author(s)
Thangjam Reena Devi, Dhruba Das, Ashiho Kayina, Bedanga Konwar, Basanta Saikia, Hitesh Bayan, Kalyan Sarma, Chethan GE, SK Behera and A Khozhiio Kayina

abstract
Dogs may ingest a variety of foreign bodies while playing because of avidity. Once a foreign body has passed through the pylorus of the stomach; jejunum and ileum appear to be the most common sites of the small intestine obstruction. Five years old mix bred male dog weighing 28 kg body weight was presented with the history of inappetence, vomition, and hematochezia initially, followed by diarrhoea and straining while defecation since one month with no improvement after treated with ceftriaxone, dextrose normal saline, ringers lactate, ondansetron, ranitidine and metronidazole. Physical examination of the animal revealed a hard intra-abdominal lump in the right lateral abdominal region. Lateral and ventrodorsal abdominal radiographs revealed dilated gas-filled intestinal loops with a cluster of fine radiopaque intestinal mass. Emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed and chewed plastic material along with cotton ball (sanitary pad) was retrieved from the intestine. The animal recovered uneventfully and started taking normal food without any post-operative complications.