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Admission date2024-10-19
Final date -
Days in captivity33
SpeciesRSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
AgeASY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band6062
Bruised
Ectoparasite - flat flies
Feather damage - Major
Fracture - tibiotarsus, left
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: HBC

Finder present at release

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate3315.40508.20
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  1652.20

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

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2024-10-30
2024-11-20 10:56 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO, BAR, Flying, Perching

2024-11-19 11:33 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO


BARP on entry, flew to ground when food was dropped. NOLO

2024-11-18 10:59 hp
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP on entry, flew to ground when food was dropped. NOLO

2024-11-17 12:41 JN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60g m
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
nolo; BAR; on perch, then flew to ground

2024-11-16 12:19 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Meds in food. BARP. Water changed. NoLo

2024-11-15 12:05 Dr G/ ME/ Keno
Weight: 663 grams
Examined eyes w/ Matthias today. There is definite improvement, especially OS.
There is no sign whatsoever of feather regrowth on L wing - there is a plan to recheck radiographs in 10 days.
P: D/c Pred acetate but continue Meloxicam. moved somewhere bigger. Dr Gardner

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-11-15
Examiner - Dr G/ Keno
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Cloudy area still present medial to pecten, posterio chamber but more superficial than retina. Smaller than last week, maybe 30%? Some other mild floating debris in spots
Left eye:
Somewhat grainy but clear retina, able to visualize most of retina today. Tear in the middle of the pecten dorsally with small amount of hemorrhage associated

2024-11-14 10:18 KRS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
NOLO, BAR, on ground entire time, ran while catching him.

2024-11-13 10:00 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, flew to ground upon entry, flipped over and showed feet, very alert during treatment, NOLO

2024-11-12 15:03 MS
Leftovers: 1
Food: 64 g m/ck
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
1g LO
perched, jumped to ground, easy to capture

2024-11-11 10:57 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
Perched when entered, than dropped to ground. Grabbed and administered pred OU. Left wing feathers are in bad shape.
NOLO

2024-11-10 10:38 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
BAR, NOLO, perched initially but jumped to ground. Had a lot of fight in him. Once grabbed, had to be careful as he tried to bite a lot and was resistant to me angling his head to administer pred.

2024-11-09 11:36 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62g ck
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, jumped to ground & ran against back wall. NOLO. Grabbed for drops and replaced.

2024-11-08 15:03 Dr. G/ME/EGG
Weight: 661 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
Check eyes: OU
Weigh

Evaluated eyes - still a lot of widespread damage. Continue w/ meds as it has only been 3 weeks. Guarded prognosis. Dr Gardner/ ME

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-11-08
Examiner - Dr. G/ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Large "cloud" of debris dorsal to pecten and slightly medial but extending more lateral as well, about 30% of eye. Suspect it is a retinal tear but it is hard to tell. Extends forward of retina but definitely in the posterior chamber.
Left eye:
Areas of cloudiness noted and "sparkly" appearance to retina ventral to pecten. About 20% of retina affected.

2024-11-07 14:55 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m/ck
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, hopped off perch onto ground. Jumped out of my hand before being caught again. Scrubbed enclosure and changed water. NOLO.

2024-11-06 11:48 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, hopped off perch onto ground and footed glove. Bitey in hand. NOLO. Water is okay, but far wall and food brick is dirty. Hose enclosure down tomorrow.

2024-11-05 08:57 SC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BAR and perched. handled briefly for pred drops. NOLO

2024-11-04 09:06 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, jumped to ground and ran along back. NOLO. Grabbed for drops.

2024-11-03 11:39 RMB
Weight: 649 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +2 g (0 %)
Food: 63 g m
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-11-03
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR and menace normal. Mild floating debris ventral with blood clot. Retina looks normal.
Left eye:
Chunk of floatind debris lateral. Retina is normal. PLR and menace normal.

2024-11-02 12:45 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64g m
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, jumped to ground in back when approached for grab. NOLO. Gave drops and put meds in food.

2024-11-01 12:10 Dr. G/EGG/SD
Weight: 647 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +23 g (4 %)
Food: 69 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check
Pred OU twice a day?

Bird is BAR, active, flighty. Eyes have a lot of floating debris in the posterior chamber anterior to the retina (vitreous?). It sounds as though there is improvement, however, since originally the retina wasn't even visible.
Continue Pred SID - I don't think there is much benefit to increasing it this far out.
Definitely will need live testing. Dr Gardner

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-11-01
Examiner - Dr g/ Keno/ Sean
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Large "chunk" of floating debris and blood clots dorsal to the pecten, smaller clots ventrally, generalized damage.
Left eye:
Floating debris and generalized bruising/ damage in the posterior chamber. Blood clot ventral to pectent

2024-10-31 16:44 MS

Food: 62 g m
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

There are no notes written for this bird, but volunteers took food with them. Assuming she was treated.

2024-10-30 12:30 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.21 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, flared defensively. Scrubbed enclosure. Changed water. NOLO.

2024-10-29 17:38 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switch to SID

2024-10-29 15:45 lkm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP, had back to me, showed defensive posture then turned around to face me, wings spread out, watched me drop food then walked to other end of perch, NOLO

2024-10-29 10:10 me
Weight: 624 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +8 g (1 %)
Food: 36 g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
NOLO
Perched, BAR, jumped to ground almost immediately

2024-10-28 16:52 sc/al/srm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

qar, perched, nothing else of note

2024-10-28 09:25 sc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BAR, perched and NOLO. Jumped down to the ground and was easy to handle. OU are lookin better.


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switch to SID pred OU
recheck eyes in 5-7 days to eval pred
Stop tram
Stop SQ

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-28
Examiner - sc
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
AC is clear. PC has some blood clots in the caudal/lateral area. there is some soupiness to it as well. OD has a little more blood than OS
Left eye:
AC is clear. PC has some blood clots in the caudal/lateral area. there is some soupiness to it as well.

2024-10-27 17:19 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 gck
SQ fluids: 20 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
BAR, Perched,, NOLO. Really attentive and defensive, made it difficult to grab head as he would snap and shrink his neck when someone got near his head.

2024-10-27 10:25 fm/dg/cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP
gave meds and fluids.

2024-10-26 17:39 SD
Leftovers: 18
Food: 37 g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP. Jumped from perch down to ground before grabbing for treatment. Had 18 g LO m. Water good.

2024-10-26 11:34 EGG
Weight: 616 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -10 g (2 %)
Food: 36 g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
BAR, Perched. Very bitey once grabbed. NOLO. New weigt 616 g. Could not see any obvious bruising.

2024-10-25 17:10 ME
Leftovers: 40
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

40 g LO

2024-10-25 11:50 ME
Weight: 626 grams, Leftovers: 13
Food: 34 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
13 g LO
Jumpy

MOVED TO:R 35 D

2024-10-24 16:37 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m in cage; NOLO. FF 23 g m c/u
SQ fluids: 20 cc administered to r leg.
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: administered OU
Bird was on perch upon arrival, BAR and very attentive to what was going on

2024-10-24 10:15 SC / AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34g ck
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

NOLO BAR, perched. plan to move tomorrow

2024-10-23 10:59 SD
Leftovers: 22
Food:34 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP. Flaring wings before grabbing. Gave fluids and treatments. 22 g LO m.

2024-10-22 17:05 cd
Leftovers: 18
Food: 33g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, 18g LO removed. Grabbed for fluids and meds.

2024-10-22 09:30 ME
Leftovers: 30
Food: 20 g dk m
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
Perched, BAR
1 ck LO
Wound care/bandage change: Check bruising on spine - tan bruising over pelvis/lower back

2024-10-21 16:52 cd
Leftovers: 36
Food: 31 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
36 g lo

2024-10-21 12:39 me

Band changed to: 6062

2024-10-21 11:15 me
Leftovers: 31
Food: 33 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
31 g LO
Perched, jumpy
Ophthalmic pred: OU

Applied ID band # 6062

MOVED TO:R 17 D

2024-10-20 17:52 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
BAR, Perching. NOLO. Really active in avoiding being grabbed.

2024-10-20 14:07 EGG

Fecal
Collection date2024-10-20
ResultsNEG
Fecal
Collection date2024-10-20
ResultsNEG

2024-10-20 09:15 cd
Leftovers: 33
Food: 30-35 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
Fecal

BARP, jumped around during grab attempts. 33g LO removed. Mutes were very dk green and runny. fecal collected

2024-10-19 18:30 MS

Food: 34 g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml R leg
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, jumpy.

2024-10-19 15:56 MS

Just went into KR2 and bird was BARP, peeking at me through kennel

2024-10-19 14:38 MS
Weight: 616 grams, Keel score: 3.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: clear
Body
Spine: purple bruising on lower R spine; dark green buising along upper L spine/scapula
Body condition score: 3.5
Wings
Left wing: All primaries except maybe #10 missing. NSF otherwise.
Legs
Left hock: palpated a callus on medial aspect of joint. rads confirmed old distal TBT fx.
Right foot, ankle, digits: pink/worn skin at center of plantar surface. Looks like old wear from fx.
Left remiges: most missing
Ectoparasites: flat flies

Mature RSHA was HBC. Finder pulled over and scooped bird up, says that the bird was knocked unconscious. Upon admission, bird was standing and BAR in box, very visual. No fresh fx or wounds palpated, but there is an old, healed fx at the L hock. Discussed with ME, and he agrees that the wear on the opposite foot is likely old. Plus, bird is in great body condition. Anesthetized under 4% iso for intake rads in dirty box. NSF on rads. For now, treat eye damage and reassess any damage to the retina in a few days. Repeat rads in a few weeks to reassess feather damage. Set up in KR2 kennel with towel and bird bounced around, standing fine.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
0.12 ml butorphanol tartrate IM
0.06 ml meloxi IM
15 ml LRS SQ L leg
Sprayed with Bronco

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-19
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
NEG+++++
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Inconsistent PLR. Widespread floating debris and small blood clot caudal/lateral. Unable to visualize retina through debris.
Left eye:
Widespread floating debris and at least 2 blood clots visible. Unable to visualize retina through debris.

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