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22186 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2019-02-02
Final date2019-03-29
Days in captivity55
SpeciesRSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
AgeASY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band1266-02713
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS
Ocular - periorbital swelling, OS
Ocular - uveitis, OS

Cause of injury: Unknown

Finder present at release
Release approved
Release where found

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate5515.40847.00
Total  967.00

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

2019-02-13
2019-03-29 10:36 me
Weight: 527 grams

Release record
Date2019-03-29
Band/tag number1266-02713
Band size6
Released byFinder
Location
Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, NC

2019-03-29 09:11 JP

Group entry: 2 animals
9x High to High; Hits top of cage before finding perch

2019-03-28 13:47 me

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 146 g ck
NOLO

2019-03-28 08:40 ces

Called finder about releasing the bird. Left a message.

2019-03-28 08:30 me

Flight eval
Exam date - 2019-03-28
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 12 x cage length well, fast, agile, mostly flying half-lengths and hooking onto ceiling slats; some gliding; release before he injures himself

2019-03-27 11:39 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
80,70,78gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-03-27 09:39 JP

Group entry: 3 animals
8x High to High; Chrash into cage before finding perch

2019-03-26 10:50 nen

Group entry: 3 animals

[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - grabs ceiling often, OMB after 4, 10x
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - slight LWD, reluctant. lots of ceiling grabbing,
7x
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - flew well mostly perch to perch with occasional
ceiling grabbing, 10x

2019-03-26 10:45 ces/bt/nen

Group treatment: 3 patients
207 g m, nolo

2019-03-25 11:02 BWM

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise:
[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - 10x, BAR. Flew/perched well. Would fly to ceiling
and fly back and forth before landing on perch.
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - 10x, BAR. More reluctant to fly than others.
Would fly to ceiling and fly back and forth before landing on perch.
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - 10x, BAR. Flew/perched well. Would fly to ceiling
and fly back and forth before landing on perch.

2019-03-25 11:00 dml
Leftovers: 76
Group treatment: 3 patients
220g CK +vit+ca

2019-03-24 12:01 JWE
Leftovers: 17
Group treatment: 3 patients
209g m

2019-03-24 10:29 FLM

Group entry: 3 animals
BAR for exercise.
orange/purple: flew well 8x. OMB, nervous. flew well.
lime: flew 5x. significant L droop. refused from ground.

2019-03-23 12:35 LEH

Group treatment: 3 patients
225g m, NOLO

2019-03-23 10:50 JP

10x High to High

2019-03-22 14:00 KF

Group treatment: 3 patients
224 g m (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-03-22 10:33 kb/laf
Weight: 536 grams
Group move to: F4

2019-03-21 14:30 jmw

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 214g ck/m; NOLO

2019-03-21 10:42 fs

Group entry: 3 animals
other exercised 8x's
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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK -
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - 2x's
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK -

2019-03-20 11:22 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
72,75,79gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-03-20 09:16 JP

Group entry: 3 animals
9x High to High; Hit top of cage before finding perch (evreytime)

2019-03-19 13:00 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 8-10x.
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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - 9x
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - 2x
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - 5x

Flight eval
Exam date - 2019-03-19
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
few only 5 x, in 1/3 or 1/2 length, touching ceiling frequently; diffcult to evaluate - will move to larger cage soon

2019-03-19 10:10 nen

Group entry: 3 animals
all three fly a few feet, grab the ceiling and fly back to the original perch or
crash into the wall and go to ground. 15 or so partial lengths, with 2 or 3 full
lengths each.

2019-03-18 12:24 BWM

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise:

[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - BAR, flew about 8x. Very sporadic, would not fly
full length of enclosure.
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - BAR, 5-6x. Very sporadic, would not fly full
length of enclosure. Landed on ground about 4 times and would get into a defensive
pose. When flying, bird seemed to be flying sideways, angled to the right.
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - BAR, 10x. Flew, glided, and perched well. Would
switch directions 2-3 times in the center of the enclosure before finishing a length.

2019-03-18 10:45 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
211g CK +vit+ca

2019-03-17 14:47 jmw/klh

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 218g m; NOLO

2019-03-17 10:43 flm

Group entry: 3 animals
BAR for exercise.
orange/purple: flew well 8x. no issues.
lime: flew well 5x. no issues.
All were not flying full lengths often. Would bounce off of ceiling mid-way and return
to original perch.

2019-03-16 12:45 LEH

Group treatment: 3 patients
222g m/ck, NOLO

2019-03-16 11:07 ah/amp
Weight: 528 grams, Keel score: 3.5

2019-03-16 10:03 amp

Group entry: 3 animals
10X, multiple ceiling grabs each length, often flew halfway and back to original
perch
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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - gliding
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - 10X, ground 2X, on ground - sat back on legs
but would rise back up to feet after ~one minute; flew back up to perch each time
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - gliding

2019-03-15 10:00 jp

Group treatment: 3 patients
3 meals - amount not recorded. NOLO

2019-03-15 09:05 JP

Group entry: 3 animals
8x High to High; All 3 hit top of cage before finding perch

2019-03-14 11:55 mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 3 patients
219g ck nolo

2019-03-14 09:05 mkf

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise:
Lime flew about 5 length equivalents then refused to fly; flight tilted badly toward
left when flying.

Orange and purple flew equivalent of 10 lengths, doing a lot of half lengths and
returned



2019-03-13 11:34 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
74,76,70gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-03-13 09:06 JP

Group entry: 3 animals
8x High to High; all Three bidrds flew to top of cage before landing on perch

2019-03-12 16:30 var

Group entry: 3 animals
2 LM

2019-03-12 13:51 rmb
Leftovers: 136
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 221 g m/ck

2019-03-12 10:14 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercised 8 lengths.
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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - Short choppy flights, often hitting ceiling middway
and either completing length or returning to original perch.
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - Only once had successful perch to perch length.
Otherwise hit ceiling close to perch and landed on ground or returned to original
perch.
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - Usually completed length, but occasionally hit
ceiling. Good perching.

2019-03-11 16:00 mar

Group entry: 3 animals
3 LM

2019-03-11 10:45 dml
Leftovers: 57
Group treatment: 3 patients
225g CK+vit+ca

2019-03-11 09:53 sat

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 70-75 g m/ck +vit +ca. Use chick on Mon/Wed/Fri. Exercise 8-10x.
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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - 7X - would fly only half way and then go to top
and back to original perch. Never did fly full length.
[22177] / 6009/lime tape / ASY / UNK - 3X - flew, and then crashed to ground--would
not fly any further
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - 7X - would fly only half way and then go to
top and back to original perch. Never did fly full length.

2019-03-10 12:00 jlw

Group treatment: 3 patients
235 g m/ck, NOLO

2019-03-09 10:40 ah
Leftovers: 12
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage:210 g m (total); 12 g m LO
Mon/Wed/Fri. Exercise 8-10x.

2019-03-09 08:47 amp

Group entry: 2 animals
10X, ceiling grabs midflight, choppy flight, okay landings

2019-03-08 11:18 ces/me

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 139 g m with vit and ca
NOLO

2019-03-08 08:56 kb

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 8-10x.
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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - 5x
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK -8x

2019-03-07 11:30 fs/mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 2 patients
142g ck nolo

2019-03-07 08:32 mkf

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise: Both few 10 lengths, often reversing direction mid length.

2019-03-06 11:38 RTS

Group entry: 2 animals
70,78gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-03-06 09:44 lrm

Group entry: 2 animals
exercised - 8x, both flew to ceiling multiple times on the way across the cage

2019-03-05 11:05 bt

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 8x.

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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - sloppy flights with often hitting ceiling soon
after take-off and returning to near perch. Somewhat reluctant to take-off.
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - Choppy flights but able to complete lengths with
good perching.

2019-03-05 11:00 bt/ces

Group treatment: 2 patients
137 g m, nolo

2019-03-04 10:04 des

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: About 140 g m. 96 g LO(R)

2019-03-03 12:50 KLH

Group treatment: 3 patients
212g m; NOLO

2019-03-03 10:00 flm

Group entry: 3 animals
BAR for exercise.
All flew 8 - 10x.
Flight was very nervous, difficult to observe if gliding or soaring. Rebounding off
of ceiling, walls and returning to original perches. No other issues.

2019-03-02 12:30 LEH

Group treatment: 3 patients
223g m/ck, NOLO

2019-03-02 08:40 amp

Group entry: 3 animals

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[22148] / 6050/orange / SY / UNK - 10X, ceiling grabs almost each length, choppy
flight
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - 10X, ceiling grabs almost each length, choppy
flight
[22202] / SY / UNK - 10X, ground 1X, often touched/grabbed wall before going to perch,
choppy

2019-03-01 11:00 lisa/betty/ces

Group treatment: 3 patients
218 g m/ck with vit and ca, 27 g lo(R)

2019-03-01 10:51 betty/lisa

Group entry: 3 animals
All flew 10x. Vocal.

2019-02-28 10:00 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 218 g m

83 g ck lo(r)

2019-02-28 09:56 ces/me
Weight: 580 grams, Keel score: 3.5

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-28
Examiner - ces/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
small chunk of floating debris remaining, healthy retina visible overall

2019-02-27 11:26 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
81,82,85gCk+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-02-27 11:12 betty/lisa

Group entry: 3 animals
10x
lazy, flew high perch to high perch, gliding

2019-02-26 10:03 ces

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 221 g m

NOLO

2019-02-25 11:15 bet/lis

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 8-10x.
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[22148] / 6050 / SY / UNK - 10x, vocalizing, flew well but tired quickly
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - 12x, short gliding

2019-02-25 11:00 dml/me

Group treatment: 2 patients
147 g ck with vit and ca, 37 g lo(R)

2019-02-24 12:30 JWE

Group treatment: 2 patients
143g M NOLO

2019-02-24 12:12 lea

Group entry: 2 animals
flew 9x

2019-02-23 12:30 LEH

Group treatment: 2 patients
149g m/ck, NOLO

2019-02-23 10:10 SAG
Weight: 617 grams

2019-02-22 14:00 KF

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

2019-02-22 08:36 JP

Group entry: 2 animals
NO FLY (Rain)

2019-02-21 12:40 ces/rjo

Group treatment: 2 patients
150g m nolo

2019-02-20 09:15 jp

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

2019-02-19 13:06 rmb
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 151 g m/ck

2019-02-19 10:33 bt

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 8x.

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[22148] / 6050 / SY / UNK - Hits ceiling quickly then returns to starting perch.
Only 2x made it one total length.
[22186] / 6024/purple / ASY / UNK - Good flight 1/2 of time, but half of time hits
ceiling midway and turns around. Good perching.

2019-02-18 10:08 me/ces
Weight: 526 grams
NOLO
Flying well. Very BAR. Seems very visual.

Banded: 6024/purple.
Moved to F9.

Food in cage: 149 g m

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-18
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
very mild floating debris ventral to pecten, healthy retina everywhere else
Left eye:
mild floating debris widespread, chunky ventral, much improved, retina healthy where visible yellow to light green score

2019-02-17 12:30 KLH

62g Q; NOLO

2019-02-16 11:12 SAG/ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64 g Q; NOLO

2019-02-15 14:15 KF

64 g Q (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-02-14 11:45 fs/mkf/rjo

65g Q nolo

2019-02-13 09:36 ces

2019-02-13 08:48 ces

NOLO, BAR

Food: 64 g Q (+ vit + Ca)

2019-02-12 12:55 rmb

Food: 37 g m

nolo

2019-02-12 08:59 ces/me
Weight: 509 grams
Food: 43 g Q/M
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO


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

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-12
Examiner - ces/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR minimal; very mild floating fibrinous debris; retina WNL
Left eye:
PLR minimal; mild to moderate floating fibrinous debris, some chunks in ventral PC; difficult to eval retina, only saw glimpses; improved from last week

2019-02-11 16:30 mar

NOLO
Food: 39 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-11 08:45 bm/me

NOLO

Food: 33 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop tramadol

2019-02-10 17:53 jmw/mm/pe
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30g Q
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-10 09:30 laf

Food: 31 g Q, NOLO
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-09 16:54 RMB/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g Q (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP

2019-02-09 09:05 sag/ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: 44 g Q; NOLO
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-08 16:45 sc
Leftovers: 7
Food: 37 g Q,
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-08 08:00 ces/jp

NOLO

Food: 32 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-07 17:49 jmw/ae/lmv
Leftovers: 31
31g LO(R)
Food: 35g Q
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-07 09:25 ces/me
Weight: 494 grams
Food: 32 g Q Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Bones and feathers LO - rem

MOVED TO:R 19

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-07
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Widespread mild floating fibrinous debris in PC, able to visualize most of retina - look WNL
Left eye:
Entire PC filled with moderate floating fibrinous debris, able to see pecten and retina but unable to evaluate retina; eye much improved

2019-02-06 16:40 RMB/EK/PRR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g Q
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Very jumpy,stressed

2019-02-06 08:30 jp

NOLO

Food:32 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-05 16:30 var/dr

Food: 34 g Q, NOLO
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-05 08:30 ces

BAR, nolo, perching

Food: 31 g Q
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop FF

2019-02-04 16:45 mar
Leftovers: 24
Food: 37 g Q
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.25 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-04 08:25 ces

32 g lo(R)
Perching. Crashing. BAR. Very stressed.

The periorbital swelling around OS has improved. Eye seems sunken but it is probably related to the swelling. Seems visual. The blood in the AC is resolving.

Move to R17c

Food: 40 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 20 g
SQ fluids: 20
Butorphanol: 0.10 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

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

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-04
Examiner - ces
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
widespread but then floating debris, a few blood clots, should resolve, can see retina through most of it
Left eye:
most of blood in AC has resolved PC completely soupy, no retina visible

2019-02-03 17:51 jmw/mm/pe
Leftovers: 30
30g LO(R); very BAR, perched
Food: 34g m
SQ fluids: 20
Tramadol: 0.25cc PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-03 09:35 lea/rh
Weight: 500 grams, Leftovers: 30
Standing in back of kennel, BAR. OS squinty.

OS is still swollen along supraorbital ridge. Stain negative, did not see keratitis. Bird is acting very visual, need a second opinion on PC...wondering how much will resolve on its own.

Food: 31 g m
SQ fluids: 20
Butorphanol: 0.10 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Diclofenac- OS

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start diclofenac drops, switch to tramadol

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-03
Examiner - lea
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE NEG 
Right eye:
Left eye:
Blood clot in anterior chamber is resolving. Hard to see into retina but parts I could visualize were filled with floating debris.

2019-02-02 18:20 RMB/PRR/SMV/JR

Food: 31 g m
SQ fluids: 20
Butorphanol: 0.10 cc (10 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.18 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Standing, removed donut - very alart

Eye swollening has gone down some. Tiny amount of blood in mouth. Bruising on left side of keel that was not there earlier in day at check in

Perched immediately when placed back in kennel

2019-02-02 15:08 RMB
Weight: 502 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Finders brought in wrapped in towel.


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Other: Very swollen from Cere to around OD
Mouth: Bright red blood in mouth
Body
Body condition score: 3.5
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Feathers: WNL

Exam:

RSHA alert. No open wounds, no fractures palpated. Mouth had blood in it but was not continuous. Area around OS very swollen. Large blood clot can been seen on anterior chamber of OS without scope. OS only concern.
BIrd held vertical for most of treatments

Treatment:
Fluids: 15 ml LRS SQ
Torb: 0.1 ml IM
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml IM
Dexa: 0.25 ml IM split into 2 places

Placed in donut but stood up.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-02
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+++++NEG
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
Large blood clot covering from 2 to 7 o'clock of anterior chamber. Hard to see interior, cloudy but RSHA seemed visual.

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