Surgical correction of ileus in a blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna)

A blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna) was presented with a history of vomiting and production of small amounts of chin feces. A diagnosis of partial obstructive ileus was made following an oral barium-contrast study of the alimentary canal. The ileus proved to be the result of an adhesion of an intestinal loop to the abdominal wall and was successfully corrected by surgical intervention.