1)
        
        Re: Confused cos I thought it was other way around....more rjmmello 06/02/02 (0)
      - Cool info ...thanks! :) nm xta 06/01/02 (0)

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: First of all, we've got an appointment w/her vet in the morning. I know it's got to be some kind of infection but am 'pretty' sure Ig's don't really have tonsils. : Romeo (I didn't name her), my 7ish pound adult female has always been the kind of Ig that sleeps w/her mouth open a little (and drools <grin>), but earlier this week I caught her sleeping w/her tonge actually hanging out, opened her mouth to see what was going on and, comparing to my other girls of similar size, thought her tonge might have looked a little swollen. Other than that nothing appeared out of order, good appitite, color, clear eyes, nothing unusual. Wasn't sure if I was just being paranoid so decided to watch her for a few more days. : I didn't see anything else...not even tounge out sleeping, but decided to check her mouth one more time today. Well, I don't know whether I just opened it up more today or whether it's actually changed in appearance since I first checked. . . but today the back of her throat is definitely swollen, with a creamy whiteish color under the pink skin. I checked the other Ig's again and could see a distinct difference this time. : So...has anybody ever gone through this before. . .or heard about anything that looks like this? Would be glad to hear anything you'd like to share. : Thanks, : Rebecca

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