This often requires emergency veterinary management to get the foreign
body obstruction out of your dog's airways.
Not exact matches
X-rays of the abdomen to assess organ size and position and rule
out obstruction, foreign
body, or masses
But, if for some reason the dog gets stressed
out or is overly bored and decides to eat lots of rocks or wood chips, you could be looking at a foreign
body obstruction that requires surgery.
It is important to rule
out other causes of vomiting and diarrhea, like foreign
body obstruction, so your veterinarian may recommend x-rays of your pet's abdomen.
Possible upper GI series to rule in or
out the involvement of foreign
bodies,
obstructions, tumors, organ displacement etc..
Male cats may develop enough crystals in the urethra (the narrow tube carrying urine
out of the
body) to cause an
obstruction.
Others such as tumors create
obstructions that affect the movement of waste
out of the
body.