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21676 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2018-07-07
Final date2018-09-23
Days in captivity78
SpeciesGHOW - Great horned owl
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusE
Band22052/pink
Fracture - humerus, left
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: HBC

Julie M would like for Education if NR

Found in SC
Greenville county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate7815.401201.20
Radiographs1300.00300.00
Total  1621.20

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

2018-07-07

2018-07-07

2018-08-18
2018-09-23 09:56 ces/laf

Unable to fly well enough to get off the ground. Not improving. Prognosis poor, which is not unexpected but we wanted to give the bird a chance.

Anesthetized with iso via mask. Euthanized with 1.0 cc pentobarb IC.

2018-09-22 17:15 smv/rmb
Leftovers: 51
Group treatment: 3 patients
pink on ground in corner, had to force to get up and fly 312 g ck, NOLO

2018-09-22 11:03 ah

would not participate in exercising; very clacky and defensive posture

2018-09-21 16:50 tw/sc
Weight: 1440 grams
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 103, 108, 106 g ck with vit and ca, NOLO

Moved to F6, flew up to perch

2018-09-21 09:27 lmv

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK -1x, loud,
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK -10x, loud, no gliding, missing right tail feathers

2018-09-20 17:00 lmv/ek

Group treatment: 2 patients
106,113g m; NOLO

2018-09-20 10:44 FS

Exercised = 1 1/5 x, refused to do more

2018-09-19 17:00 var/lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
223g ck +vit/ca; NOLO, one BAR, perched, the other QAR, perched.

2018-09-19 10:13 mmo

exercise 2x, loud

2018-09-18 16:30 sws

Group treatment: 2 patients
104, 106 g m, NOLO

2018-09-18 11:00 nen

Group entry: 2 animals


[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1x, clacky and puffed out
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - flight is wonky/a bit noisy but flies readily,
16x

2018-09-18 03:40 SWS

Group treatment: 2 patients
104, 106 m

2018-09-17 16:00 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
105, 110g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-09-17 10:25 sat

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X - flew to ground and would not fly
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 9X - flew, glided, and perched well, but after
9X would not fly any further

2018-09-15 13:00 rma/rew

Group treatment: 2 patients
111,108g ck ; NOLO, BAR, clacky

2018-09-14 15:00 rma/sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
109,111g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-09-14 09:44 kb

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK -2x, refused to fly, stayed on low perch
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK -flappy, no gliding, missing tail feathers on
right side

2018-09-13 17:11 lmv/jmw

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO
Food in cage: 226g ck

2018-09-13 16:30 lmv/jlw

Group treatment: 2 patients
226 g ck, NOLO

2018-09-13 09:09 fs

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise:
21676 - Flew 1-1/2 well then on ground and refused to fly.
21821 - Flew 10 lengths well.

2018-09-12 16:45 var/lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
202 g + vit/ca ck, NOLO

2018-09-12 10:21 mmo

goes to lowest perch, clicks and woofs, will not fly

2018-09-11 16:45 sws

Group treatment: 2 patients
206 g R, NOLO

2018-09-11 11:12 bt

Exercise: Flew one length very awkward, then refused further flights

2018-09-10 16:45 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
110, 110g C, Vit+Ca, NOO

2018-09-10 11:35 mlm/rew

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X - struggled to fly to lower perch
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X - flew, glided, and perched, but was not
as smooth as I think she should be

2018-09-09 17:00 mlm

Group treatment: 2 patients
101g R + 111g m; NOLO

2018-09-09 10:00 rjh

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercised

Pink- Labored flight, flew 1x to lower perch then refused to fly.
Orange- Some noise, slight droop Left wing, flew to perch well, 12x.

2018-09-08 17:00 smv/rma

Group treatment: 2 patients
217g ck; NOLO, QAR

2018-09-08 09:16 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 0X, clicked, hissed, ruffled feathers
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - flew 3X, then became stubborn

2018-09-07 17:00 sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
100,100g R +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-09-07 10:11 lmv

Exercise. Too stressed, flew to low perch, only one length.

2018-09-06 16:45 ae

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

2018-09-06 09:44 fs/hp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - exercised 10x's
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - exercised 2.5x's

2018-09-05 16:45 var

Group treatment: 2 patients
223 g ck vit/ca, NOLO

2018-09-05 10:56 mmo

Group entry: 2 animals
22052 pink would not fly
22066 orange flew 12x.

2018-09-04 17:00 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
214 g R, NOLO

2018-09-04 10:48 ces/me
Weight: 1465 grams
Flight very poor.

2018-09-04 10:15 nen

Group entry: 2 animals

[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - extremely reluctant to fly. 1x poorly
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 10x, flappy/labored, wonky, noisy

2018-09-03 16:15 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
109, 110g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-09-03 10:35 sat

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X - struggled to fly to lower perch and then
would not fly no matter what I did to encourage him
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X - flew, glided, and perched well

2018-09-02 17:00 mlm/pce

Group treatment: 2 patients
105,111g m/ck; NOLO

2018-09-02 10:00 rjh

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercised
Orange; perched, BAR, Noisy flight, flew 10x.
Pink; BAR, perched high then flew to opposite lower perch then flew to opposite side
and perched on leaning brach and finally flew to ground after attempting to fly to
high perch but failing, stayed on ground, noisy and struggling to take flight. 3x

2018-09-01 17:30 smv/rma

Group treatment: 2 patients
230g ck/R; NOLO, BAR

2018-09-01 08:57 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - continuously clicked and hissed, did not leave
perch
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 4X, flew into me, went to perch but did not
leave perch again

2018-08-31 17:00 sc/tdw

Group treatment: 2 patients
106,107g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-08-31 10:02 lmv

Exercise
Very loud flight. Flew one length to ground and became ball of stress.

2018-08-30 17:15 lmv/ek
Leftovers: 25
Group treatment: 2 patients
218 g ck

2018-08-30 09:39 fs

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 3x's running on air time
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - exercised 10x's but5 flew low to the ground
after 7x's flying

2018-08-29 17:00 lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
213 g ck vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-29 09:53 lrm

Group entry: 2 animals
exercised
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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - flew 3 times, very reluctant, very noisy. flew
to ground, stressed

[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 10x, very loud

2018-08-28 17:15 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
200 g m, NOLO

2018-08-28 09:08 HA

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-28
Examiner - HA
FlightSound
Notes:
Reluctant to fly , only did about 2 laps. hissing and snapping beak

2018-08-27 17:36 bg/mar

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 107, 108 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-27 08:58 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Flight Eval's

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-27
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
Flew 1x very reluctant; loud, struggling

2018-08-26 16:30 mlm/pce/meg

Group treatment: 3 patients
104,107,110g m/ck; NOLO

2018-08-26 11:18 ces
Weight: 1454 grams
banded: 22052/pink

2018-08-25 16:45 rma/rew

Group treatment: 3 patients
112,111,109g ck; NOLO

2018-08-24 17:15 sc/ksf

Group treatment: 3 patients
108, 114, 113 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-23 16:30 lmv/ae/ek

Group treatment: 3 patients
300 g ck/m, NOLO

2018-08-22 16:54 lmv/var/hmo

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 221 g m/ck, NOLO

2018-08-21 16:30 sws

105 g R/ck, NOLO

2018-08-20 16:15 BG

108g R, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-08-19 17:00 mlm/pce

104g ck/m; NOLO

2018-08-18 17:00 rma/lmv/smv

110g m; NOLO, QAR

2018-08-18 14:05 amp

2018-08-17 16:45 sc

113g R +vit/ca; 59g R LO(R); On high perch (with diagonal going to it). No attempt
to fly when approached, but didn't push him.

2018-08-16 17:00 cfs/ae
Leftovers: 92
Perched. 119 g R

2018-08-15 16:44 var

Bird is perched. Placed diagonal just in case.

2018-08-15 15:51 lea/var

Flying low. Moved to R30.

Food: 108 g R (+ vit + Ca)

2018-08-15 09:54 mmo

Group entry: 2 animals
exercise:
22040/dk blue x12, silent
21676 - x1 very low then would not fly

2018-08-14 18:30 lea/dr/sws

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 108, 110 g R, NOLO

2018-08-13 14:15 BG

Group treatment: 3 patients
105, 106, 109g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-08-12 17:30 meg/pce

Group treatment: 3 patients
332g m/r; NOLO

2018-08-11 17:00 smv
Leftovers: 26
Group treatment: 3 patients
303 g m/ck

2018-08-11 08:52 amp

Group entry: 3 animals

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[21666] / 22006/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X, very low, slow and choppy, clicked and hissed
with every other approach
[21676] / AHY / UNK - 12X, not completely quiet flight, landed well
[21721] / 22040/dark blue / HY / UNK - 12X, quiet and soaring

2018-08-10 16:45 sc/ksf

Group treatment: 3 patients
103,102,104g m/ck +vit/ca ; NOLO

2018-08-10 09:57 lap/dle

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercised 12x, 21676 only flew 3x

2018-08-09 16:45 tw/ae
Leftovers: 31
Group treatment: 3 patients
106, 105, 106 g m/ck + 3 live mice

2018-08-08 16:30 var/hmo

Group treatment: 3 patients
110, 106, 104 g ck, NOLO

2018-08-08 10:12 mmo

Group entry: 3 animals
exercise x12; 22040/dark blue silent. Others with some noise noted during flight.

2018-08-07 16:45 dr/svg

Group treatment: 3 patients
305 g m, NOLO

2018-08-07 13:17 ces

Flew high perch to high perch! Asymmetrical and rough but she made it!

2018-08-06 16:30 BG

Group treatment: 3 patients
107, 109, 110g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-08-05 19:09 meg/pce/rew

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 105,109,106g m/ck/r mix

NOLO

2018-08-04 17:15 smv/lmv/rma

Group treatment: 4 patients
456g R/ck; NOLO, BAR, all flying.

2018-08-03 17:00 sc/ksf

Group treatment: 4 patients
109,106,112,110g ck/m +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-08-02 16:45 ae/tw

Group treatment: 4 patients
106, 106, 108, 101 g m/ck, NOLO

2018-08-02 09:26 ces
Weight: 1354 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Keel with fat

Unable to fly. Hops across the enclosure. Was on the ground in a corner the first time we entered but then up on a low perch the second time. Fluttered to the ground and then ran. Slight wing droop.

Force fed about 45 g FL

2018-08-01 16:30 lap/hmo

Group treatment: 5 patients
Half of the birds were on the ground. Placed one leaning branch perch on each end
of enclosure. 517 g ck vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-01 10:15 ces

On the ground, not flying. Prognosis poor.

2018-07-31 16:00 sws

Group treatment: 5 patients
109, 110, 110, 100, 103 g R, NOLO

2018-07-31 10:06 cfs/nen
Weight: 1358 grams
Moved to F6

2018-07-30 14:16 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
117, 116g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-07-29 17:00 pce,meg,mm
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
112, 121g c/m

2018-07-28 17:00 rma/smv/lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
208g ck ; NOLO, hissy, flying

2018-07-27 16:45 sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
115,115g ck/m +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-07-26 16:45 cfs/ae

Group treatment: 2 patients
117, 119 g m, NOLO

2018-07-25 16:30 lap/hmo

Group treatment: 2 patients
221 g R, NOLO

2018-07-24 16:45 me/rew/dr
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
230g R,NOLO

2018-07-23 16:20 erl/mar

Group treatment: 2 patients
240g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-07-22 17:00 mlm/pce

Group treatment: 2 patients
223g R; NOLO

2018-07-21 17:15 RMA/LMV

Group treatment: 2 patients
269g sm R / ck; NOLO, BAR, perched

2018-07-20 17:00 sc/kgm

Group treatment: 2 patients
112,111g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-07-19 17:30 cfs/tw

Group treatment: 2 patients
113, 112 g R, NOLO

2018-07-18 16:45 lap/var

Group treatment: 2 patients
204 g R + vit + ca, NOLO

2018-07-17 16:20 sws

119 g ck, NOLO

2018-07-16 16:15 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
119, 111g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-07-15 17:00 mlm/meg/pce

Group treatment: 2 patients
106,108g R; NOLO

2018-07-14 17:00 rew/lmv

109g R; 112g LO(R); QAR, perched

2018-07-13 16:30 sc,ksf,kgm

119g R including head +vit/ca; 19g LO(R)

2018-07-12 17:00 cfs/ae
Leftovers: 86
110 g R

2018-07-12 15:02 lea/cfs
Weight: 1496 grams, Keel score: 4.0
Flew to ground. Was able to get her across the cage a few times but she has no lift. Mostly hops across enclosure, left wing droop showed up after two lengths.

2018-07-11 16:20 hmo/lap
Leftovers: 50
100 g R + vit + ca

2018-07-10 16:30 sws
Leftovers: 105
110 g R

2018-07-09 14:15 BG
Leftovers: 69
112g R, Vit+Ca,69g R LO

2018-07-08 16:30 meg/pce/mlm

111g R ; NOLO; perched.

2018-07-08 13:07 ces

Up on perch. No droop. Couldn't get him to fly across enclosure.

2018-07-08 10:54 rh/ces/laf
Weight: 1551 grams
Attempted to fly low across enclosure but was more of a hop/flight.

Moved to R6

2018-07-07 15:58 rew

Perched on low diagonal. Flew 8ft to ground, unable to maintain altitude. Definitely struggling a bit with left wing.

2018-07-07 13:54 rew

Perched on wooden waterdish holder. BAR. Clacky. I nudged him with my foot and he flew low 4ft to a log on the ground. Did not push more.

Has not eaten yet.

2018-07-07 11:52 erl

on ground, hasn't eaten, walking around, clacks and hisses when approached

2018-07-07 11:00 me
Weight: 1512 grams, Keel score: 4.0
History : found 5/12/2018 - hit by car
Car by JM : severe head trauma; dexa, metacam, behavior improving every week; eating well now, in 20' flight cage on high perches


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Ears: dried blood
Body
Wings
Left humerus: sharp bone spur palpated in prox humerus region; good ROM
Left wrist: small scab on leading edge
Legs
Right remiges: several tipped
Retrices: most broken/tipped

anesthetized with ISO via mask for rads - healed prox fx L humerus

applied ID band # 22052

MOVED TO:R 5
103 g R



Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   
Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-07-07
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
lack of pattern throughout retina
Left eye:
gray scaring ventral and dorsal to pecten; lack of pattern throughout retina

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