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==Description==

==Description==

Intestinal obstruction can be classified as acute or chronic, partial or complete, simple or incarcerated.  The cause of the obstruction can be intraluminal, extraluminal or intramural.  Most common causes of intestinal obstruction include intussusception, neoplasia and foreign body.  Young animals are more likely to develop intussusception following gastroenteritis or intestinal surgery.  Other causes include intetinal volvulus and obstruction due to incarcerated intestinal loops.

'''Intestinal obstruction''' can be classified as acute or chronic, partial or complete, simple or incarcerated.  The cause of the obstruction can be intraluminal, extraluminal or intramural.  Most common causes of intestinal obstruction include intussusception, neoplasia and foreign body.  Intussusception is more likely in young animals with a history of gastroenteritis or intestinal surgery.  Cats frequently present with linear foreign bodies.  Other less common causes include intestinal torsion/volvulus and incarcerated intestinal obstruction.  Neoplasia is more commonly present in middle-aged to older animals.

==Diagnosis==

==Diagnosis==

*Abdominal foreign body, mass or obstructive ileus may be palpable

*Abdominal foreign body, mass or obstructive ileus may be palpable