ABSTRACT

75 A 1-year-old male Labrador retriever presents with acute onset of excess salivation, regurgitation of a white foamy material, and loss of appetite. The dog was earlier seen chewing on an old tennis ball.

i. What should be your next diagnostic step?

ii. What are the most common locations for impaction of an esophageal foreign body?

iii. What are the most common complications of esophageal foreign bodies?124