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d. Whisker Lickin’s Tartar Control Treats. Nestle Purina Pet
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Care Products, St. Louis, MO, USA.
VetBooks.ir The authors and editors acknowledge the contributions of Drs. e. Tartar Check. Del Monte Pet Products, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA.
Karl Zetner and John J. Hefferren in the previous edition of f. Logan EI. Unpublished data. December 1996.
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition. g. Pedigree Dentabone. Kal Kan Foods, Vernon, CA, USA.
h. Purina Chew-eez. Nestle Purina Pet Care Products, St.
Louis, MO, USA.
ENDNOTES i. C.E.T. Chews. Virbac Animal Health, Ft. Worth,TX, USA.

a. Prescription Diet t/d Feline. Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.,
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CASE 47-1

Oral Foreign Body in a Doberman Pinscher
Robert B. Wiggs, DVM, Dipl. AVDC
Coit Road Animal Hospital
Dallas, Texas, USA

Patient Assessment
A five-year-old, 30-kg, male Doberman pinscher was presented for removal of a large beef knucklebone that was lodged in its
mouth. The dog was excited, salivating profusely and difficult to handle. The bone was lodged caudal to the canine teeth between
the dental arcades and was holding the dog’s mouth open to the point of causing strain upon the jaws. Attempts to remove the bone
while the patient was awake were unsuccessful.The dog’s excited condition and the obstructing bone made a complete physical and
oral examination impossible before sedation. After the dog was sedated, it was possible to gradually extricate the bone without fur-
ther damaging the teeth or oral tissues (Figures 1A and 1B). The dog was intubated and anesthetized to allow a comprehensive
oral examination.

Figure 1A. A large bone lodged in the oral cavity of a Doberman Figure 1B. The same patient after the bone was removed. Note the
pinscher. size of the bone in relation to the patient’s head and mouth.