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21803

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Admission date	2018-08-16
Final date	2018-10-29
Days in captivity	74
Species	RTHA - Red-tailed hawk
Age	HY
Sex	UNK
Status	R
Band	1967-18366

Fracture - ulna, left

Cause of injury: Unknown

Release approved

Found in Waxhaw,NC
Union county

Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 74 15.40 1139.60

Radiographs 4 300.00 1200.00

Physical therapy 5 110.00 550.00

Eye exam 1 25.00 25.00

Total 3034.60

Costs are estimates based on fees charged at a local avian specialist.

Radiographs and images
2018-08-16	2018-08-16	2018-08-18	2018-09-07	2018-09-23

2018-10-29 10:32 ces/me

Weight: 1456 grams


Release record
Date2018-10-29
Band/tag number1967-18366
Band size7D
Released byBayleigh MacHaffie
Location
Kannapolis, Cabarrus county, NC

2018-10-29 10:24 bwm

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:
[21546] / 18112/pink / ASY / UNK - 16x, clumsy, asymmetrical flight, flaps wings
very quickly. 
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well.
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well. Slight L wing droop towards
very end. 
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well, asymmetrical flight. 

2018-10-28 13:00 KLH

Group treatment: 4 patients
409g m; NOLO

2018-10-28 11:00 rh

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 16x

All perched, BAR, gliding well.

2018-10-27 12:15 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
409g m/R, NOLO

2018-10-27 10:52 ah

Exercised x 15, flew perch to perch.

2018-10-25 12:05 mkf/fs/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
443g ck/m nolo

2018-10-25 09:04 mkf

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:  All flew 16 lengths well.

2018-10-24 11:14 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
99,111,109,100gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-10-24 10:28 lrm

Group entry: 4 animals
exercised - all but pink flew at least 16x
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[21546] / 18112/pink / ASY / UNK - 4x to ground, defensive
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 

2018-10-23 10:36 nen

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 424 g m/ck/R    

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[21546] / 18112/pink / ASY / UNK - flappy, labored, asym, 12x
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - glides, sym
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - glides, sym 
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - dips low, glides, slight LWD
all 14-16x other than pink

2018-10-22 10:28 ces/me

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 124, 128, 127, 118 g R with vit and ca
NOLO

2018-10-22 09:18 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
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[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 21x
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 22x
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 18x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-10-22
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 22 x cage length readily,
slight wing droop, gliding last
20'

2018-10-21 11:30 JWE

Group treatment: 3 patients
314g m NOLO

2018-10-21 09:49 flm

Group entry: 3 animals
BAR for exercise.
all flew well 15x, all a little choppy on takeoffs.
orange: no issues.
purple: holding out L wing.
lime: L droop.

2018-10-20 11:00 AH

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
317 g m/ck NOLO  BARP

2018-10-20 10:18 rep

Group entry: 3 animals
No Exercise due to rain

2018-10-19 11:20 KF

Group treatment: 3 patients
305 g ck (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-10-19 10:11 KF

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 
everyone good, red band seems tired, last to fly

2018-10-18 15:09 me/des

Group entry: 3 animals
Released cage mate 21728; NOLO
Food in cage: 329g ck/R total

2018-10-17 10:50 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
108,119.116.118gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2018-10-17 10:43 mmo

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 16x without difficulty

2018-10-16 13:18 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 423 g m/R 

2018-10-16 10:11 HA

16 laps exercise

2018-10-15 11:00 bwm

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:
[21728] / 18137 / HY / UNK - 16x, more reluctant than others, flew/perched well.
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well!
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 16x, asymetrical flight and a slight L wing droop.
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 16x, asymetrical flight, L wing droop. 

2018-10-15 10:45 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
438g CK +vit+ca

2018-10-14 12:40 KLH

Group treatment: 4 patients
412g ck; NOLO

2018-10-14 11:02 flm

Group entry: 4 animals
BAR for exercise.
all flew 14x. soaring, full lengths. mostly landing on perches.
purple: holding out L wing - worsened w/ exercise.
lime: L droop.

2018-10-13 12:10 RMB/ME

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
413 g ck/m  NOLO  BAR

2018-10-13 11:00 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
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[21728] / 18137/lt blue / HY / UNK - 19x 
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 21x
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 19x
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 21x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-10-13
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 19 x, slight L wing droop;
gliding a little ; needs more time

2018-10-12 12:00 KF

Group treatment: 4 patients
405 g ck (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-10-12 10:03 kb

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 14x. missing tail feathers, loud

2018-10-11 12:00 ces

Group treatment: 4 patients
skipped due to hurricane

2018-10-10 11:18 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
109,116,111,110gC

2018-10-09 12:41 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 421 g m/R 

2018-10-09 10:57 HA

17 laps, flying well

2018-10-08 10:53 bwm

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:
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[21728] / 18137/lt blue / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well. Slight L wing droop
towards end. Would fly back and forth without stopping.
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well. Wavered slightly before
landing. 
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 16x, Missing tail feathers, flew/perched okay
but was a little clumsy. Slight L wing droop/assymetrical flight towards end.
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 16x, flew/perched well. Slight L wing droop/assymetrical
flight towards end. Would fly back and forth without stopping. 

2018-10-08 10:45 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
432g CK +vit+ca

2018-10-07 12:00 JWE

Group treatment: 4 patients
406g m NOLO

2018-10-07 10:26 FLM

Group entry: 4 animals
BAR for exercise.
all flew well 14x.
blue/orange: soaring, perch to perch. no issues.
purple: slight L droop. still soaring and perching.
lime: significant L droop that worsened with exercise. still soaring and perching.

2018-10-06 12:20 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
434g R/m, NOLO

2018-10-06 10:11 ah, pce

flew 14x perch to perch; feathers seem to stick out a little out on left; went to ground at at #  6 and  OMB

2018-10-05 12:00 lmv

Group treatment: 4 patients
441 g ck  + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-10-05 10:07 DLE

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercised 16x, good flight!

2018-10-04 09:45 ces/fs

Group treatment: 4 patients
108, 120, 120, 103 g R, nolo

2018-10-04 09:18 fs

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercised all 14x's.

2018-10-03 11:00 lrm

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercised - all flew 14x, soaring and perching

2018-10-03 10:45 ces/lrm

Group treatment: 4 patients
434 g m/ck with vit and ca, nolo

2018-10-02 13:22 rmb

Leftovers: 29
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 417 g m/R 

2018-10-02 10:25 bt

14 laps, slight wing droop

2018-10-01 11:48 bwm

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:
[21728] / 18137/lt blue / HY / UNK - 16x. Flew/perched well. Towards end, started
wavering in flight and wouldn't land on one side of the flight cage.
[21791] / 22xxx/orange / HY / UNK - 16x. Flies low but graceful, perches well.
[21803] / 22068/purple / HY / UNK - 16x. Clumsy, lands hard/on wall. Tail feathers
missing, L wing droop, slight assymetrical flight (noticed more towards end)
[21871] / 18175/lime / HY / UNK - 16x. Slight assymetrical flight, L wing droop,
had to push more than others to fly. 

2018-10-01 11:00 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
415g M +vit+ca

2018-09-30 10:24 ces

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 405 g m
NOLO

2018-09-30 10:22 ces

Weight: 1470 grams
BAR.  Fractures felt great.
Colored purple.

Moved to F5.  Flew to perch.

2018-09-29 11:00 rep

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 240 g R   

2018-09-28 12:00 lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
232g ck +vit/ca; NOLO; BAR

2018-09-27 12:30 mkf/fs/rjo

Group treatment: 2 patients
240g m nolo

2018-09-26 11:03 lrm

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 248g ck + vit + ca.   

2018-09-24 11:00 dml

Leftovers: 0
101g M +vit+ca

2018-09-23 12:30 KLH

107g m; NOLO

2018-09-23 08:55 ces

Weight: 1394 grams
Flying well perch to perch.  Hard to catch.

Anesthetized with iso via mask.  PT went well.  Fractures sites very stable.

Banded: 22068
Moved to R2.

Plan: Continue cage rest for another week and then move to a flight cage.

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-09-22 11:30 LA/RMB

Leftovers: 7
Food: 115 g m/R (+ vit + Ca)

BAR

2018-09-21 13:00 KF

105 g m (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-09-20 11:50 fs/rjo

102g R nolo

2018-09-19 11:14 RTS

102gM+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-09-18 13:49 rmb

Food: 109 g m/R 

nolo

2018-09-17 11:30 dml

Leftovers: 0
109g M +vit+ca

2018-09-15 13:00 rma/rew

102g R; NOLO, BAR, perched

2018-09-14 12:00 KF

100 g m (+vit +ca); NOLO

2018-09-14 11:25 des

BAR. Perched. NOLO
Slight droop/holding left wing out but flapping and looks good.
PT w/o ANE. Full ROM. Both fx's stable.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop PT. Continue cage rest for 10 days. Then rad.

2018-09-13 12:25 fs/mkf/rjo

105g R nolo

2018-09-12 11:35 RTS

99gM+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-09-11 10:56 HA

Food: 114 g R (+ vit + Ca)
nolo

2018-09-10 10:30 ces/sat

114 g ck with vit and ca, nolo

2018-09-09 12:50 KLH

100g m; NOLO

2018-09-08 12:35 LEH

105g m/R, NOLO

2018-09-07 12:55 des

Weight: 1204 grams
BAR. Very jumpy. Has pretty good right droop but feathers tips are ok.
No wrap.

Anesthetized with iso via mask. Full ROM easy.Large, smooth callus over fx.
Did not replace wrap.

MOVED TO: R18 as current enclosure had alot of mosquitoes for some reason.

Today's rad shows significant callus over fx but also shows a new, well-aligned oblique fx distal to original fx. It also has some callus formation. I did not specifically palpate that one as I didn't see the rad until the bird was already back out. But that could explain the droop. Either way, it appear to be be healing well.

Flew up to perch when returned outside

Food: 101 g m (+ vit, ca)

Plan: continue PT q7d


Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-09-06 11:15 dml

Leftovers: 0
109g M +vit+ca

2018-09-05 13:08 RTS

99gM+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-09-04 13:44 ces/rmb

Food: 108 g R 

nolo

2018-09-03 11:00 dml

Leftovers: 0
109g R +vit+ca

2018-09-02 13:00 KLH

101g R; NOLO

2018-09-01 12:40 LEH

109g R, NOLO

2018-08-31 13:20 des

Weight: 1171 grams
BAR. Perched. NOLO. Velcro wrap intact.
PT w/o ANE. Full ROM easy. Fx is solid. Did not replace wrap.

Plan: PT q7d

Food: 103 g rat



Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-30 12:15 fs/mkf/ces/rjo

111g R nolo

2018-08-29 11:51 RTS115

105gM+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-08-28 10:22 HA

Food: 106 g m(+ vit + Ca)
NOLO

2018-08-27 11:54 ces

Removed part of duct tape but most is still intact.

2018-08-27 11:39 dml

Leftovers: 0
Food: 107 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.61 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-27 09:26 ces

Weight: 1173 grams
NOLO

BAR.  Did not anesthetize for PT.  Full ROM easily.  Can palpate callus over fracture site.  Applied a velcro wrap.



Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-26 09:30 flm/rh

NOLO

Food: 101 g m
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to SID

2018-08-25 16:45 rew/rma

NOLO, BAR, perched, puffed up when approached.

Food: 55g chipmunk
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-25 09:00 ah

Leftovers: 0
alert and sitting on perch; fed 55 g m (placed food on perch); NOLO

2018-08-24 17:15 sc/ksf

Food: 51 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-24 09:00 lmv

NOLO. BAR. Perched
Ate immediately
Food: 55 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-23 16:45 ae/lmv/ek

Food: 56 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-23 08:35 fs

NOLO
Food: 53 g m
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-22 16:45 hmo/var

Food: 54 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-22 08:45 mmo

NOLO

Food: 56 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-21 17:05 dr

Food: 50 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-21 08:40 ha

Food: 53 g m/R (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

nolo

2018-08-20 17:05 mar

Food: 51 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-20 08:55 des

Weight: 1022 grams
BAR. NOLO. Lots of mutes. Feather tips dirty.

Anesthetized with iso via mask for PT. Perfect ROM. Fx already has smooth lump/callus over it. Some green bruise. Replaced fig-8.
Washed feather tips.

Food: 58 g m/R (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.1 ml IM
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

MOVED TO: R38

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-19 17:00 pce/mlm

Food: 56 g m
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

36g LO (R)

2018-08-19 08:45 ces/rh

NOLO

Food: 59 g m
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-18 18:00 lmv/rma

NOLO, BAR, perched, food eager.

Food: 51g m
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-18 14:03 amp

2018-08-18 09:30 cfs/ah

Food: 51 g m
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

24 g LO - rem
did not grab since eating

2018-08-17 17:27 sc/rew

18g m LO(R) - did not grab since he ate most of it.

Food: 51g Q
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Forgot tramadol.

2018-08-17 08:10 des

Weight: 972 grams
BAR. Jumpy. 28 g LO(R)
Bandage intact

Food: 45 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
FF 35 g m
SQ fluids: 35
Terbinafine: 0.59 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Butorphanol: 0.20 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.35 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

MOVED TO: R16B

Note: molting on tail feather. It is red with stripes.


Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-08-17
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++NEG+
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PC/retina perfect
Left eye:
Same as OD

2018-08-16 16:54 lea

Weight: 987 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Unable to fly, captured by finders. DLE gave fluids and applied wing wrap at 1500, met ME who transported to CRC.

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Body
Wings
    Left ulna and radius: closed, ulna fx, some bruising, looks fresh
Legs
    Left foot, ankle, digits: digit three has what looks like minor road rash
  Retrices: a couple IB, one fell out during exam
  Ectoparasites: flat flies


In good body condition, palpated a closed midshaft ulna fx, some bruising along ventral side. 0.20 cc torb IM. Anesthesized with iso via mask at 3% for rad, confirms ulna fx - excellent alignment and oblique. Applied figure 8.

This is a HY bird but he has a red tail feather IB. As I was getting a closer look another tail feather fell out that was still early IB. No pinched tip.

0.10 cc Meloxicam IM
0.60 cc Terbonafine PO
35 cc LRS SQ
Bronco and placed in KR2 with 37 g m