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26105 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2024-03-29
Final date -
Days in captivity38
SpeciesGHOW - Great horned owl
AgeL
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band22093/purple
NSF

Cause of injury: Fell from nest

Body grab only
Carry and weigh in box
Needs live prey test

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate3815.40585.20
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  829.20

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

2024-03-30
2024-05-05 17:46 bw

Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 700 g dk m/ck 1/2 cut in half + 1/2 whole (+vit +Ca)
USE CAMO AND FOOD HATCH

all birds were perched. Tossed food out from food hatch

2024-05-04 16:43 MS

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 570 g dk m
USE CAMO AND FOOD HATCH

All BARP. 2 babies on one perch and 2 on the other perch. Some food on brick under
hatch.

2024-05-03 16:34 cd
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 533g dk m 1/2 cut in half + 1/2 whole (+vit +Ca) TOTAL
USE CAMO AND FOOD HATCH

NOLO. Blue flies well perch to perch, others perched and BAR.

2024-05-03 15:12 cd
Weight: 984 grams
Weight change: -36 g (4 %)

2024-05-02 16:13 RMB
Leftovers: 209
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 519 g dk m/ck 1/2 cut in half + 1/2 whole (+vit +Ca)

Picked up LO due to bowl being in enclosure. BAR, perched and 209 g LO
USE CAMO AND FOOD HATCH

2024-05-01 16:09 MB/CD

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 536 g dk m 1/2 cut in half + 1/2 whole (+vit +Ca) PER BIRD
USE FOOD HATCH

BAR NOLO
3 out of 4 perch on right side,used hatch and camo

2024-05-01 10:33 RMB/AO
Weight: 1020 grams
Weight change: +52 g (5 %)
Moved to R12B, weighed

2024-04-30 15:40 sc

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 282g m c 1/2

Fed through hatch with camo. Hissing and clacking coming from this enclosure.

2024-04-29 12:27 RMB/SC
Weight: 968 grams, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 1269 g m/ck cut in 1/2 (+vit +Ca)


Purple sitting near door on low perch, other on high perch. Both BAR, fiesty. Weighed.

2024-04-28 16:55 cd

Group entry: 2 animals

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
inc food slightly

2024-04-28 16:53 cd
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 240g dk m cut in 1/2 TOTAL
USE FOOD HATCH AND CAMO

NOLO. One waiting directly beneath hatch for food, looking around. Other clacking
from perch.

2024-04-27 17:02 MS
Weight: 930 grams, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 256 g m
USE FOOD HATCH AND CAMO

Both BAR. NOLO, lots of casts. Sprayed down enclosure with hose to break up mutes
under perching.

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[26105] / 22093/purple / L / UNK - a bit concerned about baby's behavior. Not necessarily
food begging, but did not display aggression like teal. Lightly harassed baby with
my foot after weighing and start clacking and running away, but did not puff up.
KEO.
[26146] / 22078/blue / L / UNK - hissing and clacking, charged me at one point

2024-04-26 16:10 cd

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 255g m cut in 1/2 (+vit +Ca) TOTAL
USE FOOD HATCH AND CAMO

BARP, few clacks. Some LO seen from hatch, did not collect

2024-04-25 16:35 bw

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 240g m cut in 1/2
USE FOOD HATCH AND CAMO

Tossed food in. Did not look into window

2024-04-25 11:46 bw

While weighing the babies in 12a I heard food calling almost the whole time I was in there. Roommate was seen clacking

2024-04-24 16:34 cd
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 245g m cut in 1/2 (+vit +Ca) TOTAL
USE FOOD HATCH AND CAMO

Both BARP, no visible lo

2024-04-23 17:07 bw

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 247g m cut in half
USE FOOD HATCH

Wore face covering. Both babies were perched. Tried not to look into glass window
to avoid further human contact

2024-04-22 16:04 bw

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 256g ck cut in half (+vit +Ca)

2024-04-22 16:00 bw
Weight: 983 grams
Weight change: +22 g (2 %)
Moved to: R12c

Baby is more QAR and not quite clacking. Moved in with roommate that is showing more defensive behaviors and in view of older babys in R12b that are more aggressive.

2024-04-22 09:54 bt/me
Weight: 972 grams, Leftovers: 42
Weight change: +11 g (1 %)
Food: 100 g m/ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH (+ vit + Ca)
Weighed, up 11 g
42 g lo
Enclosure cleaned and food dropped in.

2024-04-21 16:19 bw

Food: 94 g m/ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH

Baby was standing and watching me through bars when treating adult. Did not see any LOs but could be some under towels.

2024-04-21 09:59 cd
Leftovers: 63
Food: 94g ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

BAR, huddled on floor close to wall. Removed 63g LO. Towel didn't look too dirty so didn't disturb further than removing lo

2024-04-20 17:07 MS

Food: 101 g ck cut in 1/2

Standing in front of hatch. Appeared BAR from R35d.

2024-04-20 10:09 cd/kmj/mlm
Weight: 961 grams, Leftovers: 116
Weight change: +42 g (5 %)
Food:93g m/ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Weight: 961g
LO: 116g
BAR, standing behind perch
Changed towels and newspaper

2024-04-19 16:41 MS

Food: 91 g ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

Saw baby from R35d. QAR and watching me. Looked like some scattered LO's.

2024-04-19 10:16 MS

Food: 108 g ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH (+ vit + Ca)

BAR, watching us as we grabbed adult from R35d. Dropped food through hatch while baby was distracted.

2024-04-18 17:06 bw

Food: 90g m/ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH


Baby was starting to clack at me when I was in 35D with adult. Some LOs present

2024-04-18 09:45 MS
Weight: 919 grams, Leftovers: 108
Weight change: +68 g (8 %)
Food: 94 g m/ck cut in 1/2 (+ vit + Ca)
Weighed

BAR, clacky. Had 108 g LO under food hatch. Scrubbed condo and changed towels and paper.

2024-04-17 15:19 cd

Food: 89g ck cut in 1/2 USE FOOD HATCH (+ vit + Ca) Use camo

Peeked through food hatch w camo. Standing and bar. LO scattered around, did not reach in to remove; will be weighed tomorrow.

2024-04-17 10:14 MS

Food: 99 g m/ck cut in 1/2 (+ vit + Ca) USE FOOD HATCH

BAR, standing, clacking. Could see a half a ck in condo.

2024-04-16 18:48 bw

Food: 103g m/ck cut in 1/2
Used camo and food hatch

Baby seemed alert with some LOs present. standing

2024-04-16 09:50 me
Weight: 851 grams
Weight change: +2 g (0 %)
105 g ck, cut in 1/2
MOVED TO:R 35 E - in view of adult GHOW
smaller enclosure will hopefully encourage more self-feeding

2024-04-15 17:13 bw

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 281g m cut in half (+vit +Ca)

Two babies were inside the kennel and one was sitting on top. Wih camo on I cracked
open the door and quickly tossed food in front of the kennel.
Some LOs were present

2024-04-15 09:38 sc
Weight: 849 grams, Leftovers: 233
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 289 g dk m/ck c 1/2 (+vit +Ca)


Handled to weigh and clean kennel. 2 new babies are down in weight but LO were all
whole mice. Opted to move the kennel so it faces the food hatch a little more so
we can toss food from the food hatch to the front of the kennel.

2024-04-14 17:04 bw
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 300 g m c 1/2
USE FOOD HATCH

two babies were out of the kennel. One was standing on top and the other was on a
low perch. Nolo seen

2024-04-14 11:43 me

Band changed to: 22093/purple

2024-04-14 09:45 me
Weight: 891 grams, Leftovers: 49
Weight change: +15 g (2 %)
Food: added 97 g m/ck c/u to group
49 g LO
Appledi ID band # 22093 and purple tape
MOVED TO: R12a

2024-04-13 18:37 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to fully furred food

2024-04-13 16:51 jh/ms
Leftovers: 100
Food: 98 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
BAR, Standing on food pile from morning. Did not collect, placed new food in pile to the right
Pecked at puppet

2024-04-13 08:34 cd
Weight: 876 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 101g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck c/u small Use camo and puppet


Weight change: +61 g (7 %)
BAR standing at front of kennel

2024-04-12 17:51 cd
Leftovers: 30
Food:94 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

Standing to the side, BAR. ~30g LO - TF good pieces, ~20g and removed the rest. Left all newly prepped food IC.

2024-04-12 09:10 me
Weight: 815 grams, Leftovers: 46
Weight change: 0 g (0 %)
Food: 91 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
46 g LO

2024-04-11 17:11 bw
Leftovers: 10
Food: 98g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck c/u small (leg size) Use camo and puppet

Baby was asleep when I approached. Woke up when I opened kennel door and looked at food.
10g LO

2024-04-11 09:00 SC
Weight: 815 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +20 g (3 %)
Food: 94 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
NOLO
BAR, standing at door, dropped food with puppet

2024-04-10 17:40 cd
Leftovers: 64
Food: ~65g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
TF: ~35g

BAR and nibbling at door grate. 64g LO removed along with big pellet. TF about 35g since morning meal was not eaten.

2024-04-10 09:24 ao
Weight: 795 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +47 g (6 %)
Food: 99 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 ck c/u small(+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Weigh

BAR. Not vocal until grabbed for weigh. Weight increased and had NOLO. Papers and towel were changed, nothing unusual to note.

2024-04-09 17:49 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 101 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

Stood up tall when towel cover was removed and started biting at kennel grate. Nibbled at puppet while I was dumping food. TF one big bite and left rest. NOLO

2024-04-09 09:15 me
Weight: 748 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +83 g (12 %)
Food: 93 g 1/2 FL and 1/2 reg c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
NOLO

2024-04-08 18:03 sc/jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 91 g FL c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

BAR, chirpy, bitey at puppet but had to encourage to eat (placed one piece of food on puppet beak) NOLO

2024-04-08 09:05 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 94 g FL c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
NOLO

2024-04-07 17:30 cd

Food: 94 g FL c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

2024-04-07 09:00 me
Weight: 665 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +31 g (5 %)
Food: 94 g FL c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
NOLO
BAR, food-begging

2024-04-06 19:22 TM/MS

Food:91 g fl c/u small

very vocal and BAR, focused on the puppet and ate everything

2024-04-06 08:42 cd
Weight: 634 grams
Weight change: +43 g (7 %)
Food: 90 g FL c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

Ate well, refused at last bit and left ~25g FIC

2024-04-05 17:23 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 92g fl ck c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

Very BAR and vocal to puppet, eager to eat. Ate most of food, left ~20-25g IC.

2024-04-05 13:02 AO
Leftovers: 0
Tweezer feed: 35 g FL c/u small (leg size) (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet

BAR. Was making noise while the BADO siblings were getting fed but nothing of concern. Was facing to the side when towel was first lifted but attempted to turn around and go toward puppet when food was out. Ate very well and had one small piece (less than 1 gram) that was left as FIC. NOLO.

2024-04-05 08:20 sc
Weight: 591 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +52 g (10 %)
Food: 16 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 48 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
Weigh

BAR. NOLO. Kennel is very dirty. Opted to move somewhere larger and remove heating pad. Good feeding response.

Switch to BID tomorrow
Stop tweezer feeding

2024-04-04 17:54 sc

Food: 17 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 44 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo

Good feeding response and ate all TF and 2 pieces of LO that were FIC

2024-04-04 12:40 MS

Food: 12 g FL c/u small (+vit +Ca)
Tweezer feed: 41 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo

BAR, hissing and clacking at first but came up to puppet.

2024-04-04 09:05 MS
Weight: 539 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +72 g (15 %)
Tweezer feed: 61 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
Weighed

BAR, vocal. Very clacky when grabbed. NOLO seen. Changed towels and newspaper.

2024-04-03 18:21 cd

Food: 15 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 40 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo

TF all LO (all FIC from midday) and all of prepped tf. Ate very readily

2024-04-03 13:30 cd

Food: 13 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 46 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo

Standing in back. Had to scoot forward, couldn't see anything. TF all LO food from this am and most of new food, had about 10g he wouldn't take. Left in with FIC.

2024-04-03 09:30 bw
Weight: 467 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +72 g (18 %)
Food: 15g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca)
Tweezer feed: 40 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca)

Very alert and eager for food. Biting at kennel door and attempting to walk out.
starting to hiss and clack while I was cleaning kennel
nolo

2024-04-02 18:20 bw
Leftovers: 0
Food: 7g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca)
Tweezer feed:41g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca)

Very eager for food. Biting at puppets mouth to try to get food faster. nolo. Mutes++


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
increased FIC

2024-04-02 16:15 MS

LM with finder to coordinate renesting

2024-04-02 16:00 MS

HPAI test results: Not Detected

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to TID

2024-04-02 14:00 AO
Leftovers: 0
Food: 10 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 25 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
Monitor behavior

BAR. Was very vocal and came up to door to eat. Was a bit impatient while waiting for food and kind of tried eating the outside door? Ate all his TW food and ate his LO. Got full after all this food and did not want to eat the FIC.


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Increase FF

2024-04-02 08:35 ME
Leftovers: 4
Food: 13 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 38 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
Monitor behavior

2024-04-01 18:36 bw
Leftovers: 0
Food: 6g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 25g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo


Vocal and eager for food. Responded well to puppet. Tried to walk towards exit of kennel to get food.
nolo

2024-04-01 14:18 me
Leftovers: 8
Food: 7 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 27 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo - ate well
Monitor behavior
~ 8 g LO - left

2024-04-01 12:55 jh/sc

Fecal
Collection date2024-04-01
ResultsNEG
Fecal
Collection date2024-04-01
ResultsNEG

2024-04-01 12:05 me
Leftovers: 9
Food: 10 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 30 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo - ate eagerly
Monitor behavior
9 g LO

2024-04-01 08:35 me
Weight: 395 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +92 g (30 %)
Food: 9 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 35 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
Monitor behavior - alert, eager to eat from puppet/tweezers

2024-03-31 18:02 bw
Leftovers: 0
Food: 16g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca)
Tweezer feed: 34g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo

Ate very eagerly and responded well to puppet. Ate all tweezer feed food and food that was prepped for FIC. C/U an additional 16g to leave overnight

2024-03-31 15:01 bw
Leftovers: 4
Food: 7g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 29g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use puppet, Use camo

Initially in very back of kennel and had to move towards front to be able to feed. Ate very eagerly. Fed small amount of LOs that were in kennel.
Turned heating pad to low


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Increased tweezer feed starting tomorrow AM

2024-03-31 12:43 cd/fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 7g FL FIC (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 29g TF
SQ fluids: 8 cc
Monitor behavior

ate everything TF and also took leftovers from earlier today.
NOLO left in cage.
very active and slightly aggressive towards puppet.

2024-03-31 09:00 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 9 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 23 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
SQ fluids: 7 cc
Monitor behavior - no abnormal behavior seen

Very BAR and vocal, nibbling at fingers and moving around a lot. Forgot to weigh this morning.

2024-03-30 20:00 MS

Food: 10 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 15 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
SQ fluids: 8 cc in back
Monitor behavior

BAR, vocal. Very responsive to adult calls and puppet.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
increase TF

2024-03-30 15:15 MS
Leftovers: 15
Tweezer feed: 24 g FL c/u small
Monitor behavior: normal

BAR, was pressed up against door when I entered. Immediately started vocalizing and chewed on kennel door when adult calls were played. FIC from earlier looked untouched, but TF all of prepped food and a few pieces of LO's.

2024-03-30 12:20 bw

Food: 10g FL c/u small
Tweezer feed: 15g FL c/u small

Baby was alert and standing. Began biting at kennel door when I entered and started playing adult GHOW calls. Ate readily

2024-03-30 09:35 cd

Food: 15 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: 10 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo

Tried feeding again. Vocal when I entered, sat up a little. Played adult sounds - perked up a lot more, responding to calls. Ate most of TF very eagerly. Left ~15g FIC.

2024-03-30 08:58 cd
Weight: 303 grams, Leftovers: 0
SQ fluids: 6 cc
Monitor behavior

Sitting in back outside of towel donut. Grabbed to weigh and admin fluids, very BAR, hissing and walking around on towel.

Not interested in feeding when I went back in later. Ate once piece then spit back up - will wait ~30 min and see if he is more awake/interested. Looked like he was potentially trying to cast a pellet.

2024-03-29 17:49 cd

Food: ~7g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca) Use camo and puppet
Tweezer feed: ~14 g FL c/u small (+ vit + Ca), Use puppet, Use camo
SQ fluids: 6 cc
Monitor behavior

Asleep with head on rice pack. Started vocalizing when I opened the kennel door. Initially lying ventrally, then stood up after a few bites. Didn't open eyes much. Ate all TF plus an extra bite. Head was held up with beak pointing a little high, drifted off to one side once then corrected. Didn't see any overtly abnormal behavior, just looked sleepy.
Collected fecal while giving SQ and changed top towel, very dirty with mutes in center of nest.

2024-03-29 15:06 MS

Hungry and vocal! Ate 13 g FL c/u small. Responded well to puppet.

2024-03-29 13:48 MS

Exam notes pending. Gave ~10 cc fluids in back. Set up in KR2 kennel with heating pads and rice bags. Offered c/u FL after a few minutes, but baby refused. Vocal. Responded to adult GHOW calls. Too young for secondary nest per SC, plan to renest in a few weeks.

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