Gastrointestinal linear foreign bodies in cats: A retrospective study of 12 cases

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies are common in animals and may present with various clinical manifestations depending on the location, severity, duration of obstruction. Linear body (LFB) obstructions more cats compared to dogs, causing obstruction is usually thread or threaded needle. In our study, it was aimed determine radiography localization diagnosis LFB cats, investigate operative treatment options their effects prognosis. The study material consisted 12 different breeds, ages, genders, who were referred suspicion acute/chronic vomiting anorexia. After identification obstruction, planned considering its localization, severity pathology. All removed surgical procedures. most finding plication intestines. Four died postoperative period. As a result, early rapid positively affects Intestinal perforations caused by infection due bacterial translocation inevitable delayed cases. Another issue be considered that show symptoms gastrointestinal system origin, extremely important carry out detailed examination mouth. addition, thought trying pull LFBs protruding from anus increases risk perforation