Symptoms
Last week, I mentioned the type of tissue that makes up the tonsils. I had also mentioned that in dogs, under normal conditions, one cannot see the tonsils at the back and side of 
the throat. They are hidden in a fold. Only when there is something wrong (eg an infection) will they protrude, and even that’s not always the case. In fact, tonsillitis is not always accompanied by obvious symptoms.
The clinical signs can range from coughing to a fever and the consequent loss of appetite. But clinical signs, as I said, are not always present.
For example, if the inflammatory process is isolated in the tonsils, then there still may not be a