| ORAL, OROPHARYNGEAL, FOREIGN BODY, PLANT AWN, TRAUMA, INJURY | |
| Description | Trauma or a foreign body lodged between the teeth, under the tongue, or in the pharynx can cause clinical signs. Awns and burrs can cause oral lesions. Contact with tooth surfaces, Contact Mucositis, can cause lesions of the oral mucosa. Following puncture of the mucosa of the mouth abscesses can form in the lips and cheek. |
| Species | Canine, Equine, Feline, Porcine |
| Signs | Abnormal breath odor, Abnormal upper airway breathing sounds, Agalactia, Anorexia, Change in voice, Congestion oral mucous membranes, Coughing, Difficulty in prehending or chewing food, Dullness, Dysphagia, Dyspnea, Excessive salivation, Fever, Gagging, retching, Head shaking, Head, face, ears, jaw, nose, nasal, swelling, Head, face, neck foreign body, Hemorrhage of any body part or clotting failure, Inability to open (trismus) and/or close jaw, Increased respiratory rate, Lymphadenopathy, Mouth, oral mucosal or tongue pain, Mucoid nasal discharge, Oral cavity, tongue swelling, Oral mucosal ulcers, vesicles, Pain, head, face, jaw, ears, Pain, pharynx, larynx, trachea, Purulent discharge skin, Purulent nasal discharge, Skin edema, Sneezing, Swelling skin or subcutaneous, Tongue ulcers, vesicles, Underweight, Vomiting or regurgitation, Warm skin, Weight loss |
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