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US brand names:Novopaque, E-Z-HD
Barium Sulfate is dosed at 25 ml/kg PO not stated in source in ball pythons, per Banzato T, Russo E, Finotti L, et al. Development of a technique for contrast radiographic examination of the gastrointestinal tract in ball pythons (Python regius). Am J Vet Res. 2012;73:996-1001. — Source: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.272 — Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th ed, Table 4.11 (Miscellaneous Agents Used in Reptiles). The copy held is an ebook conversion with no printed page numbers, so the table — not the page — is the citable location. — SOURCE EDITION: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — ISBN 9780323833929, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780323833929. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Radiopaque contrast agent that coats GI mucosa, allowing visualization of GI anatomy and motility on radiographs. Not absorbed systemically.
CONTRAINDICATED if GI perforation suspected (barium peritonitis is fatal). Use iodinated contrast instead if perforation possible. Aspiration causes severe pneumonitis. Constipation after study.
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