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6 month old Bulldog

August 12, 2021 By Allison Zwingenberger

This week’s case is a 6-month-old Bulldog with a 4-day history of vomiting. What are your findings, differential diagnoses, and next steps?

R LAT Abdomen
L LAT Abdomen
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Findings

On the right lateral projection, the stomach wall appears thickened and the gastric rugae are prominent. There is an ill-defined soft tissue opacity in the dorsal portion of the lumen. On the left lateral projection, there is a very well-defined soft tissue object outlined by gas in the pylorus. Several segments of small intestine appear moderately enlarged in the caudal abdomen. There is moderately poor abdominal detail due to the animal’s young age. No other abnormalities are identified.
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Differential Diagnosis

Gastric foreign body fixed in the pylorus, with probable linear foreign body component in the small intestine.
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Diagnosis

A 6-inch rope toy was surgically removed from the stomach and duodenum via a gastrotomy.

Filed Under: Abdomen, Canine, Case of the Day, Radiographs

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