Veterinary Practice News would like to thank everyone who sent radiographs in for this year’s competition. Each year we’re amazed at the images and stories that come in. We would also like to thank the judge, Matt Wright, DVM, Dipl. ACVR, who had the tough task of selecting a winner. And If you enjoy this article, please check out these other contest winners: They Ate What? Pet X-Ray Contest 2012 Winners 2013 Pet X-ray Contest Winners: They Ate What? This year’s winner, Vanessa Hawkins, DVM, will receive a digital single-lens reflex camera courtesy of contest sponsor Sound-Eklin of Carlsbad, Calif. The runners-up will receive a point-and-shoot camera. Grand Prize Winner Vanessa Hawksin, DVM Bayshore Animal Hospital Warrenton, Ore. Vanessa Hawksin, DVM The dog was presented for lameness in a hind leg, and while taking radiographs looking for musculoskeletal abnormalities, nine handballs were discovered as an incidental finding. Runners Up Lisa Anne Attanasi, DVM Eaglewood Cliffs Veterinary Eaglewood Cliffs, N.J. Lisa Anne Attanasi, DVM Wailen, a 12-year-old beagle, ate shoe laces, mulch, knee high stocking, a plastic plant, plastic ties and bristles of a car snow cleaning brush. Jenny Yanson, practice manager Suburbia North Animal Hospital Jenny Yanson, practice manager A 6-month-old bulldog, Tinkerbell, ate a training collar off another bulldog in their house. The owners had no idea until she ate a second metal slip collar and then proceeded to become seriously ill. Doctors were surprised to find two slip collars in her stomach. Honorable Mentions Michael Herko, DVM Falls Road Animal Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Michael Herko, DVM Penelope, a 2-year-old duck, presented for left leg lameness and was uncomfortable upon abominal palpation. Radiographs showed a nail and stones in her gizzard. Surgery was performed and Penelope went home. She was back a month later. Radiographs revealed another nail and a second surgery was performed. Lisa Anne Attanasi, DVM Eaglewood Cliffs Veterinary Eaglewood Cliffs, N.J. Lisa Anne Attanasi, DVM Radiographs showed a 2-inch sewing needle seen in ventral proximal neck in Sally, a 1-year-old dachshund. Melissa Seavey Healthy Paws Veterinary Center Westborough, Mass. Melissa Seavey A 4-month-old golden retriever ate 10 baby bottle nipples. Dr. Shriaz Juma Sherbrook Animal Hospital Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada Dr. Shriaz Juma A 6-month-old male kitten, Keelee, loved playing with the guitar that the owner was fixing. Owner tried to pull the string and because it wouldn’t come, he brought Keelee in. Stephen Crosby, CVT, VTS New Haven Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine New Haven, Conn. Stephen Crosby, CVT, VTS The owner was feeding peanut butter off a spoon to her Alaskan malamute, who gulped down more than just its treat. The rads also show a piece of a collar and a toy the dog had eaten earlier (totally unrelated to the spoon incident). Monica Hazelwood, DVM VCA Mountainview Animal Hospital and Pet Lodge Highlands Ranch, Colo. Monica Hazelwood, DVM Barkley, a 5 1/2-year old cocker spaniel, presented for vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Radiographs revealed a game board die in his small intestine. Adam Honeckman, DVM Mobile Veterinary Diagnostic Orlando, Fla. Adam Honeckman, DVM Raven, a 4-year-old female Labrador, was offered a spoonful of peanut butter but decided to eat the spoon, too. The spoon was successfully removed endoscopically. Beth Shannon, DVM North Liberty Pet Clinic North Liberty, Iowa Beth Shannon, DVM A 1 1/2-year-old male Chi-weenie had chewed on a bottle of Gorilla Glue. The glue expanded in his stomach and molded to it perfectly. He had a complete recovery after the surgery. Caitlin Fickett Alaska Veterinary Clinic Anchorage, Alaska Caitlin Fickett This dog came in for vomiting and eating grass. A radiograph revealed a foreign body in the stomach. The next morning, an additional X-ray better showed the object: a hard plastic dinosaur. Bridget Landon, DVM Fairgrounds Animal Hospital Reno, Nev. Bridget Landon, DVM A 9-month-old golden retriever presented for vaccines. The owner reported that the patient started vomiting two days prior and appetite had decreased. The patient had a gutful of rocks measuring 4-6 cm in diameter. Patti Klein Manke, DVM Woodstock Veterinary Clinic Woodstock, N.Y. Patti Klein Manke, DVM Prince Edward, a 9-year-old bulldog, ate his owner’s false teeth when he found them in a bowl that had ice cream in it. The teeth were returned to the owner and she is smiling again! <HOME>
