Gastric rupture in an 8-year-old cat. The stylet indicates the point of perforation. On the right, the stomach is opened, showing its blood clot-rich contents. A part of the intestine has also been cut open in order to show its blackened contents. Below, the clots have been removed exposing two separate points of perforation in the gastric wall.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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