2Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode;
3Professor and Head (Retd.), Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Vet. and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
4Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Vet. and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
5Professor, Department of Vet. Pathology, College of Vet. and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad-673 576 (Kerala)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: drkmdileepkumar@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 13 March, 2013.
A contrast radiography of stomach with oral barium sulphate suspension 25% (5 mL/kg b.wt positive contrast) and double contrast with oral barium sulphate 25% (3 mL/kg b.wt) followed by air (2 to 10 mL/kg b.wt, negative contrast) was done on six dogs to study the affections of stomach. Contrast radiography using barium sulphate alone was found satisfactory to identify most of the lesions of the stomach. Double contrast radiography using barium sulphate and air, required sedation to control the animals for proper administration. For the diagnosis of mucosal lesions, double contrast radiography was better than barium sulphate alone.
Barium, Contrast radiography, Dog, Double contrast, Stomach
