Abby is back at ARC today. After hearing my update on her eating habits for the past 2 days, Dr Lee called for barium test to determine the cause of her painful swallowing/difficulty with swallowing. Abby is made to drink some barium preparation and then put through a series of x-rays to track its path through her digestive system. And the results were bad: a LARGE obstruction was found in her esophagus. The vet opined that it could be a foreign object or a structural defect. Operation is out of question as it is a difficult area to operate upon and the prognosis is usually bad. The only option now is to do an endoscopy to view the obstruction. Whether or not it can be removed is another matter. Abby is now placed on drip to replenish her bodily needs in readiness for the endoscopy scheduled for tomorrow morning. 
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