Have you ever looked at a radiograph of an animal’s belly and wondered, “What the heck were they thinking when they swallowed that?” You’re not alone. In fact, we invite you submit your favorite have-to-see-it-to-believe-it radiograph for your chance to win cool prizes. But you better get moving. Entry deadline is June 30 for Veterinary Practice News’ sixth annual “They Ate What?” radiograph contest, which highlights the dietary indiscretions committed by veterinary clients’ dogs, cats, snakes guinea pigs, cows and horses. A Canon digital single-lens reflex camera is the grand prize. Two runners-up will each receive a point-and-shoot digital camera. Winners will be announced in the September issue of Veterinary Practice News. Sound-Eklin of Carlsbad, Calif., is sponsoring the contest. “With the proliferation of digital technology over the past few years, we expect to see many well-defined cases presenting an even greater variety of findings,” said Greg Stoutenburgh, vice president of marketing for Sound-Eklin. High-resolution radiographs must be submitted electronically to VPNeditor@bowtieinc.com. The submitter must include his or her name, the clinic name and address, a telephone number and a brief explanation of the case. Entries become the property of BowTie Inc., which reserves the right to use them in any publication, media or promotion. Contestants agree that their photo, text, name and city may be posted on BowTie websites and, in the case of the winners, on sponsor websites. Amy McGinness, DVM, of Middleburg, Fla., won last year’s contest with a radiograph displaying a stomach full of metal objects. Hooch, a 2-year-old hound mix, presented with vomiting and lethargy. In all, 309 screws, nails and fence staples—souvenirs from his family’s fence project a week before—were surgically removed. Matthew Wright, DVM, Dipl. ACVR, judged the contest and commented that whoever counted all the pieces deserved the award. Last year’s runners-up were Patricia N. Young, DVM, CVA, CCRP, of Charlotte, N.C., for her rad日本藤素 iograph of a spiral telephone cord in a 6-year-old retriever mix, and Stephen H. Hart, DVM, of Jacksonville, Fla., for a radiograph of a 5-inch paring knife in a 7-year-old male lab. Fishing hooks, rubber ducks, pricey diamond rings and a gut full of gravel were other impressive entries in the contest’s first five years. Winners in the contest’s first three years were radiographs of snakes. One ate two light bulbs; a 65-pound specimen ate a rabbit and the electric warming blanket on which it sat; and a snake that had eaten a snake that had eaten a mouse. <Home>
