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Admission date2018-08-10
Final date2018-08-17
Days in captivity7
SpeciesRSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band1126-16691
Ectoparasite - flat fly
Emaciation

Cause of injury: Unknown

Release approved
Release where found

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate715.40107.80
Radiographs1300.00300.00
Total  527.80

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

2018-08-10
2018-08-17 11:29 des/me
Weight: 532 grams

Release record
Date2018-08-17
Band/tag number1126-16691
Band size6
Released byBill S.
Location
Maiden, Catawba county, NC

2018-08-16 15:54 lea

Bill S to release tomorrow.

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

85g Q nol

2018-08-16 13:10 ces

Finder unable to release the bird. Left a message with Bill S to see if he was interested in returning it to where it was found.

2018-08-16 09:10 me

Release approved

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-16
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 20x cage length, some of them double-lengths; a little gliding; landings a bit hard; omb at 12x; went to ground 1x but flew straight up to perch

2018-08-16 09:10 ces

Called finder about releasing the bird. Left a message.

2018-08-15 12:10 ces


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop meloxicam

2018-08-15 11:00 rts

89 g Q with vit and ca, nolo

2018-08-14 14:48 lea

Already NOLO. Flying perch to perch.

Added 48 g Q.

2018-08-14 09:03 nen/cfs
Weight: 518 grams
NOLO
Moved to F8. Flew to perch.

Food: 45 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

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

2018-08-13 16:45 erl/mar

Food: 44 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-08-13 10:09 ces

Very BAR. Perching.

2018-08-13 09:00 lap/ces/eam

NOLO

Food: 43 g Q/m (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop fluids/FF

2018-08-12 17:00 meg/pce

Food: 45g Q
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO; Perched, flew to other perch, QAR, slightly defensive posture, no wing droop

2018-08-12 10:13 laf/flm

Perching. BAR.

2018-08-12 08:30 ces/rh/laf
Weight: 478 grams
13 g lo(R)
Very BAR. Jumpy!

Moved to R19. Banded: 6075

Food: 43 g Q
Force feed: 28 g FL
SQ fluids: 15cc
Fenbendazole: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
increase food amount, increase FF amount, switch to SID fluids

2018-08-11 19:00 smv/lea

All LO(R). Perched and BAR.

Food: 20 g FL
Force feed: 20 g FL
SQ fluids: 15cc
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Monitor behavior

2018-08-11 13:23 me

Food: none added
bird perched, alert
All LO - placed food on perch next to bird

2018-08-11 08:10 ah/rep/me
Weight: 491 grams
Food: 25 g fl
Force feed: 20g fl
SQ fluids: 15cc
Fenbendazole: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.29 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
11 g LO - rem
Feather check - some secondaries IB as well
Monitor behavior - QAR, standing up, later perched

Feather check
Right
Left
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Tail
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  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   

2018-08-10 19:39 rew/sc
Weight: 477 grams, Keel score: 2.5
Found on ground, sprawled with one wing out and the other wing tucked beside him. Cat sitting beside him, staring at him.


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: BAR, standing in box.
Body
Body condition score: 2.5
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Ectoparasites: Flatflies - bronco'd.

Exam mostly unremarkable. Bird molting outer primaries (in blood) and molting small body feathers extensively.

Radiograph under 3% iso via mask: WNL

Recovery uneventful. Stood awkwardly in donut.

20cc LRS + vit B SQ
0.05 Iron IM
0.05 Meloxicam IM
0.28cc Terbinafine PO
Force fed: 14g fl
Food in cage: 15g fl c/u
Nutrical PO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-08-10
Examiner - rew
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Small amount of wispy floating debris ventral to pecten.
Left eye:
WNL

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