Two birds from a zoological collection suffered fatal intestinal obstruction after each ingested single particles of polyacrylamide gel. Polyacrylamide gel, used in soils for gardening and agriculture, exists as small granules in the dehydrated state but expands markedly upon exposure to water. Polyacrylamide gel might, therefore, be an unrecognized hazard for captive and wild birds and other small animals if consumed.
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1 December 2009
Polyacrylamide Gel Ingestion Leading to Fatal Intestinal Obstruction in Two Birds in a Zoological Collection
Christine L. Miller,
Karyn L. Bischoff,
Brent Hoff
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Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Vol. 23 • No. 4
December 2009
Vol. 23 • No. 4
December 2009
Avian
blue-tailed trogon
foreign body
Harpactes reinwardtii
intestinal obstruction
Phaenicophaeus javanicus
polyacrylamide gel