[Slim Pickens]

Maybe a stomach pump? How about a thin pole with a claw on the end?

Am I the ONLY one who thinks it's funny that these scientists, AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL OTHER OPTIONS, turned to the guy with long arms? Sheesh.

[horse_doc]

Actually, we'd use an endoscope to retrieve a gastric foreign body. Not every veterinary hospital has one, but thousands across America do.

It isn't quite as sexy as having the world's largest man stick his arm down your throat, be we poor Western veterinarians have to limp along as best we can.