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- Title
Acute, Fatal, Presumptive Xylitol Toxicosis in Cape Sugarbirds ( Promerops cafer).
- Authors
Gardner, Brett Richard; Mitchell, Emily P.
- Abstract
Twenty-nine wild Cape sugarbirds ( Promerops cafer) died acutely after ingestion of a homemade xylitol nectar solution from a bird feeder. The most aggressive feeders were first affected. Most birds showed clinical signs within 15 minutes of nectar ingestion, including incoordination, weakness, falling from perches, collapse, and death. A few birds showing clinical signs seemed to spontaneously recover and fly away. Full necropsy examinations done on 27 birds were hampered by freezing artifact and autolysis, but results indicated death was caused by the consequences of acute hypoglycemia. A presumptive diagnosis of xylitol toxicity was made based on the history, clinical signs, and absence of other obvious causes of death. This is potentially the first record of xylitol toxicity in wild birds.
- Subjects
XYLITOL; CAPE sugarbird; BIRD mortality; AUTOPSY; HYPOGLYCIN A; TOXICOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Avian Medicine & Surgery, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 4, p356
- ISSN
1082-6742
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1647/2016-234