Esophageal and Gastric Bone Foreign Bodies in Dogs | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

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In today's VETgirl podcast, we discuss esophageal and gastric bone foreign bodies in dogs. Most clinicians have encountered the post-holiday tidal wave of patients that swallowed a pork rib or ate a chicken bone from the trash can. These pups just can't help themselves! So, what do you do? Bone foreign bodies are common, but when do you need to intervene versus letting the dog try to pass them on their own? To help answer these questions, Barash et al performed a study describing the outcome and the management of dogs with both esophageal and gastric bone foreign bodies.