Polyacrylamide Gel Ingestion Leading to Fatal Intestinal Obstruction in Two Birds in a Zoological Collection

Christine L. Miller; Karyn L. Bischoff; Brent Hoff

doi:10.1647/1082-6742-23.4.286

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Christine L. Miller,^* Karyn L. Bischoff, Brent Hoff

^*From the Miami Metrozoo, 12400 SW 152 Street, Miami, FL 33177, USA (Miller); the Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell University, Upper Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA (Bischoff); and the Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, PO Box 3612, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6R8, Canada (Hoff).

Abstract

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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Christine L. Miller, Karyn L. Bischoff, and Brent Hoff "Polyacrylamide Gel Ingestion Leading to Fatal Intestinal Obstruction in Two Birds in a Zoological Collection," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 23(4), 286-289, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1647/1082-6742-23.4.286

Published: 1 December 2009

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