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Admission date	2018-07-25
Final date	2018-08-29
Days in captivity	35
Species	COHA - Cooper's hawk
Age	HY
Sex	F
Status	R
Band	1115-20765

Neurologic - ataxia

Cause of injury: Unknown

Release approved

Found in Fort Mill,SC
York county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 35 15.40 539.00

Total 659.00

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

Radiographs and images
2018-08-12

2018-08-29 14:18 lea

Weight: 535 grams
Bird was very stressed and breathing very hard when grabbed. Forgot to take the wing chord, but based on the weight and body size I'm pretty confident that this is a female.

Release record
Date2018-08-29
Band/tag number1115-20765
Band size5
Released byLaura V
Location
Huntersville, Mecklenburg county, NC

2018-08-28 10:40 ces/me

NOLO

Food: 101 g Q


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-28
Examiner - ces/me
FlightSound
Notes:
Flying well!  Starting to crash
a lot so we need to release her
ASAP.  No cere wound visible yet.
 No ataxia seen.

2018-08-27 11:30 dml

Leftovers: 0
103g Q+vit+ca

2018-08-27 11:30 dml

Leftovers: 0
109g Q +vit+ca

2018-08-27 10:16 ces

8X - flew and glided well, but did not perch well.  Sometimes would go to back of cage before perching.  By end of session was perching a little better.

2018-08-26 12:30 KLH

107g Q; NOLO

2018-08-26 11:17 flm

BAR for exercise.
flew well 6x. nervous, but soaring perch to perch.

2018-08-25 13:00 LEH

102g Q, NOLO

2018-08-25 09:00 rep

Exercise: 8x
after a couple laps, bird started gliding from middle of cage to perch

2018-08-24 10:30 lmv

Exercise: 6-8x
6x; Strong flight, gliding 1/3 - 1/2 of length

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

105g Q nolo

2018-08-23 08:42 mkf

Exercise:  Flew 8 well

2018-08-22 11:58 RTS

100gQ+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-08-22 09:28 mmo

exercise x8; lands badly about 50%

2018-08-21 10:19 ces/me

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-21
Examiner - ha
FlightSound
Notes:
exercised at 9:50 am about 7 laps:
running into walls; not smooth
landing

2018-08-21 09:28 h@/nen

Leftovers: 0
Food: 119 g Q  

2018-08-20 11:30 dml

Leftovers: 0
103g Q +vit+ca

2018-08-20 09:54 sat

8X - flew well, but did not perch well.  Would only perch at one end, the other end he would fly to wall before perching.

2018-08-19 14:00 KLH

106g Q; NOLO

2018-08-19 09:55 flm

BAR for exercise.
nervous. forced/flappy takeoffs.
overshooting perches.
crashed on last lap.
flew 6x.

2018-08-18 14:00 rew/cfs

102g Q; NOLO

2018-08-18 08:40 amp

8X, some ceiling touches mid-flight, fast and choppy

2018-08-17 13:30 KF

106 g q  (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-08-17 10:15 DLE

Exercised 8x good.

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

107g Q nolo

2018-08-15 11:00 rts

102 g Q with vit and ca, nolo

2018-08-14 14:44 rmb

Food: 102 g Q 

nolo

2018-08-13 11:15 dml

Leftovers: 0
104g Q +vit+ca

2018-08-12 13:36 amp

2018-08-12 01:00 KLH

107g Q; NOLO

2018-08-11 12:00 rep/ah

Weight: 500 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 101 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH 

2018-08-10 14:00 REW/KF

105 g Q (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-08-09 11:30 fs

Leftovers: 0
111g Q, nolo

2018-08-08 12:03 RTS

106gQ+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-08-07 14:04 rmb

Food: 105 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH 

nolo

2018-08-07 13:18 ces

Flew perch to perch.  Ataxic when landing and turning on perch.

2018-08-06 11:15 dml

Leftovers: 0
105g Q +vit+ca

2018-08-05 12:30 KLH

103g Q; NOLO

2018-08-04 12:29 me/ah/rep/erl

Leftovers: 0
fed 103 g quail/placed on back perch; changed water

2018-08-03 13:30 kf

100g Q +vit/ca, placed on back perch; NOLO

2018-08-02 08:30 erl

Food: 104 g Q

nolo

2018-08-01 16:30 lap/hmo

NOLO

Food: 55 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-01 09:00 mmo

NOLO

Food: 55 g quail  (+ vit + Ca) 
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-31 16:45 dr

NOLO

Food: 45 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-31 09:14 ha

NOLO

Food: 53 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH 
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-30 16:57 ERL, Mar, BG

Food: 53 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH  Watch food intake carefully
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Nolo

2018-07-30 15:41 rew

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Increased food.

2018-07-30 09:10 ces/me

NOLO

Food: 49 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH (+ vit + Ca)
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-29 17:00 pce

Food: 45g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO

2018-07-29 09:00 rh/laf

NOLO
BAR but seemed to be lacking menace OS.
Moved to F1. Flew well.

Bird was weighed but the weight was erased by accident.

Food: 44 g quail 
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

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

BAR, NOLO.

Food: 44 g quail PUT ON BACK PERCH
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-28 10:35 me/rep/erl

went to check if was eating
food was knocked to the ground, looked partially eaten, was put back on perch

2018-07-28 09:27 me

has not eaten yet - placed it on perch
slight ataxia noted

2018-07-28 08:40 erl/rep

Weight: 420 grams
Food: 46 g Q
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

feed on food platform
hasn't eaten last two meals

2018-07-27 17:03 sc/rew

42g Q LO(R)

Food: 44g Q
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-27 08:45 lap/kb

Leftovers: 38
Food: 45 g quail (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
38g LO

2018-07-26 16:59 cfs/ae

NOLO

Food: 42 g quail (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-07-26 08:40 erl/fs

NOLO

Food: 34 g  quail 
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop fluids, stop cut-up food

2018-07-25 16:56 lea/hmo

Very jumpy. Removed tail wrap and moved to R11. Flew up to top perch immediately, a little bit wobbly.

Food: 35 g CUTUP quail (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 15
Gabapentin: 0.08 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BID watch ability to stand



----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop evac

2018-07-25 08:48 des

Weight: 407 grams, Keel score: 2.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: BAR
  Other: Very difficult to control
  Mouth: WNL
Body
  Abdomen: WNL - empty
  Vent: Clean
  Body condition score: 2.5
  Fat: Keel
Wings
  Left wing: WNL
  Right wing: WNL
Legs
  Left leg: Kicking very strongly
  Right leg: Kicking very strongly
  Left remiges: Tips are bent
  Right remiges: Tips are bent
Other observations: None seen

Very stressed during exam. Breathing heavily so worked fast. Will get rad tomorrow

Placed tail wrap.
LRS 15 ml SQ
Torb 0.08 ml IM
Meloxi 0.04 ml IM
Terbinafine 0.3 ml PO

Stood with some ataxia when placed in kennel on towels.

Looks like a spinal trauma bird but need to consider WNV as well.


Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-07-25
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PC WNL
Left eye:
PC WNL