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Admission date2018-08-04
Final date2018-08-27
Days in captivity23
SpeciesRSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
AgeHY
SexUNK
StatusE
Band6003/lime green
Emaciation
Fracture - humerus, left

Cause of injury: Unknown

Found in My Holly,NC
Gaston county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate2315.40354.20
Radiographs1300.00300.00
Physical therapy6110.00660.00
Total  1434.20

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

2018-08-04

2018-08-04

2018-08-12
2018-09-20 13:31 des

Transfer record
Date2018-09-20
ToNCSU Vet Teaching Hospital - Jeffrey Applegate, DVM

2018-08-27 09:25 ces

Unable to maintain any altitude. Wing seems rotated in flight. After further eval of radiograph, we could see the rotation at the shoulder joint. Elected euthanasia.

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

2018-08-26 12:30 JWE

Group treatment: 2 patients
153g ck NOLO

2018-08-26 12:12 ces

Up on high perch. Flew across enclosure but unable to make it to the other high perch. Very labored and asymmetrical. Prognosis poor.

2018-08-26 11:23 flm

Group entry: 2 animals
BAR for exercise.
no color: flew well 10x. L wing droop that worsened with exercise.
lime: L wing very droopy/displaced. did not fly.

2018-08-25 13:00 LEH

Group treatment: 2 patients
150g m/ck, NOLO

2018-08-25 09:20 rep

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise
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[21740] / 6037 / HY / UNK - flew 6 laps, then landed on ground and would not fly

[21766] / 6003/lime green / HY / UNK - 1 lap, stayed on ground--very defensive posturing

2018-08-24 14:20 lea

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

2018-08-24 10:44 lmv

Exercise 1x.
Very loud, very low flight. Was not perched upon entry. Only one length; stressed in corner and unwilling to fly afterwards.

2018-08-22 09:53 ces
Weight: 557 grams
BAR. PT without anesthesia. Full ROM easily. Moved to F8.

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-21 10:00 nen
Leftovers: 95
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 182 g m/ck + vit + ca.

95 g left over

2018-08-20 11:30 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
175g CK +vit+ca

2018-08-19 14:00 KLH

Group treatment: 2 patients
170g m; LO(R) (92g m)

2018-08-18 16:00 lmv/rma

Group treatment: 2 patients
87,87g m; 32g LO(R) - very old, maggots and yellow jackets; BAR, perched.

2018-08-17 13:30 KF

Group treatment: 2 patients
172 g ck (+vit +Ca); NOLO

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

Group treatment: 2 patients
182g ck/m nolo

2018-08-15 11:00 rts

Group treatment: 2 patients
70, 76 g ck with vit and ca, nolo

2018-08-15 10:05 ces
Weight: 534 grams
Perching but did not fly. Slight droop.

Did not need anesthesia for PT. Full ROM easily.

Colored lime green. Moved to R34.

Plan: continue PT 1 x week

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-14 14:39 rmb

Food: 90 g m

21 g lo

2018-08-13 11:15 dml
Leftovers: 0
94g M +vit+ca

2018-08-12 13:36 amp

2018-08-12 09:36 ces/rh/laf
Weight: 521 grams
Perching, BAR. Significant wing droop.
No attempt to fly.

Did not need anesthesia for PT. Full ROM easily.

Food: 101 g m
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop meds, switch to SID

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-11 17:00 smv

NOLO, perched and BAR.

Food: 50 g m/part FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO


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

2018-08-11 13:27 rep

Checked on bird--moved uneaten food from brick on ground to perch near bird

2018-08-11 09:35 rep/ah
Leftovers: 42
Food: 53 g m/part FL (+
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp)
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp)
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp)

2018-08-10 17:02 sc/ksf/rew

NOLO

Food: 52g m/fl mix
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-10 09:07 lap/dle
Leftovers: 34
Food: 51 g m/part FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

34 g LO(r)

2018-08-09 17:00 ae/tw

NOLO

Food: 52 g m/part FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-09 08:45 des
Weight: 481 grams
BAR. NOLO. Mutes++
Right humerus is very thick, elbow stiff. Holds wing away from body as if elbow does not fully flex. Tips of both wings a bit dirty.

Anesthetized with iso via mask for PT. Stiff but got full ROM. Used tuning fork.

Tuning fork treatment
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Frequency: 128 Hz
Location: 5 x on ventral humerus

Food: 68 g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Meds given PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switch to BID

Moved to R7 to make him start using wing.

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before100180
After140180

2018-08-08 17:45 hmo/lap

BAR, perched. NOLO

Food: 30-35 g FL (+ vit + Ca) Increase if NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

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

2018-08-08 12:14 ces

NOLO
BAR, perching

Food: 36 g FL

2018-08-08 08:05 ces

NOLO

Food: 34 g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-07 18:01 dr/svg

Perched, BAR.

Food: 25 g FL, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO


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

2018-08-07 12:40 cfs

NOLO

Food: 26 g FL

2018-08-07 08:05 ces/cfs
Weight: 428 grams
Perching, NOLO, very BAR

Banded: 6003
Moved to R14b.

Food: 26 g FL
SQ fluids: 20 cc
Fenbendazole: 0.12 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop fluids, increase food amount

2018-08-06 17:45 mar/lea

Perched, BAR, wings spread, LWD. NOLO did not grab

Food: 20 g FL
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.14 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.20 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-06 12:49 ces

Perching, BAR
NOLO

Food: 21 g FL

2018-08-06 08:10 des
Weight: 410 grams
BAR. Perched. NOLO
Did PT w/o ANE. Fx is stable but painful. Very thick but ROM is pretty good. Did not push it.

Food: 20 g FL
SQ fluids: 15cc
Fenbendazole: 0.12 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Increase food
Continue PT q3-4d
Start meloxi/tramadol - should have been on pain meds?

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before125170
After135180

2018-08-05 18:43 meg/pce/rew

QAR, perched.

NOLO!

Food: 13 g FL
SQ fluids: 15cc
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-05 12:20 ces

Removed left over mouse.

Added 17 g Q

2018-08-05 08:00 ces/cfs
Weight: 398 grams
Perching, significant left wing droop.

Fracture stable. Full ROM of wing. Fracture site very thick with scarring.
Moved to KR2.

Food in cage: 19 g m
Force feed: 15 g FL
SQ fluids: 15cc
Fenbendazole: 0.12 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start FF

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
Type
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2018-08-04 19:00 rma/smv/lmv/rew

Perched on donut. Standing with left wing a bit away from his body. Very BAR. Mutes +

Added perch, removed donut.

Food: Nutrical
SQ fluids: 15cc
Terbinafine: 0.24 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-04 14:12 rew/me

Food: Nutrical
SQ fluids: 15
Standing, BAR
L wing held away from body a bit

2018-08-04 11:54 lea

===== HEART SIZE MEASURMENTS =====
CW (mm): 22.95
TW (mm): 37.93
SW (mm): 24.97

2018-08-04 11:00 me/ah/rep/erl
Weight: 405 grams, Keel score: 1.5
History : found in yard 8/4 am


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Body
Wings
Left humerus: old fx, large firm callus, old bruising remains
Legs
Ectoparasites: FLat flies

anesthetized with ISO via mask for rads - distal humerus slightly rotated on its axis?
reduced ROM on L elbow, improved with little PT

Feels stable - no bandage

"swelling" over L femur is SQ LRS

25 cc LRS/Vit B SQ
0.04 cc Iron dextran IM

0.24 cc Terbinafine PO
Sprayed with Bronco

placed in incubator

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-08-04
Examiner - me/ah/rep/erl
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

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