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Admission date	2019-02-08
Final date	2019-03-04
Days in captivity	24
Species	RSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
Age	SY
Sex	UNK
Status	E
Band

Emaciation

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD

Soft tissue wounds - left leg

Cause of injury: Unknown

Do not band
Release where found

Found in Mount Holly,NC
Gaston county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 24 15.40 369.60

Total 489.60

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

Radiographs and images
No images for this patient

2019-04-15 13:17 me

Transfer record
Date2019-04-13
ToNCSU Vet Teaching Hospital -  Jeffrey Applegate, DVM

2019-03-04 10:01 des

Weight: 569 grams
BAR. Flying pretty well. Seems visual but fundic exam was not good.
Decided to euthanize.Masked with ISO + pentobarb 1.0 ml IC

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-03-04
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
No normal retina dorsal to pecten.
Still has a mottled, scaly appearance.
Only a small ventral section normal.
Left eye:
Loss of pattern dorsal to pecten.
May be normal but not what I am
used to seeing.

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 09:52 des

Has a pretty good band-related injury on left distal TMT. Removed band. Skin is swollen and tacky but intact. Cleaned and flushed. Dressed with SSD + adaptic + tega + some white tape.
DO NOT BAND

Scab on top of head is still present but seems to be loosening at the edges.



Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-28
Examiner - des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNE++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Dorsal 60% of retina has mottled
"fish-scale" appearance. The ventral
half has some blotchy areas. No
floating debris. Prognosis poor
but I want to see what the dorsal
half does over the next week or
so.
Left eye:
Minor blotchy areas. No floating
debris. Not bad but not perfect.

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

2019-02-27 11:12 betty/lisa

Removed orange tape

2019-02-26 10:03 ces

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

NOLO

2019-02-26 10:02 ces

Weight: 572 grams
Crashing a lot.  Very jumpy.
Banded: 6051/orange.

Moved to F9.

2019-02-25 11:00 dml

Leftovers: 0
94g M +vit+ca

2019-02-24 12:30 JWE

95g M NOLO

2019-02-23 12:30 LEH

90g m, NOLO

2019-02-22 14:00 KF

93 g m (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-02-22 09:59 me/jp

Weight: 511 grams
Bird flying in cage, BAR
R supra-orbital ridge somewhat swollen, old scabs above and behind OD


Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-22
Examiner - me/jp
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
mild floating fibrinous debris
in PC; retina medial to pecten
shows old black scarring
Left eye:
WNL

2019-02-21 12:40 ces/rjo

87g m nolo

2019-02-20 08:15 ces/jp

NOLO
Food: 90 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO


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

2019-02-19 16:00 dr

Food: 45 g Q, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-19 09:15 ces/bt

Food: 45 g Q/m 
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
19 g M LO- rem

2019-02-18 16:55 bg

Food: 60 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-18 08:58 sat

NOLO

Food: 50 g Q/m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-17 16:55 jmw/mm

Leftovers: 0
Food: 49g Q
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-17 11:23 lea

Already NOLO, perched.

2019-02-17 09:30 laf/lea

Weight: 427 grams
Very BAR and vocal. Weight is up, washed soiled tail tips.
OD still a little squinted.

Moved to R33

Food: 55 g m
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO



Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-17
Examiner - lea
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++DNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Still a bit cloudy but looks improved
Left eye:

2019-02-16 16:10 RMB/PRR/SMV

Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g Q/m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP - wings spread

2019-02-16 08:05 SAG/ah

Leftovers: 0
Food: 44g Q; NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-15 16:00 kf

Food: 45 g m, NOLO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-15 08:15 jp/kb

Food: 45 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-14 17:15 lmv

Leftovers: 4
Food: 46 g m 
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, unperched but standing, stressed

2019-02-14 08:14 mkf

Food: 41 g Q/m 
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Nolo

2019-02-13 16:22 RMB/PRR/EMK/TCR

Leftovers: 0
Food: 46 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, jumping, head cocked up.

2019-02-13 08:20 JP

NOLO
Food: 55 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-12 16:15 var

Leftovers: 19
Food: 49 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2019-02-12 08:20 ces/me

NOLO
More alert and active today.

Did not weigh because crop was very full.

Moved to R16c.

Food: 58 g Q/m
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Diclofenac - OD

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to BID, stop diclofenac unless grabbing

2019-02-11 17:20 mar/lea

BAR, OD slightly squinted.

Food: 38 g Q
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Diclofenac - OD

2019-02-11 11:57 ces

NOLO

QAR.  Standing in the back of the kennel.

Added 32 g Q

2019-02-11 08:17 ces/des

All food LO earlier this AM and then had eaten them by the time we grabbed for treatments.
QAR

Crop full so did not weigh.

Periorbital swelling, OD, lower eyelid.  Not severe.  Small wound on right side of head next to eye.  Thin, superficial.

Food: 31 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 cc LRS
Fenbendazole: 0.11 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Diclofenac - OD


Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-14
Examiner - ces/des
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
moderate soupiness but areas of
retina that were visible looked
good to me.  Did not see the roughness
previously recorded
Left eye:
WNL

2019-02-10 17:41 jmw/mm/pe

NOLO but force fed the food in cage earlier; QAR standing in front of kennel; tweezer fed mostly

Food: 25g FL m
Force feed: 25g FL m
Fenbendazole: 0.11 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Diclofenac - OD; swelling in OD looks better than earlier today. Not squinting!

2019-02-10 13:10 lea/jmw

BAR, standing in back of kennel. 

Food: 24 g FL
Force feed: 22 g FL

2019-02-10 08:50 laf/rh

Weight: 353 grams
BAR, standing in back of kennel. NOLO but no food in cage left yesterday. FF also was not increased.

Force feed: 25 g FL
Food in cage: 22 g FL
SQ fluids: 20 cc
Fenbendazole: 0.11 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Diclofenac- OD


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start FIC, increase food, switch to diclofenac

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-10
Examiner - lea
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNE+DNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Squinted, bottom lid still swollen.
Floating debris appears to be resolving
but rough patch of retina central
to pecten
Left eye:

2019-02-09 18:17 RMB/PRR

Leftovers: 0
Force feed: Nutrical + 10 g FL 
SQ fluids: 20 cc
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD 

Was standing in back asleep with OD eye closed, head tilt, very BAR

2019-02-09 13:25 rmb/me

Force feed: Nutrical + 11 g FL 
SQ fluids: 20 cc
Meloxicam: 0.12 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Standing, not perched
Cleaned beak and cere (muddy)

2019-02-09 08:33 me/sag/ah

Weight: 341 grams
Force feed: Nutrical + 10 g FL 
SQ fluids: 25 cc
Fenbendazole: 0.11 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Terbinafine: 0.22 cc (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.18 cc (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD 
Check eyes: OU
scabs behind and above OD; flushed small amount of debris (feathers) from OD

pellet containing insect parts
featherlice --> Bronco

Bird standing and alert, actually a little jumpy


MOVED TO:KR 2


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start Meloxi at noon

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-09
Examiner - me/sag/ah
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Squinting; lower lid still somewhat
swollen,
very slight menace reflex; retina
medial and dorsal to pecten is
rough
Left eye:
WNL

2019-02-08 18:00 sc/lea

Weight: 369 grams, Keel score: 1.5
Found in backyard unable to fly but eating a snake in a creek. Finder captured and transported.

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: QAR, wet from creek
  Mouth: clean
Body
  Vent: clean
Wings
  Left wing: WNL
  Right wing: WNL
Legs
  Left leg: WNL
  Right leg: WNL

Laying down, very quiet. Bird does have positive deep pain response ++. No fractures palpated. Did not get rad due to body condition and disposition. OD squinted and bottom lid appears swollen and irritated. Torb 0.06 cc IM. Flushed and applied BNP.

25 cc LRS + vit b SQ, 0.04 iron dex IM, 0.25 terbinafine PO, nutrical PO

Will wait on meloxi until rehydrated

Laying down in incubator

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-02-08
Examiner - lea
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+++++++
Stain Stain 
NEG DNE 
Right eye:
Bottom lid swollen and redness
present, squinted. Moderate amount
of floating debris, lens appeared
a bit opaque
Left eye:
WNL