ADVERSE DRUG REACTION TO METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE IN A MACAW WITHPROVENTRICULAR DILATATION SYNDROME

A 4-year-old female blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) with a history of chronic vomiting was treated with metoclopramide hydrochloride. Aft er the second treatment, ataxia, torticollis, and opisthotonos became evident. These signs resolved with the administration of diphenhydrami ne hydrochloride. Despite supportive care, the bird died several days later. Histologic lesions were suggestive of proventricular dilatation syndrome.