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21605

Problems

Notes

Costs

Admission date	2018-06-10
Final date	2018-08-27
Days in captivity	78
Species	RSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
Age	HY
Sex	UNK
Status	R
Band	1115-20764

Feather damage - Minor

Cause of injury: kidnapped

Release approved

Found in NC
NA county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 78 15.40 1201.20

Total 1321.20

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

Radiographs and images
2018-07-06

2018-08-27 10:20 me

Weight: 468 grams
fresh cere wound - Cleaned nares
all retrices have fault bars and are tipped


Release record
Date2018-08-27
Band/tag number1115-20764
Band size5
Released byEmily Anne Moore
Location
Mooresville, Iredell county, NC

2018-08-27 09:01 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21605] / 6096/lime / HY / UNK - 15x
[21668] / 6043/orange / HY / UNK - 13x
[21670] / 6017 / HY / UNK - 14x
[21680] / 6088/purple / HY / UNK - 15x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-27
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 15 x cage length, some crashing
but mostly good flights, omb at
8x; fresh
cere wound ?

2018-08-26 12:30 JWE

Group treatment: 4 patients
297g ck NOLO

2018-08-26 11:17 flm

Group entry: 4 animals
BAR for exercise.
overall a lot of crashing, choppy, and confused flight.
dark blue: removed color. flew well 7x, crashed to ground then refused.
lime: flew well 9x. OMB. refused from perch.
orange: flew well 8x. would crash into ceiling midway through laps.
purple: flew well 10x. no issues.

2018-08-25 17:35 rma/rew

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 297g m/ck

NOLO

2018-08-24 12:30 lmv

Leftovers: 34
Group treatment: 5 patients
BAR

2018-08-23 11:45 mkf/fs/rjo

Group treatment: 6 patients
432g ck nolo

2018-08-23 09:06 fs

Group entry: 6 animals
 Exercises all 10x's.

2018-08-22 12:06 RTS

Group entry: 6 animals
73,76,83,79,79,83gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-08-22 09:54 ces

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-22
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Flying fairly well but OMBing after
only a few lengths.  I do not think
it is stress-related.

2018-08-21 16:50 sws

Group entry: 6 animals
Added water

2018-08-21 10:22 ces/me

Group entry: 6 animals
Food in cage: 70-75 g m/ck with vit and ca.  Exercise about 11 laps each, flying
well

2018-08-20 12:31 me/ces

Group entry: 6 animals
Food in cage: 243, 268 g ck

2018-08-20 12:26 ces/me

Weight: 455 grams
Group move to: F6
Changed color to lime

2018-08-20 09:25 ces

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-20
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Flying fairly well but crashing
at times so it is hard to tell.
 Needs a larger enclosure.

2018-08-19 14:00 KLH

Group treatment: 3 patients
272g m; NOLO

2018-08-19 10:08 ces

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-19
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Flight a little labored but bird
was wet.  Will recheck tomorrow.

2018-08-18 16:00 lmv/rma

Group treatment: 3 patients
90,90,86g m; 53 g LO(R)

2018-08-17 13:30 KF

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

2018-08-16 13:15 fs/mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
359g ck/m 5g lo

2018-08-15 11:00 rts

Group treatment: 4 patients
86, 85, 80, 84 g ck with vit and ca, nolo

2018-08-14 14:48 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 357 g m/ck 

2018-08-14 09:45 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercised
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[21091] / 6009-neon lime / ASY / UNK - 7x
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 13x 
[21670] / 6017 / HY / UNK - 9x
[21715] / 6080/pink / HY / UNK - 12x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-14
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 13 x cage length but almost
no full lengths - touching ceiling
halfway down just about every time;
no gliding; OMB at 4x

2018-08-13 11:15 dml

Leftovers: 1200
Group treatment: 4 patients
359g CK +vit+ca

2018-08-12 11:03 rh/flm

Weight: 452 grams

2018-08-12 01:40 KLH

Group treatment: 4 patients
340g m; NOLO

2018-08-11 13:49 rep/ah

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 365 g m total

2018-08-10 14:00 REW/KF

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

2018-08-09 11:30 fs

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
363g ck/m, nolo

2018-08-08 12:10 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
 90.96,88,92gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-08-07 14:07 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 351 g m/ck 

2018-08-06 11:15 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
359g CK +vit+ca

2018-08-05 12:30 KLH

Group treatment: 4 patients
343g m; NOLO

2018-08-04 12:35 me/ah/rep/erl

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: fed 345 g ck/m (total); changed water. NOLO

2018-08-03 13:30 kf

Group treatment: 4 patients
339g m/ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-08-02 11:50 fs/erl/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
358g m/ck nolo

2018-08-01 12:29 RTS/ces

Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 894, 87, 89, 84 g ck +vit +ca
NOLO

2018-08-01 10:15 ces

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-01
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Flying well but OMBing after only
2 lengths.  Not ready for release.

2018-07-31 14:01 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 360 g m/ck

2018-07-31 09:09 ces/cfs

Weight: 480 grams
Group move to: F9

Flying well.  Full crop.



Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-07-31
Examiner - ces
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

2018-07-30 13:42 ces/me

Group entry: 3 animals
 Food in cage: 262 g ck with vit and ca
149 g lo(R)

2018-07-29 16:30 rew/meg/pce

Weight: 438 grams
Group move to: F7

Moved due to another bird getting trapped in the wooden slats in F9.

Misted all birds in F7 with water--they seemed to enjoy it.

2018-07-29 13:00 JWE

Group treatment: 3 patients
340G M NOLO

2018-07-28 12:45 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
349g m/ck, 36g LO (r)

2018-07-27 13:56 kf

KF checked on him - was initially perched on the left, then flew to the right and chest-bumped the wall, went to ground. Flew back up to a high perch when approached again.

2018-07-27 13:07 rew/lap/me

Group entry: 4 animals
Stop exercise for a few days (21605)

2018-07-27 12:57 rew/lap/me

Weight: 464 grams
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 343 g ck +vit +ca. 
NOLO

Attempted to capture this bird for release when he crashed into observation window; laying on his back with head twitch; brought inside
0.04 cc Meloxi IM
head twitch had already stopped when we got to hospital
no bleeding or sign of trauma

returned to cage - plan on stopping exercise for a few days
flew up to perch when returned


Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-07-27
Examiner - rew/lap/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
minor floating fibrinous debris
ventral to pecten
Left eye:
WNL

2018-07-26 11:50 fs/rjo

Group treatment: 3 patients
260g mj/ck nolo

2018-07-26 09:40 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
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[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 19x
[21640] / 6024 / ASY / UNK - 18x
[21670] / 6017/orange / HY / UNK - 14x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-07-26
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 19x cage length, fast, no
gliding, frequently overshooting
perches, omb at 6x

2018-07-25 12:17 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
82,83,81gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-07-25 09:51 mmo

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 14x each

2018-07-24 11:30 cfs

Leftovers: 9
Group treatment: 3 patients
86, 89, 89 g m

2018-07-23 11:30 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
269g CK +vit+ca

2018-07-23 10:45 eam

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercised. 
All fly, glide, and perch well. All fly into ceiling often. 


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[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 16x. some OMB after 4x. 
[21640] / 6024 / ASY / UNK - 14x
[21670] / 6017/orange / HY / UNK - 16x

2018-07-22 13:20 KLH

Group treatment: 3 patients
259g m; NOLO

2018-07-22 11:19 flm

Group entry: 3 animals
BAR for exercise.
all flew well 14x, no issues.
orange had intense OMB going on.

2018-07-21 12:45 LEH

Group treatment: 3 patients
256g m/ck, 48g LO (r)

2018-07-21 09:33 amp

Group entry: 3 animals

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[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 16X, landed on wall before perch, round trips
[21640] / 6024 / ASY / UNK - 14X, tongue out at 10X, but continued to fly later,
landed on wall before perch, round trips
[21670] / 6017/orange / HY / UNK - 16X, landed on wall before perch, round trips,
landed on ground 2X

2018-07-20 11:53 rew/lap

Group entry: 3 animals
 Food in cage: 84,81,83g ck +vit/ca; added extra 60g ck since one was down and they
were NOLO

NOLO

2018-07-20 11:48 rew/lap

Weight: 462 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Keel 3-3.5

2018-07-20 10:01 DLE

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercised 12x, panting very hard so I stopped.  Band #6026 did 16+ times.

2018-07-19 12:35 ces/rjo

Group treatment: 3 patients
228g m nolo

2018-07-19 10:41 erl

exercise: did 14x, OMB after 8x

2018-07-18 12:00 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
 80,85,81gCk+Vit&Ca,(LO=45gM)

2018-07-18 10:56 cfs/lrm

Group entry: 3 animals
exercised - 
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[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 9x, soaring and perching
[21640] / 6024 / ASY / UNK - 9x, soaring and perching
[21670] / 6017/blue / HY / UNK - 3x, to ground, very stressed, OMB

2018-07-17 15:25 lea

Leftovers: 58
Group entry: 2 animals
 Food in cage: 169 g m/ck

2018-07-17 11:15 nen

Group entry: 3 animals
Both crashed into ends mostly, with occasional landings on perches.  Both OMB >3.
 Pink flew 6-7x, the other one 4x.  HOT

2018-07-16 14:49 erl

Group entry: 3 animals
3  live mice added

2018-07-16 09:45 des/ces

Group entry: 3 animals
 126 g lo(R) but lots of ants

Food in cage: 307 g ck +vit +ca

2018-07-15 13:00 KLH

Group treatment: 4 patients
324g m; NOLO

2018-07-14 12:30 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
327g m/ck, NOLO

2018-07-14 10:06 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
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[21091] / 6009 / ASY / UNK - 11x
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 15x
[21640] / 6024 / ASY / UNK - 14x
[21648] / 6080 / L / UNK - 17x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-07-14
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 15x , fast, a little loud,
no gliding, overshoots perches,
omb at 6x

2018-07-13 14:30 kf/me/rew

Group treatment: 4 patients
352g ck +vit/ca; NOLO, all on high perches

2018-07-12 12:45 fs/erl/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
321g m/ck nolo

2018-07-12 09:38 fs

Group entry: 4 animals
aqll others 15x's plus
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[21091] / 6009 / ASY / UNK -6x's 
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 
[21640] / 6024 / ASY / UNK - 
[21648] / 6080 / L / UNK - 

2018-07-11 12:15 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
83,85,82,83gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2018-07-11 10:29 lrm

Group entry: 4 animals
exercised - all flew 16+.  mostly gliding and percing well.

2018-07-10 14:10 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 334 g m/ck + 4 live m

2018-07-10 09:45 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
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[21091] / 6009/white / ASY / UNK - 6x
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 6-8x
[21640] / 6024/pink / ASY / UNK - 10-12x
[21648] / 6080 / L / UNK - 10-12x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-07-10
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew at least 6x, fairly fast but
no gliding; had a moderately full
crop

2018-07-09 12:29 des

Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 332 g m. NOLO

2018-07-08 10:58 rh/ces/laf

Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 293 g ck

2018-07-07 12:30 ERL

Group treatment: 2 patients
193g m/ck, NOLO

2018-07-07 10:50 ah

exercised x 12; after flight #2 landed on the ground and walked around a few minutes; after #2 flew to ground again. At end OMB and seemed stresed

2018-07-06 14:30 REW/KF

Group treatment: 2 patients
94, 89 g ck/m (+vit +Ca); NOLO\'

2018-07-06 14:01 lap

2018-07-06 10:26 lap

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercised 14x. Both BAR. Both were open mouth breathing at 8x. 
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[21091] / 6009/white / ASY / UNK - No gliding. Slight R wing droop. Had trouble sustaining
altitude, and flew pretty low to the ground. 
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - Fast, but not much gliding, if any. 

2018-07-05 13:05 erl/rjo

68g m/ck nolo

2018-07-05 09:30 erl

Exercise: 12-14x well

2018-07-04 12:15 RTS

69gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2018-07-04 10:18 cfs

Exercised 8x. Omb @ 2x. Trouble perching, but fast. Went to the ground 2x.

2018-07-03 13:47 rmb

Food: 87 g m/ck 

nolo

2018-07-03 08:41 me

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-07-03
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 5 x cage length but reluctant,
fast but no gliding; full crop;
omb by 3x

2018-07-02 12:02 ces/des

Group entry: 2 animals
 Food in cage: 190 g ck with vit and ca
nolo

2018-07-02 08:54 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
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[21548] / 6083/orange / HY / UNK - 12x
[21579] / 6002 / HY / UNK - 12x
[21595] / 6055 / HY / UNK - 2x struggling
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - very wet, flew 3x but struggling

Bird just took a bath and has a full crop - evaluate tomorrow

2018-07-01 13:00 JWE

Group treatment: 4 patients
365g m NOLO

2018-07-01 11:09 ces

Weight: 501 grams

2018-06-30 13:20 erl/rep

Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 360 g ck/m
nolo

2018-06-30 09:26 amp

Group entry: 4 animals

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[21548] / 6083/orange / HY / UNK - 16X, often touch/grab walls before perching, fine
flight otherwise, vocal
[21579] / 6002/purple / HY / UNK - 16X, often touch/grab walls before perching, fine
flight otherwise
[21595] / 6055 / HY / UNK - 0X, on ground upon entry
[21605] / 6096/purple / HY / UNK - 16X, often touch/grab walls before perching, fine
flight otherwise

2018-06-29 12:30 KF

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

2018-06-29 09:50 lap

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercised 15x except for 6055. All easily stressed. The smaller of the two purples
hit the ground 3x, and had some issues perching. Not much gliding seen with him.
The larger of the two purples looked very good, ~1/2 glide, fairly fast in flight.

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[21548] / 6083/orange / HY / UNK - Looked good ~1/2 glide, very vocal. Fairly quick.

[21595] / 6055 / HY / UNK - Hit the ground after 3x. Refused to get back on the perch
or fly any more after that. Not much, if any, gliding noticed; mostly flapping when
he was in flight. 

2018-06-28 12:15 ces/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
281g m/ck nolo

2018-06-28 09:45 erl

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise (14-16x): 
6055 did 8x then refused
rest did 14/15x well.
purple struggled with landing.

2018-06-27 11:45 rts/cfs

Group treatment: 4 patients
96, 99, 94, 93 g ck with vit and ca, nolo

2018-06-27 11:29 mb

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 15x.
All BAR and stressed. All had trouble perching. 

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[21548] / 6083/orange / L / UNK - very good in flight, gliding 1/3 of distance, OMB
@ 7x.
[21579] / 6002/purple / L / UNK - very good in flight, gliding 1/3 of distance, OMB
@ 4x.
[21595] / 6055 / HY / UNK - refused to fly, on ground.
[21605] / 6096/purple / L / UNK - very flappy in flight, OMB @ 10x. 

2018-06-26 13:53 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
 Food in cage: 368 g m/ck 

2018-06-26 10:51 des

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
-------------------------
[21548] / 6083/orange / L / UNK - 
flew 8x well with glide last 1/2.  OMB after 8, last flights lower and glide last
1/3
[21579] / 6002/purple / L / UNK - flew 8x well with glide last 1/2.  OMB after 8,
last flights lower and glide last 1/3
[21595] / 6055 / HY / UNK - Flew once floppy then landed on ground, refused to fly
further
[21605] / 6096/purple / L / UNK - Reluctant flyer, floppy, lands on ground and then
occasionally will fly up to same perch.  No gliding noted.  6x

2018-06-25 12:44 lap

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercised 15x.
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[21548] / 6083/orange / L / UNK - Looked very good at first. Slowed a bit with exercise.
1/2 gliding in cage. 
[21579] / 6002/purple / L / UNK - A little slower than the others; 1/2 gliding. Fairly
fast. 
[21595] / 6055 / HY / UNK - Landed on the ground after 2x, and refused to get back
on the perch. I tried leaving multiple times. 
[21605] / 6096/purple / L / UNK - Hardly any gliding; pretty much all flapping. Landed
on the ground 5x. 

2018-06-25 11:15 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
374g CK +vit+ca

2018-06-25 08:25 lap

Moved to F9.

2018-06-24 18:14 rew

Group entry: 2 animals
Added ~100g m c/u. Their group treatment food amount was too low.

Both BAR/vocal/jumping or flying around.

2018-06-24 17:00 pce/mlm/meg

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 55,50g m c/u

198g LO(R)!!

2018-06-24 13:10 KLH

Group treatment: 2 patients
190g m; NOLO

2018-06-24 09:43 ces/laf

Weight: 482 grams
Moved to R20

2018-06-23 12:40 LEH

Group treatment: 2 patients
187g m/ck, NOLO

2018-06-22 13:00 rew/lap

Group treatment: 2 patients
89,95g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-06-21 12:15 mkf/fs/rjo

Group treatment: 2 patients
186g ck/m nolo

2018-06-20 10:59 ces

Weight: 422 grams

2018-06-19 10:30 ces/cfs

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
283 g m

2018-06-18 11:00 dml

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
377g CK +vit+ca

2018-06-17 18:45 pce/meg/rew

Group entry: 4 animals

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Increase food.

2018-06-17 18:44 pce/meg/rew

Weight: 419 grams, Keel score: 3.0

2018-06-17 17:00 rew

Group entry: 4 animals
331g m

NOLO

2018-06-16 13:00 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
325g m/ck, NOLO

2018-06-15 13:45 KF

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

2018-06-14 12:00 erl

Group entry: 4 animals
Food: 336 g ck/m 
NOLO 

2018-06-14 10:38 mkf/el

Weight: 415 grams

2018-06-13 11:42 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
84,87,85,87gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-06-12 13:56 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 332 g m/ck 

2018-06-12 09:23 nen/cfs

Weight: 381 grams

2018-06-11 11:45 dml

Leftovers: 52
Group treatment: 4 patients
329g CK +vit+ca

2018-06-11 10:40 eam

Weight: 376 grams
NOLO

Colored purple.  Moved to R22.

2018-06-10 12:24 ces

Weight: 364 grams, Keel score: 2.5
Care at rehabber: Given fluids upon admittance.  Placed in a 22 x 4 x 4 flight cage and fed mice.


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Body
  Body condition score: 2.5
Wings
  Left wing: WNL
  Right wing: WNL
Legs
  Left leg: WNL
  Right leg: WNL
  Left remiges: soiled tips
  Right remiges: soiled tips
  Retrices: all feathers tipped
  Ectoparasites: infested with flat flies

No injuries found on intake.  Vent clean.  No fly eggs or maggots.  Just overall dirty.  I am not sure if it is from captivity or from before. 

Gave 20 cc LRS SQ and 0.12 cc fenben PO.  Sprayed with bronco.
Banded: 6096
Placed in R17c.  Left 94 g m cut in half.
Will move to a group tomorrow. 

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-06-10
Examiner - ces
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL