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26581

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Admission date	2024-10-02
Final date	-
Days in captivity	50
Species	EASO - Eastern screech owl
Age	AHY
Sex	UNK
Status	Reh
Band	5050/purple

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD

Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Ocular - synechia, OD

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Needs live prey test

Found in Forest City,NC
Rutherford county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 50 12.60 630.00

Radiographs 4 300.00 1200.00

Fecal exam 1 62.00 62.00

Total 2012.00

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

Radiographs and images
2024-10-02	2024-10-03	2024-10-03	2024-10-03	2024-10-03	2024-11-06

2024-11-20 15:50 SD

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 52 g m (+ vit + Ca) PER BIRD 
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP. Both flew well. Pretty dark so hard to tell who's who. NOLO. Water good.

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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - Exercised 8+ times
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - Exercised 8+ times

2024-11-18 11:24 me

Group entry: 2 animals
Intentionally skipped today

2024-11-17 18:04 EGG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 57 g m
Exercise: 8-10x
BAR, Flying. Only one seen flying at any time. Exercised at least 8x, but hard to
tell which was flying or if they both flew some. 
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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 

2024-11-16 15:00 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 60 g m
Exercise: 10x

NOLO. BARP. Only one bird flew. Able to fly p2p accurately wihtout incident.

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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - Hid in hut for duration of excercise.

2024-11-15 16:05 MB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 56 dk m (+ vit + Ca) TOTAL
Exercise: 8-10x

NOLO, QARP- both flying p2p constantly, could not get close enough to distinguish
band colors- both flew 10+ times
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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 

2024-11-14 14:44 KK

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 40 g m total
Exercise: 8-10x.  Did not exercise due to rain.  BARP  NOLO
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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 

2024-11-13 14:59 jh

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 57 g m (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercise: none since gabbing/moving

All birds BARP, NOLO

2024-11-12 16:38 LR

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 48 g m
Exercise: 8-10x

BAR, NOLO, silent flying

2024-11-11 16:53 GM

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 66 g m (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercise: exercised 10x
NOLO
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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - Good flight, silent, no dipping. 
[26641] / 5039/red / UNK / UNK - Good flight, silent, no dipping. 

Water changed.

2024-11-10 16:26 AG

Leftovers: 19
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 27 g m 
Exercise: 8-10x
BARP, Perch to Perch, Leftovers (19g)

2024-11-09 14:00 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 64 g m
Exercise: 10x

NOLO. BARP. Able to quickly fly p2p without incident.


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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26641] / 5039/red / UNK / UNK - 

2024-11-08 16:27 LT

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 52 g m (+ vit + Ca) TOTAL 
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, NOLO, very alert and responsive. Both flew at least 8x readily.
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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26641] / 5039/red / UNK / UNK - 

2024-11-07 15:10 KK

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 57 g dk m total
Exercise: 8-10x.  Both flew 10x well.  BARP  NOLO
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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - 
[26641] / 5039/red / UNK / UNK - 

2024-11-06 17:29 MS

2024-11-06 15:58 jh

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 51 g m (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, NOLO
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[26581] / 5050/ purple / AHY / UNK - 10x well, fast & quiet
[26641] / 5039/red / UNK / UNK - 10x well, fast & quiet

2024-11-05 11:18 MS

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 43 g m (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercise: 8-10x

Both alert, perched. NOLO, lots of casts.

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[26581] / 5050/purple / AHY / UNK - perched in hideaway, took a bit of encouragement
at first. Flying silently. Flew 8x.
[26641] / 5039/red / UNK / UNK - Flew 10x, needed no encouragemnt.

2024-11-04 09:49 Me

Group entry: 2 animals
Intentionally skipped today

2024-11-03 13:45 JB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 53g 
NOLO 
Exercise: 8-10x
BARP, exercised while netting to move lime to R8

2024-11-02 13:06 CPR

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 82 g m total
Exercise: 8-10x

QARP. All sleeping when entered. All Exercised 10x. Flew from pirch to pirch well.
NoLo.

2024-11-01 17:03 LT

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 99 g m (+ vit + Ca) TOTAL 
Exercise: 8-10x

All 3 BARP, NOLO. Very alert and responsive. All 3 flew at least 10x with no issues.

2024-10-31 15:03 jb

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 85 g m
Exercise: 8-10x
These sweet little ones need miima if any encouragement to exercise! All 3 apparently
flying well and playing hide and seek with me!
NOLO

2024-10-30 16:11 sc

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 88 g m (+ vit + Ca)

Eye exam for all. all flying well and lots of pellets collected. nolo

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-30
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Mild blood in AC, whispy. Peppered
black scarring dorsal +cranial/lateral
(25-30%)
Left eye:
peppered scarring dorsal/medial,
cranial large scar dorsal/medial

2024-10-29 16:27 LR

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 74 g m
Exercise: 8-10x

ALL BAR, moved from perch to perch, flew quick and quiet

2024-10-28 11:25 al

Band changed to: 5050/purple

2024-10-28 11:00 al

Weight: 142 grams
Weight change: -6 g (4 %)
Flying well
Forgot to keel score


Applied purple ID tpe

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-28
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Caudal 1/3 of retina has lots of
small black specks (scars)
Left eye:
Caudal 1/3 of retina has multiple
large black scared areas

2024-10-27 16:12 AG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 88 g m
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, NoLo, Perch to Perch, quiet in flight, turn well

2024-10-26 14:45 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 80 g m in total
Exercise: none

NOLO. BARP. 3 birds in enclosure. Very flighty, able to fly p2p without incident.

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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 
[26641] / 5039/orange / UNK / UNK - 

2024-10-26 11:39 EGG

Weight: 148 grams, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
All BAR, Flying, grabbed for new weights. New weight 148 g.
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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 
[26641] / UNK / UNK - 

2024-10-26 08:01 SC

Group entry: 2 animals
Stop exercise until tuesday since we are adding 1 bird later today

2024-10-25 15:22 MB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 52 g m (+ vit + Ca) TOTAL
Exercise: 8-10x

NOLO, QARP- both perched, both very eager to fly and would not let me get close.
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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - exercise: 12x
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - exercise: 10x

2024-10-24 16:51 jb

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 63 g m
Exercise: 8-10x
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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 
Both birds very BAR, needing no encouragement to exercise!
NOLO

2024-10-23 15:52 MB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 52 g m (+ vit + Ca)  
Exercise: 8-10x

BAR NOLO. 
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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - Flying before entering. +10x, very quiet and high. clining
to corners.
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - Perched in box. 10x, very quiet and high flying.
clinging to corners 

2024-10-22 16:45 KC

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage:27 g ck PER BIRD 
Exercise: 8-10x
BAR. both birds flew 11x. NOLO

2024-10-21 16:46 GM

Leftovers: 12
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 50 g m (+ vit + Ca) 
Exercised: Both 8x
One owl began to fly low to the group on the 6th lap. Unable to tell which one.
12 g LO
Water changed.
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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - Flying well P2P, QAR, silent flight
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - Flying well P2P, QAR, silent flight.

2024-10-20 17:28 AG

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 57 g m
Exercise: 8-10x
BAR, NOLO, flight seems good on both

2024-10-19 14:45 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 57 g m in total
Exercise:

NOLO. BARP. Very flightly. Able to fly p2p quietly.
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[26581] / 5050 / AHY / UNK - 
[26614] / 5040/lime / UNK / UNK - 

2024-10-19 11:56 MS

Weight: 141 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +4 g (3 %)
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Release eval by staff

BARP, NOLO. Did a brief flight eval before grabbing for eye check. Still some debris floating in PC of OD. Unsure if we want to consider LPT for this bird, but flight is perfect.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-19
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Large, horizontal area of gray
scarring cranial to pecten. Floating
debris in caudal 1/3-1/2 of PC.
Some striations visible, but any
visible pattern is weak. ~30% of
retina impacted.
Left eye:
Still some minor floating debris
widespread. Pattern is stronger
on this side, but fades away to
grayish retina laterally. ~10-15%
of retina impacted.
Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-10-19
Examiner - MS
FlightSound
Notes:
Flew continuous loops around enclosure,
high and silent

2024-10-18 16:39 EGG

Leftovers: 0
Food: 21 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, Perched. NOLO. In intimidation mode when I entered. Kept eyes on my but did not move. 

2024-10-17 13:51 KK

Leftovers: 0
Food: 21 g dk m 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Hiding in one of the boxes.  Perched, very chill.  No Lo

2024-10-16 15:15 MB

Leftovers: 0
Food: 24 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR NOLO. Perched in box. Tree like posture and watching closely. 

2024-10-15 16:58 kc

Leftovers: 0
Food: 20 g dk m 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO. BARP. Flew from box perch to corner perch.

2024-10-14 16:29 RMB/srm

Leftovers: 19
Food: 20-30 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

qar,perched,nothing left of note

2024-10-13 16:23 AG

Leftovers: 0
Food: 22 g dk m 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, perched, NOLO

2024-10-13 11:33 EGG

Weight: 137 grams
Weight change: +6 g (5 %)
BARP, NOLO.
MOVED TO: F2

2024-10-12 15:30 ABH

Leftovers: 0
Food: 20 g dk m
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO. BARP. Attempted to take flight once.

2024-10-11 14:55 Dr. G/MS

Weight: 131 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +2 g (2 %)
Food: 28 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR and feisty! Brought in for eye exam. 
Although there are still eye lesions they seem quiet and improving. D/c Pred but continue Meloxicam. Move somewhere bigger when able. Dr Gardner

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c pred

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-11
Examiner - Dr. G
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Wide-spread floating debris and
somewhat soupy look to posterior
chamber in front of the pecten.
Left eye:
Some debris, but much smaller area,
restricted to area directly around
the pecten

2024-10-10 09:23 SD

Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g dk m 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP. Flying around enclosure when changing paper. Had to grab and gave pred. NOLO.

2024-10-09 17:06 MS

Leftovers: 17
Food: 21 g dk m (+ vit + Ca) 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BAR, flew around condo. Feisty. 17 g m cached on corner of perch.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c tram, switch food/PO meds to SID

2024-10-09 09:00 tm

Leftovers: 0
Food: 24 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred OU

BARP
clacking 
went to ceiling, vocal - soft whoo/whirring sounds
gave eye drops w/o grabbing while bird was holding onto the wall
bird hopped back to perch 

NOLO

2024-10-08 17:04 MS

Leftovers: 14
Food: 22 g m
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, clacking. Clung to ceiling. 14 g m LO.

2024-10-08 09:15 me

Weight: 129 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -1 g (1 %)
Food: 20 g m  Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
Check eyes: OU
NOLO
BAR, jumpy


Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-08
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
mild to moderate floating fibrinous
debris in caudal 1/2 of PC, gray
scared area medial/cranial to pecten;
retina somewhat "peppered" in areas
Left eye:
mild floating debris in caudal
1/3 of PC; retina a little rough
in some areas, striations not clear

2024-10-07 15:41 sc

Leftovers: 19
Food: 23 g ck 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

19g LO. Unable to give OU drops without grabbing. BAR and flying in condo.

2024-10-07 09:25 BT

Leftovers: 0
Food: 20 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
QAR, flying around enclosure.  Had to be grabbed to administer pred OU.
NOLO

2024-10-07 08:25 sc

Stop FF if not eating

2024-10-06 17:03 RMB/AG

Leftovers: 6
Food: 24 g dk m 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU Try without grabbing

BAR, perched, able to do eye drops without grabbing

2024-10-06 09:21 RMB

Weight: 130 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Band changed to: 5050

Food: 25 g dk m 
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP, NOLO, Moved outside to R14C, banded

2024-10-06 07:47 RMB

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop fluids and FF

2024-10-05 17:54 MS

Leftovers: 0
Food: 21 g m
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP, puffed up, clacked. NOLO.

2024-10-05 10:22 mm

Leftovers: 0
Food: 14 g m   Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU - was able to do without grabbing.
Ate AM food before 10:10am

2024-10-04 17:01 SD

Leftovers: 9
Food: 16 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 5 m c/u (size B) (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 5 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP. Jumped to back of kennel and clacking when going to grab. 9 g LO whole m. Pred put in after without grabbing.

2024-10-04 11:36 MS

Fecal
Collection date2024-10-04
ResultsNEG

2024-10-04 10:15 me

Leftovers: 6
Food: 18 g m (+ vit + Ca)  Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU without grabbing
6 g LO
BAR

2024-10-03 17:37 MS

Much more alert since tx earlier. Standing.

2024-10-03 16:47 SD

Leftovers: 17
Food: 13 g m 
Force feed: 9 g m c/u (size B)
SQ fluids: 5 ml
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 

BARP. Perched on donut. Clacking when going to grab. Had 17 g LO m.

2024-10-03 11:00 ME

standing up in donut

2024-10-03 09:30 me

Leftovers: 6
Food: 18g m 
SQ fluids: 5
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.06 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
6 g LO
Ophthalmic pred: OU 
Check eyes: OU
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 3% maintain) for Radiograph: NSF
Very slow recovery



Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-03
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Pupil oval when constricted
Moderate amount of floating fibrinous
debris in caudal half of PC; retina
difficult to focus on but mostly
pink with a few small gray areas
Left eye:
Moderate amount of floating fibrinous
debris in caudal half of PC; mild
debris in cranial half; retina
difficult to focus on but mostly
pink

2024-10-02 16:54 MB

Food: 26g m (+ vit + Ca) Force feed if LO's Watch food intake carefully

QAR. Perched facin the side, little reaction to door opening or to food being placed

2024-10-02 15:21 sc

Weight: 123 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: QAR
  Mouth: clean
  Ears: slight bruising in AS
Body
  Vent: toned but some fresh mutes on it
  Body condition score: 3
Wings
  Left wing: WNL
  Right wing: WNL
Legs
  Left leg: WNL
  Right leg: WNL
Feathers: Overall good condition
  Ectoparasites: none seen

Exam notes: QAR, squinting both eyes. Overall no fx palpated. We will schedule a rad to confirm. Both eyes have significant damage that will need to clear before a full evaluation of the retina can happen. Placed in KR2, perched.

Treatment
0.04cc meloxi po
0.06cc tram po 
pred ou
10cc LRS on back

food in pm

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-02
Examiner - sc
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Synechia present. Thick floating
debris along the bottom half of
the eye in the PC. The top half
of the PC is WNL
Left eye:
Thick floating debris along the
bottom half of the eye in the PC.
The top half of the PC is WNL