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Subsequent clinical deterioration prompted further investigation with CT scan revealing severe dilation of the intestine which was deemed likely secondary to small intestinal foreign body obstruction, and less likely to be secondary to a condition resulting in functional ileus. Surgical exploration revealed severe intestinal distension extending from mid-jejunum to the caecum and the distended portion of the intestine was impacted with hard faecal matter towards the caecum. Surgical resection of the ileum and caecum was performed. Unfortunately, following surgery the patient continued to decline and was euthansied. On post-mortem examination, histhopathology confirmed myopathic instestinal leiomyositis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of myopathic intestinal leiomyositis in a cat. 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