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Admission date2018-11-08
Final date2018-12-11
Days in captivity33
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeHY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band1957-42108
Blood in left ear
Neurologic - Head trauma

Cause of injury: HBC

Release approved

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate3315.40508.20
Total  628.20

Costs are estimates based on fees charged at a local avian specialist.
Radiographs and images
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2018-12-11 16:29 lea
Weight: 769 grams

Release record
Date2018-12-11
Band/tag number1957-42108
Band size7B
Released byClyde
Location
Mint Hill, Union county, NC

2018-12-11 10:21 ces/me

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-12-11
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Flew well and readilty. Perfect flight. Silent. Release approved.

2018-12-10 15:30 bg

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 147 g ck
NOLO

2018-12-09 15:00 ces/ktk

Group treatment: 2 patients
143 g m, nolo

2018-12-08 15:50 REP/JR
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
152 g m/ck BAR 1 flying with difficulty/1 perched

2018-12-08 11:32 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21915] / 18110/purple / HY / UNK - 10X, difficulty keeping height at 8X, started
exercising between low perches, landed on branch @ 10X
[21978] / 18137/orange / HY / UNK - 0X

2018-12-07 16:30 sc/ksf

Group treatment: 2 patients
75, 74 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-12-07 10:00 vet students

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21915] / 18110/purple / HY / UNK - hard to to lift, still twisting to the right,
uneven flight, maybe worse than yesterday
[21978] / 18137/orange / HY / UNK - normal

2018-12-06 17:10 jmw/ek/ae

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO
Food in cage: 145g m/ck

2018-12-06 11:00 jmw

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
Purp flew low, not quiet
Org flies well holds out L wing, twists to R when flying

2018-12-05 17:00 rmb/lmv/tc5
Leftovers: 0
Exercise 10x. Flew quietly and well but minimal to no gliding.
166 g Ck/m V+Ca

2018-12-05 05:00 rmb/lmv/tcb

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO BARP

2018-12-04 16:15 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
150 g m, NOLO

2018-12-04 11:49 nen/bt

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise:
21915 purple - 4 short asymmetric flights
21978orange - good smooth flights with long quiet glides

2018-12-03 15:45 bg

Group treatment: 2 patients
75g, 78g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-12-03 11:45 ces/me
Weight: 737 grams
Moved to R30

2018-12-03 09:59 sat


14X - flew, glided, and perched well, but had to be strongly encouraged.

2018-12-02 17:45 jlw/mm/pe
Leftovers: 0
NOLO
Food: 65g m

2018-12-01 16:00 JR/SMV
Leftovers: 0
63 g M BARP

2018-12-01 09:31 amp

3X, needed encouragement but then refused to leave perch, was fixated on ground

2018-11-30 16:15 tw

60 g m + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-11-30 10:49 DLE

Exercised 12 x Noisy flight

2018-11-29 17:26 jmw/ae/lk/lmv
Leftovers: 0
NOLO
Food: 60g m

2018-11-29 08:58 mkf

Exercise: Flew 14 lengths well.

2018-11-28 17:00 CE/LMV/RMB
Leftovers: 0
70 g m/ck BARP

2018-11-27 17:00 dr

Food: 71 g m, NOLO

2018-11-27 09:35 me

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21978] / 18137/orange / HY / UNK - 9x
[21993] / 18177 / HY / UNK - 20x

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-11-27
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 9x cage length but very reluctant; silent in flight

2018-11-26 16:00 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
74g, 74, Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-11-26 11:37 BWM/SAT
Weight: 717 grams
BAR, flew, glided, perched well when trying to catch with net.

2018-11-25 17:24 jmw/pe/mm

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO
Food in cage: 144g ck/m

2018-11-25 10:03 flm

Group entry: 2 animals
BAR for exercise.
orange: did not fly. refused from perch.
no color: flew well 11x. eager, soaring. landing on perches. no issues.

2018-11-24 17:05 lea

Group entry: 2 animals
2 live mice, one owl immediately jumped down and ate! Not sure which one

2018-11-24 16:40 smv/jr

Group treatment: 2 patients
74, 76 g n, NOLO

2018-11-24 10:48 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21978] / 18137/orange / HY / UNK - 0X, wet due to rain
[21993] / 18177 / HY / UNK - 12X, mostly quiet flight, flew to corner rather than
perch at start, around 6X, flew perch to perch

2018-11-23 16:00 sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
78, 74 g + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-11-23 11:30 lmv

Exercise 2x.
Refusal to fly after 2 lengths, unable to glean much from them due to near collision with other bird and vocalizations.

2018-11-22 14:30 mlm

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

2018-11-22 09:53 fs

Group entry: 2 animals
exercised both 10x's one flew 15x's but unable to determine which.

2018-11-21 17:02 jmw/lmv/tcr

Group entry: 2 animals
127g (AL) LO(R)
Food in cage: 150g m/ck

2018-11-21 10:18 mmo

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 12x; one animal would not fly; animal that flew very noisy

2018-11-20 16:35 dr/var

Group treatment: 2 patients
125 g m, NOLO

2018-11-20 09:46 ces
Weight: 654 grams
NOLO
Very BAR. Seemed visual.

Banded: 18137/orange.
Moved to F7.
Flew to perch and landed well.

2018-11-19 15:45 BG

65g M, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-11-18 17:09 jmw/mm/pe
Leftovers: 0
NOLO
Food: 63g m

2018-11-17 16:00 SMV/RMB/ME
Leftovers: 0
67g mouse, BARP

2018-11-16 16:15 sc/kf

61 g m + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-11-16 13:14 des/ces
Weight: 607 grams
BAR.NOLO. Mutes. Changed papers.
No fresh or dried blood in ear. Removed alot of dried blood from the feathers around the ear.
Looks good.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop meds.

2018-11-15 09:01 mkf

Food: 62 g m
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Nolo

2018-11-14 17:46 RMB/LMV/TCR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP, did not respond to noise, responded once he saw me

2018-11-14 08:10 ces

NOLO
Perching. Seemed more alert and visual. Watching me change papers. Definitely improved.

Food: 31 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-13 16:30 dr/var
Leftovers: 30
Food: 31 g m
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-13 09:36 ces/nen/ha

NOLO

Food: 30 g m
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-12 16:30 mar
Leftovers: 31
Food: 37 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-12 09:00 sat

NOLO

Food: 30 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-11 19:04 jmw/mm
Leftovers: 0
NOLO
Food: 35g m
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-11 09:00 lea/rh
Weight: 612 grams, Leftovers: 12
Perched, QAR. Clacky when grabbed. Still not acting very visual. Cleaned off dried blood from left ear. No fresh blood.

Moved to R17

Food: 33 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 25
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO


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

2018-11-10 18:08 RMB/SMV/JR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30
SQ fluids: 25
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Perched, very quiet. Did not appear to be following/seeing right in front of him. BDOW did finally react when food was moved low in sight line at perch level. Seems to keep head to the left. Checked left ear. Newer blood draining from bottom of ear. Clean as best we could, feathers very stuck together outside base of ear.

2018-11-10 08:40 REP
Weight: 598 grams, Leftovers: 28
Food: 23 g m
FF: 10 g
SQ fluids: 25
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh

Perched, following movement a little!

2018-11-09 17:38 lea/sc

All LO(R). Perched with back facing the door, pellet +, quiet. Clacked before being grabbed.

Food: 30-35 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 25
Butorphanol: 0.13 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-09 08:14 ces/me

All food lo(R)
Perching on towel ring with eyes squinted. No reaction to sound or motion. Does not seem visual at all. Hearing is questionable too.

Left ear had some dried blood, nothing fresh.

A little more reactive after treatments. Clacking. Seemed more visual?

Food: 32 g m (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 25
Butorphanol: 0.13 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-08 18:19 jmw/ae/ek

Clacky, but seemed to be going in and out during treatments; would be BAR then become very lethargic. Does not appear to be sighted. Found blood clots in mouth, unsure if from earlier today or new. Cleaned blood out and did not see any new blood leaking.
Food: 30-35 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 25
Butorphanol: 0.13 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.22 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2018-11-08 12:07 des
Weight: 626 grams, Keel score: 3.0
History : bird found on Hwy 51, dropped off at Weddington Animal Hospital; taken to CWR

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Other: Seems hyper-responsive as if not visual
Mouth: Fresh blood
Ears: Large amout of fresh and clotted blood in left ear
Body
Spine: WNL
Abdomen: WNL
Pelvis: WNL
Vent: WNL
Body condition score: 3
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Retrices: Tail tips a bit soiled and curved

Torb 0.15 ml IM
LRS 30 ml SQ
Meloxi 0.06 ml IM
Flushed blood from left ear and swabbed out mouth. No new blood

Definitely worried about his apparent cortical blindness. Hopefully will be improved in the AM.

Setup on towel donut. Will get rad in AM.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-11-08
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
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Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PC WNL but does not seem visual
Left eye:
PC WNL but does not seem visual

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