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lillymae · 03-23-2010, 06:05 PM

I would ask for a barium swallow X-ray as a regular X-ray doesn't always show the object if there is one. Here is an example, my cat chewed the top half off of a baby bottle nipple. It did not show on an X-ray but with the barium swallow there it was plain as day.

03-23-2010, 06:05 PM	#18
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	I would ask for a barium swallow X-ray as a regular X-ray doesn't always show the object if there is one. Here is an example, my cat chewed the top half off of a baby bottle nipple. It did not show on an X-ray but with the barium swallow there it was plain as day.