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===Clinical Signs===

===Clinical Signs===

Include drooling, bleeding, dysphagia, a reddened, swollen and ulcerated tongue edge in the case of [[Periodontal Disease|periodontal disease]].  

Include drooling, bleeding, dysphagia, a reddened, swollen and ulcerated tongue edge in the case of periodontal disease.  

A foreign body may be visualised under the tongue (they may become embedded so that they cannot be palpated) or an acute swelling in the case of insect stings.  

A foreign body may be visualised under the tongue (they may become embedded so that they cannot be palpated) or an acute swelling in the case of insect stings.  

In chronic ulcerative glossitis there may be a thick, malodourous brown discharge.

In chronic ulcerative glossitis there may be a thick, malodourous brown discharge.

 

===Definitive Diagnosis===

===Definitive Diagnosis===

Careful examination of the entire mouth which the animal may resisit.

Careful examination of the entire mouth which the animal may resisit.