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Admission date2018-07-26
Final date2018-08-27
Days in captivity32
SpeciesBANO - Barn owl
AgeHY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band1687-07528
Lethargy

Cause of injury: Unknown

Anesthetic risk
Release approved

Found in Maiden,NC
Catawba county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate3215.40492.80
Total  612.80

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

2018-08-12
2018-08-27 17:58 lea/bg
Weight: 586 grams

Release record
Date2018-08-27
Band/tag number1687-07528
Band size7A
Released byFinders
Location
Maiden, Catawba county, NC

2018-08-27 09:30 ces

Called finder about releasing the bird. Will pick-up tonight around 6pm.

2018-08-27 08:57 me

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-27
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 16 x cage length, perfectly silent, no crashing - ready to go

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

105g dark m; 44g LO(R)

2018-08-26 11:19 ces
Weight: 611 grams

2018-08-25 16:45 rma/rew

104g white m (out of dark); 77g LO(R)

2018-08-25 09:05 rep


Exercise: 16 x
Flew with almost no encouragement
Held wings open when perching after each flight/ normal?-preparing for next lap?

2018-08-24 17:15 sc/ksf
Leftovers: 47
105 g dk m + 1 LM + vit/ca

2018-08-24 10:39 lmv

Exercise 11x
Silent, v. good, gliding last ~1/3 length

2018-08-23 16:30 lmv/ae/ek
Leftovers: 57
102 g dk m + 1 live mouse

2018-08-23 09:05 fs

exercised 12x's

2018-08-22 16:25 var/hmo

103 g m + 1 live mouse, NOLO

2018-08-21 16:30 sws
Leftovers: 77
104 g m +1 live mouse

2018-08-21 10:45 bt

Exercise: 10-12 x

Quiet flights. Swoops low on half of flights. Smooth perch landing.

2018-08-20 16:15 BG
Leftovers: 23
102g DM, Vit+Ca, 23g DM LO

2018-08-19 17:00 mlm/pce

100g dark; 33g m LO(R)

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

106g dark m; 55g LO(R)

2018-08-17 16:45 sc

107g dark m +vit/ca; 40g m LO(R)

2018-08-16 17:00 cfs/ae

100 g m + 2 live mice, NOLO

2018-08-15 16:30 hmo/lap

109 g ck, NOLO

2018-08-15 14:44 lap

2 live mice added.

2018-08-14 16:45 sws
Leftovers: 13
101 g m + 2 live mice

2018-08-14 09:34 me

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-14
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 15x cage length easily, completely silent; touched ceiling and went to ground 5x but recovered and flew off each time; needs more time

2018-08-13 14:15 BG

102g CM, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-08-12 17:04 rew
Weight: 563 grams
BAR, flying.

Moved to R31.

NOLO

Food: 102g dark m

2018-08-12 13:37 amp

2018-08-11 17:00 smv

106 g dk m, NOLO

2018-08-10 16:45 sc/ksf

104g dark m +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-08-09 16:45 tw/ae

106 g dk m, NOLO

2018-08-08 16:30 var/hmo

104 g dk m, NOLO

2018-08-07 16:45 dr/svg

100 g dk m, NOLO

2018-08-06 16:30 BG

100g M, Vit+Ca, NOLO


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop fluids

2018-08-05 17:00 meg/mlm

105g dark m; NOLO

2018-08-05 11:34 ces/cfs
Weight: 526 grams
Toe-dusting
QAR

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

107g dark m; NOLO, Hunched over, slightly toe-dusting.

2018-08-03 17:00 sc/ksf

105g m +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-08-02 16:45 ae/tw

NOLO!! Did not grab, weighed yesterday. 102 g m

2018-08-01 16:30 lap/hmo

99 g dk m vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-01 09:40 ces
Weight: 406 grams
105 g lo(R)

Flew perch to perch but a little ataxic when landing and turning on the perch.

Force feed: 40 g FL


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start fluids SID

2018-07-31 09:16 ha

40 g lo(R)

Food: 101 g m

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

2018-07-30 17:18 ERL, Mar, BG

Food: 42 g dk m

44g LO


2018-07-30 15:29 erl

Perched (diagonal up to perch), QAR, toe-dusting.

2018-07-30 09:10 ces/me
Weight: 455 grams
NOLO
perching, QAR, toe dusting

Moved to R27b. On the ground.

Food: 40 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 42 g (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 cc LRS

2018-07-29 17:00 pce

Food: 44g m

41g LO (R)

2018-07-29 09:00 rh/laf

49 g lo(R)
A little quieter than normal.
Bird was weighed but weight was erased by accident.

Food: 44 g m (no dark available)
Force feed: 45 g m/FL
SQ fluids: 20 cc

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start FF as needed, stop fluids

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

39g LO(R)

BAR, toe-dusting.

Food: 45g dark R

2018-07-28 08:25 me/rep/erl
Weight: 470 grams
Food: 43 g white m - no dark M available
Forcefeed : 25 g
SQ fluids: 20 cc
41 g LO - rem
perched, toe-dusting, clacking a little when grabbed


MOVED TO:R 15 A
Moved outside to encourage self-feeding

2018-07-27 18:23 rew/sc

Standing in back of kennel. More BAR than earlier today, but still pretty quiet.

47g LO(R)

Food: 46g Q
Force feed: 42g fl
SQ fluids: 20 cc

2018-07-27 15:36 rew

Standing in front of kennel, resting with right leg up. Eyes closed.

2018-07-27 08:40 des/lap

QAR. Standing in back. A little dusting but definitely a little quiet.
44 g LO(R)

Anesthetized with iso via mask for rad. Severe bradycardia - around 50 BPM
Stopped ANE. Quick palpation of wings WNL

LRS 20 ml SQ
Atropine 0.2 m IM - HR increased to ~200 within a few minutes.

Not sure if we are dealing with OC toxicity or not. Overall mental state did not change after atropine.

Food in cage: 43 g dk m

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-07-27
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PC WNL
Left eye:
PC WNL
Vitals
Date2018-07-27 08:40:00
Pulse50 bpm

2018-07-26 18:16 lea/cfs

Standing in back of kennel, alert and toe dusting!

Will monitor for a couple days but bird needs to be returned asap.

2018-07-26 17:45 lea/cfs
Weight: 456 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Found standing on ground, not flying. Volunteer transported to CRC.


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: Lethargic
Mouth: clean
Body
Wings
Legs
Feathers: body plumage in blood
Retrices: in blood
Ectoparasites: none


Juvenile, still some downy feathers on head. In good body condition, keel almost a 3, but bird is way too quiet. Did not palpate any fractures or spot any signs of trauma.

A bit stumped. Did not get rad due to behavior.

20 cc fluids LRS SQ
48 g dk m in kennel

Not standing when placed in kennel, laying down. Will check on her in a bit.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-07-26
Examiner - lea/cfs
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

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