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While well-documented in human medicine, jujube pit ingestion in dogs has not previously been reported in the veterinary literature. This report describes a 15-year-old neutered male Maltese dog that presented with anorexia and lethargy five days after accidentally ingesting whole jujubes. Abdominal radiographs identified multiple intraluminal gastric foreign bodies demonstrating a distinctive, orientation-dependent sign: circular (transverse) or spindle-shaped (sagittal) opacities featuring a characteristic central longitudinal stripe. Although abdominal ultrasonography was limited in this specific case due to severe acoustic shadowing from localized gastric gas, the unique radiographic marker provided a reliable diagnostic clue before surgical confirmation. A gastrotomy was performed to successfully retrieve six intact, sharp-pointed pits, and the dog recovered uneventfully. To the authors\u2019 knowledge, as the first report to describe the clinical progression and specific radiographic characteristics of jujube pits in a dog, this case highlights the central longitudinal stripe as a diagnostic clue. This marker facilitates the differentiation of jujube pits from other foreign bodies on plain radiographs, allowing for timely surgical intervention to prevent catastrophic complications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/vetsci13060551","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,3]],"date-time":"2026-06-03T18:08:07Z","timestamp":1780510087000},"page":"551","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Radiographic Characteristics of Jujube Pit Foreign Bodies in a Dog"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1372-4430","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Taesik","family":"Yun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suyoung","family":"Lim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9816-6900","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yeon","family":"Chae","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3810-4193","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yoonhoi","family":"Koo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4976-7467","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sungin","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dongwoo","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8882-2329","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hakhyun","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Byeong-Teck","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.4103\/0973-7847.162108","article-title":"\u201cZiziphus jujuba\u201d: A red fruit with promising anticancer activities","volume":"9","author":"Tahergorabi","year":"2015","journal-title":"Pharmacogn. 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