86 KENNEL DISEASES. 
Sometimes, but only very rarely, abscesses form in the back part of the phar- 
ynx. Their presence may be suspected if pharyngitis has existed for several 
days, and the patient carries his head extended, fixed and immovable on his 
neck. 
Before leaving this subject, attention can properly be called to the fact that 
the first signs of trouble manifested by some rabid dogs are symptoms identical 
with those which would be produced by a fish-bone or other foreign body in the 
throat. Therefore when a strange dog acts as though something had stuck there, 
he should be handled carefully, and gloves ought to be worn during the ex- 
amination. 
