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mimimomo · 03-23-2010, 08:08 PM

If it is blockage, she would be throwing up non stop, won't even be able to keep water down. It will show in an x-ray if it's still in the stomach, but if it has passed down to the intestines, only a barium study will show if there's indeed a blockage. Yes, the vet can tell by palpating if there's some sort of foreign material.
I've had a horrible experience w/Momo having a blockage from ingesting a queen palm tree seed (which is toxic) & he had to have surgery in the ER. We also did ultrasound, endoscopy w/no luck. It was discovered when the vet palpated his stomach & it was lodged in the entrance of the small intestines.
Hope she'll feel better & you'll find out what's wrong w/her soon.

03-23-2010, 08:08 PM	#19
mimimomo Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 9,874	If it is blockage, she would be throwing up non stop, won't even be able to keep water down. It will show in an x-ray if it's still in the stomach, but if it has passed down to the intestines, only a barium study will show if there's indeed a blockage. Yes, the vet can tell by palpating if there's some sort of foreign material. I've had a horrible experience w/Momo having a blockage from ingesting a queen palm tree seed (which is toxic) & he had to have surgery in the ER. We also did ultrasound, endoscopy w/no luck. It was discovered when the vet palpated his stomach & it was lodged in the entrance of the small intestines. Hope she'll feel better & you'll find out what's wrong w/her soon. __________________ Jenny Mimi Momo Princess Turbo Madan Pin Brush: www.toplinepet.com Last edited by mimimomo; 03-23-2010 at 08:09 PM.