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Linear Foreign Body
String or thread-like objects swallowed by pets that cause life-threatening intestinal plication and perforation.
Key Facts
- Especially dangerous form of foreign body ingestion
- String under the tongue is classic presentation in cats
- Intestine plicates (bunches up) along the string like a drawstring
- Tight string can cut through intestinal wall causing peritonitis
- Strings are too small to see on radiographs
- Check under tongue in any vomiting cat
- Surgery needed — earlier intervention leads to better outcomes