Chronic Hypertrophic Pyloric Gastropathy in Cats
 
Pyloric stenosis, or chronic hypertrophic pyloric gastropathy, is the narrowing of the pyloric canal due to an overgrowth of muscles of that region. This region of the stomach connects with the first part of the small intestine called the duodenum. The exact cause of the disease is still unknown; it is rarely found in cats.
 
Symptoms and Types
 
The severity of symptoms directly correlates to the extent of the pyloric canal's narrowing; these include chronic, intermittent