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Admission date2024-10-20
Final date -
Days in captivity17
SpeciesGHOW - Great horned owl
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band22041/orange
Ectoparasite - flat flies
Feathers - sooty/soiled
Fracture - fibula, left
Muscle atrophy - left shoulder
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: Unknown

Active patient
Needs cope
Release where found

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate1715.40261.80
Radiographs4300.001200.00
Fecal exam162.0062.00
Total  1643.80

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

2024-10-26

2024-10-26

2024-11-05

2024-11-05

2024-11-05
2024-11-06 16:07 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g m(+ vit + Ca)
Gabapentin: 0.23 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note L wing droop

QAR NOLO. Perched by left wall. very still and quiet, even on approach. Watched me some but not too closely.

2024-11-06 10:43 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Gabapentin: 0.23 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
QARP, noticed slight L wing droop. Stayed perched and quiet while food placed.
NOLO

2024-11-05 11:32 MS
Weight: 1132 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Food: ~105 g r (+ vit + Ca)
Gabapentin: 0.23 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO

In F6, bird was on the ground, attempted to fly away from me but hardly got any lift from the ground. In hand, bird hardly extended wing when fake dropped. Brought inside to evaluate. Intake rads show muscle atrophy in the L shoulder area. Anesthetized under 2% iso and today, muscle density looks much brighter than on 10/26. This bird had a note to move into R9 as a transition enclosure on Sunday, but was instead moved to F6 too soon. Bird is also a keel of 2-2.5, too skinny for a large flight enclosure. Decided to start PT EOD and add gaba for pain. Recovery from GA was slow but uneventful. Move to R12b with ramp.

MOVED TO: R12b

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to BID
start gaba BIDx14
start PT EOD
add "Note L wing droop" note

2024-11-04 09:50 Me

Group entry: 2 animals
Intentionally skipped today


2024-11-03 09:59 RMB

Band changed to: 22041/orange

2024-11-03 09:57 RMB
Weight: 1154 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +24 g (2 %)
Food: 102 g m
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Move to -F6

Colored and moved to F6


Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-11-03
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Retina is more red than pink. Pit scaring medial. Pattern is good.
Left eye:
Retina is more red than pink. Pit scaring medial. Pattern is good.

2024-11-02 13:17 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 110 g m

BARP. NoLo. Water changed.

2024-11-01 17:06 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 114 g m (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO. Very alert and responsive. flew down from perch upon enclosure entry.

2024-10-31 14:54 jb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 106 g m/c
BAR, hissy and clacky
NOLO

2024-10-30 16:46 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 107 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.37 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO


BARP, stayed on perch and clacked when I entered and dropped food. NOLO.

2024-10-29 17:37 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to SID

2024-10-29 15:40 lkm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, hissing, clacky, flew up to ceiling then landed on ground, defensive, clacky, watched me drop food, stayed on ground, walked to food once I excited enclosure, NOLO

2024-10-29 10:00 me
Weight: 1130 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +42 g (4 %)
Food: 50 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-29
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
small lesions on cornea at 6 and 9 o'clock position, distorting view of interior slightly in small areas; 20+ large dark circular lesions medial/caudal to pecten, 10% affected
Left eye:
gray scaring very medial to pecten, 5% affected

2024-10-28 16:51 sc/al/srm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
qar, perched, nolo,nothing else of note

2024-10-28 09:03 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
QAR, on ground in back corner of enclosure. Some hissing and clacking, but didn't move.
NOLO

2024-10-27 16:08 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 58 g m
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, not perched, NoLo, possible left wing droop, can perch on low but cannot fly up to main perch

2024-10-27 10:27 fm/dg/cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 52 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. flying to wall and went to ground.

2024-10-26 16:30 ABH
Leftovers: 54
Food: 55 g m
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

54 g m recovered. BARP. Attempted to take flight, but fell to ground. Did not attempt to reperch. Became defensive.

2024-10-26 10:00 SC/GC/EG
Weight: 1088 grams, Leftovers: 46
Weight change: -41 g (4 %)
Food: 54 g drk m
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO (meds were placed in food)
Radiograph: intake (attn: R leg)
Switch to: SID

BAR, on ground, clacky, hissy, bitey, evasive to being grabbed. 2 whole drk m (46 g) LO. Weighed 1088 g. Took inside for rads.

Anesthetized under 2.5% ISO and maintained on O2. Took VD and L Lat. Noted old, unaligned fx of L fibula. Rest of body appeared WNL. Woke up from anesthesia slowly but uneventfully. FF two m.

Changed water. When put back in enclosure, jumped onto ground and appeared BAR.

2024-10-25 17:10 ME
Leftovers: 58
Food: 48 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
58 g lo

2024-10-25 11:40 ME
Weight: 1129 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +34 g (3 %)
Food: 57 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
BAR, jumpy

MOVED TO:R 35 A

2024-10-24 16:46 jb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 51 g m
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, jumping around in condo
NOLO

2024-10-24 13:17 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c fluids and FF

2024-10-24 13:17 MKF
Leftovers: 3
Food: 55 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, jumping and clinging to back wall. Bird was initially tucked into corner wall. 3 g LO.

2024-10-23 16:03 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Did not grab & meds in food since NOLO
BARP, very jumpy so tried to be super quick and did not change papers (not very messy)

2024-10-23 11:06 SD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 51 m/ck + 15 g ck c/u (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. Jumping around enclosure. Had NOLO so combined FF with FIC with meds. Changed papers.

2024-10-22 17:03 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66g ck/m
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO! Papers were a mess and bird was jumping against back when we opened the door, so grabbed to check for LO and change papers. Gave meds PO since he was already in hand and placed all new food on perch. Continued jumping against back wall as we left.

2024-10-22 11:11 MS
Weight: 1095 grams, Leftovers: 26
Food: 54 g ck
Force feed: 19 g ck c/u
SQ fluids: 25 ml L leg
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Fecal

BARP. Bird was in R14e, must've gotten moved yesterday. 26 g ck LO.

MOVED TO: R14e

Fecal
Collection date2024-10-22
ResultsNEG

2024-10-21 17:39 AL
Leftovers: 53
Food: 55g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 15-20 g M/Ck cut up Size B (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 25 if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO



53g LO

Not perched, BAR, flying against back wall to escape when grabbed

2024-10-21 12:15 me
Leftovers: 92
Food: 53g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Tweezer/forcefeed : 18 g M cut up
25 cc LRS SQ
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
92 g LO
BAR, sitting on ground, no attempt to walk or fly
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction) but breathing became very labored so recovered immediately
Examined R leg while recovering - no abnormalities found


MOVED TO:
downgraded to condo - R 14 E

2024-10-20 17:03 jb

Food: 95g m
Meloxicam: 0.35 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.54 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Rechecked R leg - slightly favoring and back on hock, but overall strong and kicking well; will await rad results

2024-10-20 15:13 cd

Band changed to: 22041

2024-10-20 14:11 jb/cd
Weight: 1070 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Picked up by animal control, transferred to falconer Bob P, then given to RRT to bring to us.

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Body
Body condition score: 3
Wings
Left wing: Full ROM, no fractures palpated
Right wing: Full ROM, no fractures palpated
Legs
Left leg: Full ROM, no fractures palpated
Right leg: Full ROM, no fractures palpated
Ectoparasites: Flatflies


Overall nsf, other than apparent older scarring in eyes. Tail feathers slightly soiled.
Jumped out of box when placed in 8x16, walked toward back of enclosure, slight limp on R leg noted. Coaxed to move but only hissed a bit, didn't move or fly. Inched a bit more away then picked up R leg. Leg was shaking a bit.


----TX------
40cc LRS L leg
Bronco

Plan
----------
Repalpate tonight. Rads tomorrow

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-20
Examiner - cd/jb
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
pit scar cranially, patch of small crater-like scars medially, no evidence of fresh damage seen
Left eye:
rough patch of scarring medially, few small crater-like scars as well, no evidence of fresh damage seen

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