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Admission date2024-10-05
Final date -
Days in captivity10
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band18134
Bruised
Ectoparasite - lice
Feather damage - Major
Feathers - sooty/soiled
Parasitic - Flukes

Cause of injury: Tangled in string

Finder present at release
Release approved

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate1015.40154.00
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam362.00186.00
Total  1360.00

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

2024-10-08

2024-10-08

2024-10-08
2024-10-15 17:08 kc
Leftovers: 32767
Food: 70g ck
Exercise: 10x
QAR.LO 40 g ck

2024-10-14 16:30 RMB/srm
Leftovers: 98
Food: 60-65 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 10-12x

qar,perched,lots of leftovers,flew well nothing else of note

2024-10-13 16:10 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g ck
Release eval by staff

BAR, NOLO. flying well. Missing one feather in L primaries, no unevenness or sound heard

Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-10-13
Examiner - cd
FlightSound
Notes:
12+ laps. Flew readily, great stamina, good glide, silent. Even & consistent perching. Missing feather did not affect sound. Ready to go.

2024-10-12 18:04 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c meds, switch to SID

2024-10-12 16:12 SD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. Stayed perched while dropping food. Just watched me. NOLO. Water good.

2024-10-12 09:49 MLM
Weight: 565 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +10 g (2 %)
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh - 565
Moved to R28
Bitey. Kicky. Generally mad. BARP.

2024-10-11 16:06 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP, NOLO. Standing on perch, did not move, but kept eyes on me and clacked at me.

2024-10-11 09:27 cm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. NoLo.

2024-10-10 15:26 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP NOLO

2024-10-10 12:10 SD

Fecal
Collection date2024-10-10
ResultsNEG

2024-10-10 09:21 SD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Fecal

BARP. Clacking and jumping around enclosure when changing paper. Fecal collected. NOLO.

2024-10-09 17:05 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, clacking. NOLO. Lots of mutes IC.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c fluids

2024-10-09 09:00 tm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.16 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP
clacking
omb, visible breaths
crouching, but stood when food was placed

NOLO

2024-10-08 17:05 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, boating on perch. NOLO.

2024-10-08 10:00 me

Band changed to: 18134

2024-10-08 09:45 me
Weight: 555 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -8 g (1 %)
Food: 34 g m
Fenbendazole: 0.16 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, clacky
NOLO
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% Induction, 3% maintain) for intake Radiograph: WNL
Feather check
Applied ID band # 18134


MOVED TO:R 14..

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   

2024-10-07 16:32 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, clacking. Had a partial ck LO earlier but ate by tx time - decided to put meds in food and leave all as FIC.

2024-10-07 09:45 ME
Weight: 563 grams, Leftovers: 15
Weight change: +17 g (3 %)
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 15 ml
Fenbendazole: 0.16 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR
15 g LO

2024-10-06 18:09 cd

Food: 38g m
SQ fluids: 15 ml
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, crouched on perch. One m and 5g FL LO removed. Grabbed for tx - FF LO m. Placed new food on perch. Stood when placed back.

2024-10-06 10:06 RMB

Start Fenben

Fecal
Collection date2024-10-06
ResultsPOS for
fluke
Fecal
Collection date2024-10-06
ResultsNEG

2024-10-06 09:23 RMB
Leftovers: 37
Food: 34 g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Pentoxifylline: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.18 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Fecal - yes

BARP, clacky, mutes, 37 g LO

moved out of incubator

2024-10-05 16:39 SD/MS
Weight: 546 grams, Keel score: 3.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Body
Keel and pectoral muscles: Upwards of a 3 keel score
Spine: Slight yellow/brown bruise midshaft spine. 1x1.5cm
Body condition score: 3.5
Wings
Left wing: Dirty and frayed. Major feather damage. Assume L wing is where it got tangled in fence.
Legs
Left foot, ankle, digits: Dirty feet caught up in string. No lesions, cleaned feet
Right foot, ankle, digits: Dirty feet caught up in string. No lesions, cleaned feet
Left remiges: Major damage to L wing, both primaries and secondaries. Cut primaries 5-7.
Ectoparasites: Lice, sprayed with bronco.

Young bard owl found tangled in electric fence. The finder was able to cut him out of the fence. Unsure of how long he was tangled for. Upon admission bird was BAR, sitting on hawks in the box and bitey. Strings tangled around both feet and wrapped around the body as well. Cut primaries 5-7 but still a few bent feathers on L wing. Some secondaries on L wing missing. Overall NSF on PE. Gave the bird a quick bath to clear mud from tail, feet, and L wing. Set up in incubator with towel and perch. Immediately perched when let go.

TREATMENTS GIVEN:
0.1 ml Butorphanol tartrate IM
0.06 ml Meloxi IM
20 ml LRS SQ in R leg
Sprayed with bronco

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-05
Examiner - SD/MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Good patterns and striations medially and pales when moving to the lateral aspect.
Left eye:
Good patterns and striations medially and pales when moving to the lateral aspect.

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