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Admission date	2024-09-16
Final date	2024-10-24
Days in captivity	38
Species	BADO - Barred owl
Age	HY
Sex	UNK
Status	R
Band	2187-24402

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Parasitic - capillaria

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Escape artist
Release approved

Found in Gastonia,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 38 15.40 585.20

Radiographs 3 300.00 900.00

Fecal exam 5 62.00 310.00

Total 1915.20

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

Radiographs and images
2024-09-19	2024-09-19	2024-09-19

2024-10-24 18:00 MS

Weight: 708 grams


Release record
Date2024-10-24
Band/tag number2187-24402
Band size7B
Released byJudie Brock
Location
Shelby, Cleveland county, NC

2024-10-23 15:45 MB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 124 g ck (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercise: 12-14x

BAR NOLO. Both perched and flew with little encouragment.

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 14x high and silent 
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - +14x slient, some laps dipping lower and clinging to
ceiling 

2024-10-22 16:20 KC

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food:72.50 g ck PER BIRD
Exercise:
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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 12 times
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 10 1/2 times, three times only half way

BAR.NOLO

2024-10-22 12:40 MS

Finder unable to release

2024-10-21 16:37 GM

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 122 g m (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercised: 12x

Both BARP, completed exercise 12x each. NOLO

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - Flew very well p2p, gliding well, silent, no dipping.
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK -Flew very well p2p, gliding well, silent, no dipping.

2024-10-20 17:24 AG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 112 g m
Exercise: 12-14x
BAR, NOLO, 
flight not completely silent

2024-10-19 14:57 MS

Finder still interested in release, needs to set a date/time

2024-10-19 14:45 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 120 g m in total
Exercise: 14x

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - Able to fly p2p accurately without incident. 14
flights completed
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - Able to fly p2p with occasional ceiling landings. Able
to quickly correct to perch. 19 flights completed

2024-10-18 16:32 EGG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
120 g m(+ vit + Ca) 
BAR, Both Perched, NOLO. Both flew easily. There were a couple times where one hit
the roof to turn around. All ex. 14+.

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 

2024-10-18 16:10 MS

Texted finder for release

2024-10-17 14:21 MS

LM for finder for release

2024-10-17 13:45 AL

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 110 g m total
Exercise: 12-14x.  Flew 14x very well.

BARP  NOLO

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 

2024-10-17 13:15 ME

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise: 15x
NOLO

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 15x , quiet
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 15x, quiet


Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-10-17
Examiner - ME
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 15 x cage length easily, very
quiet, gliding last 20' almost
every time; looks great

2024-10-16 17:25 SC

Weight: 726 grams, Keel score: 4.0, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 133 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

Both BARP and flying silently. Might be ready soon. Grabbed both to weigh and rechecked
lime's wing.

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - wing looks great, old sutures still intact
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 

2024-10-16 11:41 SC

Group entry: 2 animals

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Decrease food amount to 55-60 g since keel 4

2024-10-15 16:52 kc

Leftovers: 69
Group entry: 2 animals
Food:149 g ck 
Exercise:10x each landing on ceiling halfway each bird 2x
BARP,Defensive(clacking beak). 
LO: 69

2024-10-14 16:24 RMB/srm

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 135 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PER BIRD
Exercise: 8-10x

qar,perched,flew well and quite,nothing else of note

2024-10-13 16:15 AG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 123 g m/ck
Exercise: 8-10x
Both BAR, NOLO, perched

2024-10-12 15:30 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 135 g m in total
Exercise: 10x

BARP. Able to fly p2p. Multiple ceiling landings, always able to recover and fly
to perch

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 10 flights
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 10 flights

2024-10-11 16:02 EGG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 125 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PER BIRD
BARP, NOLO. All flew 10+. Very quiet flights except for when they grabbed walls or
hit eac other in air or on perch.

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 

2024-10-10 15:11 KK

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 129 g ck total
Exercise: 8-10x. Both flew 10x well.  BARP  NOLO

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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 

2024-10-09 15:26 MB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food: 135 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PER BIRD

BAR NOLO. Both few back and forth very quietly 
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[26544] / 18184/lime / HY / UNK - 
[26565] / 18181 / HY / UNK - 

2024-10-09 13:36 MS

Weight: 716 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +28 g (4 %)
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check
Move to - somewhere bigger

BAR, flying around, very bitey in hand. NOLO.

MOVED TO: R5

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-09
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Floating, grainy debris widespread,
but very thin. Small lesion medial
to pecten. Overall, better than
when I last saw.
Left eye:

2024-10-08 14:50 lkm

Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m/ck

BARP, flew as soon as opened door, flying back and forth from perch to perch, then stayed on perch and watched me intently, NOLO

2024-10-07 12:13 sec

Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g m (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
BAR-P, flew once while I was changing water and feeding

2024-10-06 15:55 RMB/AG

Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g m
BAR
flying perch to perch

2024-10-05 15:30 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g m

NOLO. BARP. Flew p2p several times without incident.

2024-10-04 17:18 MB

Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m (+ vit + Ca)

NOLO, QARP- quiet, flew p2p from back to front of enclosure 3x, then stayed perched in defensive position until I left

2024-10-03 14:47 KK

Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m

BARP  NOLO

2024-10-02 10:48 SD

Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck

BARP. Clacking and flying p2p while dropping food. NOLO. Filled water.

2024-10-02 10:17 sc

Weight: 688 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Weight change: +45 g (7 %)
Food: 40 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check

Flying around the enclosure. OU check completed outside. Overall looking much better. Moved to R11

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switch to SID
Recheck eyes in 7 days to make sure they have cleared
disco pred ou

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-02
Examiner - sc
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Overall WNL
Left eye:
Minimal floaties are left

2024-10-01 16:20 lkm

Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g m/ck 
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
BID: Grab for drops, use small net

Bird was hanging from ceiling as I entered, flying all around, used small net to grab bird, Langley administered opthal pred eye drops in both eyes, NOLO

2024-10-01 09:45 me

Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
BID: Grab for drops, use small net
NOLO
Very flighty

2024-09-30 16:29 cd

Leftovers: 0
Food: 42g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BAR, flying and clinging on walls & above door. Grabbed for pred drops. NOLO

2024-09-30 09:37 BT

Leftovers: 0
Food: 39 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Ophthalmic pred: OU
QARP, flew to top of enclosure, back and forth, Able to grab off wall to administer pred.
NOLO 

2024-09-29 15:37 rmb

Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m
Ophthalmic pred: OU  - without grabbing

BAR, flying around, nolo

2024-09-29 10:43 EGG

Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g m
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
BARF, NOLO, Escape artist. Flew over and out door as I was closing. Caught his wing lightly, but no apparent injury. After opening he continued to fly into the R12 table area, but turned around and flew back in. Continued flying from wall to wall until caught for Ophthalmic pred.

2024-09-28 16:04 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP, flew wall to wall. Vocal in hand. NOLO.

2024-09-28 10:09 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g ck
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP, flew around enclosure and clung to walls. NOLO.

2024-09-27 16:50 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP, flew around enclosure. Grabbed for drops. NOLO. Enclosure filled with water. Fed as SID due to tropical storm.

2024-09-26 15:15 Me

Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU - able to administer without grabbing when bird ended up on ground
BAR, flighty, dropped to ground
NOLO

2024-09-26 09:10 me

Leftovers: 0
Food: 33g ck 
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU - had to grab
NOLO
Perched, very active 

2024-09-25 16:10 MB

Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BAR NOLO. Flying around enclosure. Clinging to corners and door. Grabbed for pred.

2024-09-25 09:15 AO

Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BAR, Perched. Kept flying back and forth on walls and could cling to the corners. Did not fall to the ground at all. Clacked a couple times but was quiet for the most part. Drops were given. NOLO.

2024-09-24 16:23 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BAR, clinging to the wall, flying back and forth, then fell to ground for capture. Clacking and hissing. NOLO. Water was fine.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
remove "try without grabbing"

2024-09-24 10:02 sc

Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g m
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

Perched, NOLO. Very jumpy while trying to get OU drops, unable to do without handling. 

2024-09-23 16:03 RMB

Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU  - without grabbing

BAR, NOLO

2024-09-23 13:27 RMB

Fecal
Collection date2024-09-23
ResultsNEG

2024-09-23 09:30 me

Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.15 cc (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
NOLO 
Check eyes: OU
Fecal collected


Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-09-23
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
widespread light gray blotchy areas
lateral and caudal to pecten;
lack of pattern cranial to pecten
Left eye:
caudal half of PC has widespread
mild floating fibrinous debris;
unable to focus on retina;

2024-09-22 15:49 EGG

Leftovers: 0
Food: Food: 32 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
BARP, NOLO. Flew around as I entered enclosure. Once he came down from walls, able to give pred OU without grabbing. Did clack at me

2024-09-22 09:31 RMB

Weight: 643 grams
Weight change: +144 g (29 %)
Food: 36 g m
Fenbendazole: 0.15 cc (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 


BAR, NOLO, Moved to R12A

2024-09-21 17:13 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BAR, standing at the back of the kennel clacking. Couldn't reach owl, so tried to grab and bird tried getting out of kennel multiple times. NOLO.

2024-09-21 08:49 cd

Leftovers: 0
Food: 32g m
Fenbendazole: 0.15 cc (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU w/o grab

BAR, perched and clacky. NOLO. Replaced newspapers and administered eyedrops w/o grabbing. 

2024-09-20 16:40 cd

Leftovers: 0
Food: 35g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.15 cc (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU - done w/o grabbing

BAR, NOLO, perched earlier but standing on kennel floor at time of feeding. Clacking but let me give drops easily w/o grab. 

2024-09-20 09:00 me

Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.15 cc (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU - without grabbing
NOLO
BAR, perched, clacky

2024-09-19 16:32 SD

Leftovers: 0
Food: 39 g m
Ophthalmic pred: OU Did without grabbing

BARP. Clacking and perched while giving treatment. NOLO.

2024-09-19 14:03 me

Band changed to: 18181

2024-09-19 10:00 me

Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.15 cc (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU Try without grabbing
NOLO
BAR, clacky
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 3% maintain) for intake Radiograph: NSF

Applied ID band # 18181

2024-09-18 17:19 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU without grabbing

BARP, facing back of kennel. Turned to face me. NOLO. Normal mutes in kennel.

2024-09-18 16:41 SD

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start fenben SIDx5 tomorrow

Fecal
Collection date2024-09-18
ResultsPOS for 
capillaria

Fecal
Collection date2024-09-18
ResultsNEG

2024-09-18 08:40 AO/SC

Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU Try without grabbing

BAR, clacky. Bird was in the very back of his enclosure. Bird was only grabbed due to dirty papers and drops were then given. There are a lot of mutes present with some that are darker red/brown in color. Opted to collect another fecal sample. NOLO.

2024-09-17 17:30 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU without grabbing

BARP, clacking. Able to do drops without grabbing. NOLO.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c fluids
add "Try without grabbing"

2024-09-17 11:28 jh

no treatment necessary

Fecal
Collection date2024-09-17
ResultsPOS for 
capillaria

Fecal
Collection date2024-09-17
ResultsNEG

2024-09-17 09:20 me

Food: 35g ck 
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, clacky, standing in back of kennel
NOLO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
Check eyes: OU
Check ears: AD - bruised green and purple, no blood
Fecal collected


Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-09-17
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Small blood clot in AC ~ 4 o'clock;
2 areas of moderately bright retina
caudal to pecten; unable to focus
on retina - mildly "soupy PC"
Left eye:
Mild floating fibrinous debris
with some heavier/thicker material
caudal and caudal/lateral to pecten

2024-09-16 16:05 rmb

Leftovers: 40
Food: 37g m(+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 
Meloxicam: 0.17 cc (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

QAR, standing in front of kennel, mutes, 40 g LO

2024-09-16 12:15 cd

Weight: 499 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: BAR
  Mouth: clean
  Ears: bruising AD, baby flat flies
Body
  Vent: clean
  Body condition score: 3
Wings
  Left wing: wnl full ext
  Right wing: wnl full ext
Legs
  Left leg: wnl full ext
  Right leg: wnl full ext
  Ectoparasites: flat flies

Bird presents BAR and clacky. NSF on body. Fresh dk red bruising, minimal bleeding in AD. OD is primary concern. Finished tx and set up in KR2 with meal. 

Treatment
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30cc lrs sq
pred OU 
40g m FIC

Plan
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Second opinion on OU tomorrow, age. 

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-09-16
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Scattered areas of detachment and
tearing dorsally. Affecting at
least 25%, maybe closer to 30-40%.
Some floating debris.
Left eye:
Floating debris and small blood
clots around pecten. Minimal pattern.
No tears/detachments seen.