Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with intestinal blockage from mineral stones causing vomiting
By Yuki, Masashi et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2006·Yuki Animal Hospital, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Enterolithiasis in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Persian cat was brought in for chronic vomiting and was found to have foreign objects causing a blockage in her intestines. After tests showed signs of kidney issues and anemia, the vet performed surgery to remove the foreign objects and fix the narrowed section of her intestines. The cat recovered well after the surgery. The foreign objects were identified as calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, possibly from cat litter or a past surgery.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old female Persian cat was brought in for evaluation of chronic vomiting. The presence of opaque enteric foreign bodies and intestinal obstruction along with azotaemia, hyperphosphataemia, moderate anaemia and peritoneal fluid were revealed following appropriate diagnostic work-up. Exploratory laparotomy confirmed jejunoileal dilation, ileocaecal stenosis, and numerous foreign objects in the jejunoileum. These foreign objects and ileocaecal stenosis were surgically removed, and intestinal resection and anastomosis was performed. The patient recovered favourably. Analysis revealed that the foreign objects were composed of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. Intestinal inflammation and stenosis secondary to enterolithiasis may have developed following ingestion of cat litter or a previous unrelated surgical intervention. We were unable to delineate the inciting pathogenesis in this particular case.
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