PRESENTATION A 12-year-old spayed Chihuahua presents for 24 hours of gagging and coughing. Photo courtesy Dr. Kendra Freeman CHALLENGE 1) The most common material for esophageal foreign bodies in dogs is: a. Bone b. Dental treats c. Fishhooks 2) The distal esophagus is the most common location for esophageal foreign bodies. a. True b. False 3) In what percentage of cases has full clinical recovery at the time of discharge been reported? a. 50 percent b. 75 percent c. 90 percent Reference 1. A.G. Burton, C.T. Talbot, M.S. Kent, Risk Factors for Death in Dogs Treated for Esophageal Foreign Body Obstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 222 Cases (1998–2017), Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 6, November-December 2017, Pages 1686–1690, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14849
