Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Kate Richardson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:54:53 GMT

My thoughts would be gas in cranial stomach overlying diaphragm border. Could be FB in stomach but I would think likely retention of barium in rugal folds. It would be interesting to see a radiograph say 4-6 hrs later when all barium should have left stomach, and if similar pattern then I would be more suspicious of a FB. Agree the gas filled circle is pylorus. No obstruction evident on this picture

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Hannah Wynne Richards — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:02:15 GMT

I'm not a radiologist,but if I had to guess I would say ? cloth of some sort FB which has absorbed barium-anybody in the house lost a pair of knickers ?

Wynne

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

ilanit — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:49:37 GMT

Unfortunately they did not take a VD shot

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

ilanit — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:48:08 GMT

To be honest I don't know the finer details, because it's not my case. Just seen the X-ray. I am not sure how much barium they gave him. I believe this X-ray was taken about half an hour after. Yes, plain x-ray was done too, but I don't have it scanned.

Our main issue was the possibility of a hiatal hernia. Is this just an expiratory x-ray where the other crus of the diafragm is positioned very cranial or is the stomach partly in the thorax?

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:49:55 GMT

Hiatal hernia? Barium and soft-tissue rim that may be stomach in caudal oesophagus?

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

argyro koukouseli — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:46:11 GMT

was there any plain radiographs taken first?

and could it be a partial obstruction going on that doesnt alow barioum rather than a barium snak?

is anybody concearned on the barium cranially to diaphragm up there or is it ok?

how chronic the condition?

what about apetite and feaces?

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Kate Richardson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:58 GMT

Barium often fixes chronic vomiters...

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Kate Richardson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:20 GMT

Barium often fixes chronic vomiters...

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Mark Rowland — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:50:06 GMT

Was it a barium meal or a barium snack?

I think more barium should have been given myself, I dont think that will be diagnostic.

Goodluck

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Louise6732 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:27:19 GMT

How long after the meal was the x-ray taken?

Louise

Re: Barium X-ray from vomiting dog

Mark Holmes — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:19:33 GMT

If its the circle you're looking at its probably a gas filled pylorus