Observations regarding Some Surgical Techniques of Tonsillectomy in Dogs

Tonsillectomy in dog is applied to cases with chronic recurrent tonsillitis, a disease frequently found in this species and also when medicamentary treatment does not offer favorable results. Often the only effective treatment in chronic recurrent tonsillitis is surgery, especially that delay of surgical intervention leads to metastasization of the infection in endocardium and joints. Given the clinical importance of chronic tonsillitis, with all its implications, and that surgical treatment is most effective, the aim of this work was to use several surgical techniques of tonsillectomy, which can be practically applied in different situations, depending on the material and technical possibilities.