Normal tonsils are generally the same size and have the same pink color as the surrounding area. •  Earache •  Headache •  Bad breath •  There will be high temperature during tonsillitis. Like so much in the medical world, much of the terminology is derived from Latin or Greek. No harm is caused by having tonsil stones, though they can be both annoying and unpleasant. The removal of tonsils (tonsillectomy) is an uncommon procedure in dogs.