Clinical Case 9 - Page 2

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Clinical Examination

The vet performs a clinical exam and finds the following:

• Duke is dull and cooperative (even though he is normally aggressive and impossible to examine).
• The heart rate is 200 beats per minute and the mucous membranes appear pale.
• Duke's abdomen is visibly distended and there is a firm oblong viscous pressed firmly against the left body wall.
• Duke is making unproductive retching attempts.

What would you do next?

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