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21869

Problems

Notes

Costs

Admission date	2018-09-13
Final date	2018-11-03
Days in captivity	51
Species	RTHA - Red-tailed hawk
Age	ATY
Sex	UNK
Status	R
Band	1218-02106

Blood in nares

Fracture - clavicle, left

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: HBC

Post-release return
Release approved

Readmitted as patient: [25774-2023-0628].

Found in Mooresville,NC
Iredell county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 51 15.40 785.40

Radiographs 1 300.00 300.00

Total 1205.40

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

Radiographs and images
2018-09-13	2018-09-13	2018-10-30

2023-10-04 16:38 RMB

Band report
Report date2023-10-04 00:00:00
Location
543 Kenway Loop, Mooresville, NC

2018-11-03 10:20 ME/AH

Weight: 1421 grams
coped beak - slightly overgrown
both tmt's have very pronounced sharp ridges on anterior and posterior surfaces


Release record
Date2018-11-03
Band/tag number1218-02106
Band size7D
Released byfinder
Location
Mooresville, Iredell county, NC

2018-11-02 12:00 KF

105 (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-11-02 09:29 ces/me

Called finder about releasing the bird.  

2018-11-02 09:27 ces/me

Weight: 1434 grams
Very stressed.

Moved to R6 and will plan for release.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-11-02
Examiner - ces/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

2018-11-01 09:22 me

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise 18-20 x.
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[21643] / 18129/lighter chest / HY / UNK - 14x
[21675] / 22092/lime green / ASY / UNK - 6x
[21787] / 18132/darker chest / HY / UNK - 18x
[21813] / HY / UNK - 16x
[21869] / ATY / UNK - 20x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-11-01
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 20 x cage length easily, gliding
last 20' each time; looks great

2018-11-01 09:17 mkf

Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 540 g R 

nolo

2018-10-31 11:29 RTS

Group entry: 5 animals
108,107,99,100,103gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-10-31 09:35 mmo

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise 16 lengths - no difficulties noted, all flew well. 

2018-10-30 14:58 lea

2018-10-30 10:00 ha

Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 100, 110, 104, 117, 108 g R PER BIRD + vit + ca.  
Exercise 16 laps each; silver band quit flying after 5 laps
nolo.

2018-10-29 09:51 ces

Group entry: 5 animals

-------------------------
[21643] / 18129/lighter chest / HY / UNK - 7X - flew, glided, and perched well, but
then flew to ground and would  no longer fly
[21675] / 22092/lime green / ASY / UNK - 15X - flew, glided, and perched well
[21787] / 18132/darker chest / HY / UNK - 15X - flew, glided, and perched well
[21813] / HY / UNK -  15X - flew, glided, and perched well
[21869] / ATY / UNK -  15X - flew, glided, and perched well

2018-10-28 13:00 KLH

Group treatment: 5 patients
508g m; NOLO

2018-10-28 11:00 rh

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise 16x

All perched, BAR, gliding well.

2018-10-27 13:57 rmb/leh/me

Group entry: 5 animals
535g R/ck, NOLO

2018-10-25 12:05 mkf/fs/rjo

Group treatment: 5 patients
551g ck/m nolo

2018-10-25 09:50 mkf

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise:  

21675 - Flew 10 lengths well, then on ground and refused to fly.

Rest flew 16 lengths well.

2018-10-24 11:16 RTS

Group entry: 5 animals
100,110,104,106,114gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2018-10-24 10:27 lrm

Group entry: 5 animals
exercised - all flew at least 12x, a lot of mid air crashes.  the one with foot bandage
hit the ground kind of hard, and then seemed very stressed - loud OMB

2018-10-23 10:15 nen

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 551 g m/ck  
-------------------------
[21643] / 18129/lighter chest / HY / UNK - flappy
[21675] / 22092/lime green / ASY / UNK - glides 1/3, OMB > 3, no tape, sym.  went
to ground and refused > 9.  then once more
[21787] / 18132/darker chest / HY / UNK - glides 1/4
[21813] / HY / UNK - glides 1/3, sym
[21869] / ATY / UNK - glides 1/4 sym
all 14-16x except green

2018-10-22 11:00 bwm/ces

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 5 animals
120g, 113g, 122g, 118g, 106g R (+ vit + Ca), 0 leftover.

2018-10-22 09:25 me

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise 14-16x.
-------------------------
[21643] / 18129 / HY / UNK - 18x
[21675] / 22092/lime green / ASY / UNK - 13x
[21787] / 18132 / HY / UNK - 18x
[21813] / HY / UNK - 11x
[21869] / ATY / UNK - 19x


Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-10-22
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 19 x cage length, fast , gliding
last 15-20', frequently overshooting
perches; not quite ready - has
only been in flight cage 6 days

2018-10-21 11:30 JWE

Group treatment: 5 patients
536g m NOLO

2018-10-21 09:52 flm

Group entry: 5 animals
BAR for exercise.
21813: flew well 9x, crashed 2x. went to ground and refused. OMB.
22092/lime green: flew well 8x, then went to ground and refused, defensive. did this
2x.
all others: flew well 14x. soaring, landing on perches. no issues.

2018-10-20 11:00 AH

Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 5 patients
 513 g M/CK NOLO BARP

2018-10-20 10:19 rep

Group entry: 5 animals
No Exercise due to rain

2018-10-19 11:20 KF

Group treatment: 5 patients
525 g ck (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-10-19 10:14 KF

Group entry: 5 animals
  Exercise 
red standiang on ground, can fly & perch (bottom perch) but mostly doesn't want to

everyone else good

neon yellow very cute

2018-10-18 12:15 fs/mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 3 patients
335g R/m nolo

2018-10-18 08:56 mkf

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise:
21869 - Flew 14 then on ground and refused to fly.
Other 2 flew 16 well.

2018-10-17 10:52 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
116,105,113gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-10-17 10:42 mmo

Group entry: 3 animals
 Exercise 16x without difficulty

2018-10-16 13:17 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 319 g m/R 

2018-10-16 10:15 me/nen

Weight: 1264 grams, Keel score: 3.0

MOVED TO:F 4
flew to high perch
had no band on - never banded?

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-10-16
Examiner - me/nen
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNE+DNE+
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
mild widespread floating fibrinous
debris, moderate amount ventral
to pecten; had difficulty evaluating
retina
Left eye:
mild widespread floating fibrinous
debris; had difficulty evaluating
retina

2018-10-15 10:45 dml

Leftovers: 0
108g CK +vit+ca

2018-10-14 12:40 KLH

111g ck; NOLO

2018-10-13 12:10 RMB/ME

Leftovers: 0
103 g ck/m  NOLO BAR

2018-10-12 12:00 KF

112 g ck (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2018-10-11 12:00 ces

skipped due to hurricane

2018-10-10 11:12 RTS

106gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2018-10-09 12:38 rmb

Food: 110 g r

nolo

2018-10-08 10:45 dml

Leftovers: 0
105g CK +vit+ca

2018-10-07 12:00 JWE

105g m NOLO

2018-10-06 12:20 LEH

110g R/m, NOLO

2018-10-06 11:00 me/ah/pce

Weight: 1299 grams

MOVED TO: R 29

2018-10-05 12:00 lmv

Leftovers: 8
107 g ck  + vit/ca

2018-10-04 09:31 des

Weight: 1286 grams
BAR. Pretty stressed. NOLO

Eyes are still pretty bad but they are improving.

Food: 112 g Q/m



Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-10-04
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Mostly WNL but still large blob
of debris ventral to pecten.
Left eye:
Large blobs of consolidating floating
debris. Most of underlying retina
looks pretty good. A bit glittery/metallic
lateral to pecten.

2018-10-03 10:45 ces/lrm

111 g Q with vit and ca, 44 g lo(R)

2018-10-02 13:24 rmb

Food: 110 g Q/SQ

nolo

2018-10-01 11:00 dml

Leftovers: 0
110g Q +vit+ca

2018-09-30 09:15 ces/laf

100 g Q, nolo

2018-09-29 13:16 rew

Added 13g med m
Terbinafine: 0.77 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-29 11:05 rep

Leftovers: 0
Food: 108 g Q

Forgot to put in food: Terbinafine

2018-09-28 12:00 lmv

110g Q + 0.77 Terbinafine PO +vit/ca; NOLO, BAR, stressed, not perched.

2018-09-27 12:30 mkf/fs/rjo

113g Q with wings .77c Ter nolo

2018-09-26 11:07 lrm

56g m/ck +V&C  saw some lo, but left since this is added on

2018-09-26 08:59 ces/lrm

Weight: 1278 grams
NOLO
Very BAR.  Perching.  Stressed!

Food: 52 g Q (+ vit + Ca) 
Terbinafine: 0.75 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

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

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-09-26
Examiner - ces
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
NEG+NEG++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR minimal.  Pupil asymmetrical.
 Strong menace.
PC still filled with floating debris.
 Soupy.  Unable to visualize retina.
Left eye:
PLR minimal.  Pupil asymmetrical.
 Strong menace.
Floating debris is resolving. 
Healthy retina visible in areas.

2018-09-25 17:00 dr

Food: 50 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.75 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-25 09:00 ces

NOLO

Food: 58 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

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

2018-09-24 16:45 bg

Food: 50 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-24 09:30 sat/bwm

NOLO

Food: 49 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-23 16:55 jmw/pce/lea/

NOLO

Food: 48 g Q (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-23 08:45 ces/rh

NOLO

Food: 45 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-22 17:10 smv/rmb

Food: 49 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-22 09:00 ah

Food: 49 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-21 17:10 tw/sc

Food: 50 g Q (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-21 08:50 des

Weight: 1256 grams
BAR. Very stressed and rigid and jumpy. Mutes all over feather tips.
Washed feathers with hose
Meds given PO

MOVED TO: DLB-1

Food: 51 g Q (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop tramadol

2018-09-20 17:32 lmv/ek

6g LO(R)

BAR, perched. Very stressy, attempting to fly out the back wall repeatedly, pupils dilated.

Food: 46g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-20 09:00 fs

NOLO

Food: 46 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-19 17:00 RMA/REW/VAR

NOLO

Food: 44g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-19 08:55 des

Weight: 1242 grams, Keel score: 1.5
BAR. NOLO! Mutes++. Changed papers.
A bit difficult to control

Food: 53 g Q 
Force feed: 40 g  
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO



Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-09-19
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
NEG+++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Still alot of floating debris and
some large blood clots. Improving
and can see some retina but sill
pretty bad. Seems visual. Not sure
about PLR
Left eye:
Lots of floating debris still but
it is clearing and I can see some
normal retina. PLR present but
very  minimal. Seems visual

2018-09-18 17:00 dr

Food: 48 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-18 09:41 ha

91 g lo(R)

Food: 48 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-17 17:00 mar

NOLO

Food: 53g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-17 08:45 ces/sat

47 g LO(R)

Perching, stressed, BAR

Food: 45 g Q (+ vit + Ca) 
Force feed: 40 g  (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-16 13:06 rew/pce

38g LO(R)

BAR, perched.

Food: 48g Q
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.64 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-16 09:46 ces

All food lo(R)
Standing in the back of the kennel.  Quiet but then very stressed once grabbed for treatments.

Eyes have not improved. 
Moved to R16E.

Food: 45 g Q
Force feed: 31 g FL
SQ fluids: 35 cc
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.60 cc PO
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

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

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-09-16
Examiner - ces
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
NEGNEGNEGNEG
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PC completely filled with debris,
soupy, no retina visible
Left eye:
PC completely filled with debris,
soupy, no retina visible

2018-09-15 16:11 rew/rma

45g LO(R)

Standing in back, jumpy, stressed. 

Some menace OD. No menace OS. Very stressed.

Food: 50g m
SQ fluids: 35 cc
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Butorphanol: 0.27 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-15 08:30 lea/lrm

Weight: 1284 grams
Standing in front of door, not very reactive. No menace OU.

Very stressed and not very visual.

Food: 46 g m/ck/R (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 20 g m
SQ fluids: 35 cc
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Butorphanol: 0.27 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-09-14 15:40 rma/sc

Leftovers: 19
Food: 50 g Q 
SQ fluids: 35 cc
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Butorphanol: 0.27 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO


QAR
standing in back couner of cage - was very tense, very stressed throughout treatment 

2018-09-14 08:25 des

QAR. Standing up front. All LO(R).
Did not seem to react much visually.

Eyes are bad. Prognosis is poor. Will see how the eyes look after a few days.

Food: 20 g dk mouse
FF 20 g - can't remember exact amount.
SQ fluids: 35 cc
Terbinafine: 0.81 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Butorphanol: 0.27 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.47 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Review of rad seems to show an intact coracoid. The left clavicle appears fractured but hard to read. Palpation is normal.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-09-14
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
NEGNEGNEGNEG
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Severe, diffuse floating debris
with small black flecks. No fresh
blood. Cannot see retina.  Responses
are mininal at best
Left eye:
Same as OD

2018-09-13 18:35 lea/jmw

Weight: 1344 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Finder saw bird hit car yesterday. Transported to CRC. 

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: BAR
  Nares: blood in L nares
Body
  Clavicle and coracoid: L coracoid fracture
  Body condition score: 3
Wings
Legs


Very BAR. No fractures palpated. Anesthesized with iso via mask at 2.5% for rad. Rad reveals left coracoid fracture- palpated some crunchiness. Eyes do not look good, will see what des thinks in AM.

Food: 65 g Q
35cc fluids
Torb: 0.26 ml IM
Meloxicam: 0.13 ml PO
Terbinafine: 0.70 ml PO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-09-13
Examiner - lmv/jmw
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
NEG++NEG++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Widespread fibrinous debris
Left eye:
Similair to OD but a bit worse,
blood seen central to pecten

2018-09-13 11:19 lea

===== HEART SIZE MEASURMENTS =====
CW (mm): 29.14
TW (mm): 53.22
SW (mm): 34.75