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Admission date2024-10-28
Final date -
Days in captivity24
SpeciesEASO - Eastern screech owl
AgeUNK
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band5047
Feather damage - Major
Parasitic - flukes

Cause of injury: Burned

Waiting for molt

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate2412.60302.40
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam562.00310.00
Total  1632.40

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

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2024-11-06
2024-11-20 15:50 jh
Weight: 131 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0

Food: 29 g dk m

Weight change: +12 g (10 %)
Perched in condo, gentle in hand
fecal collected

no molted feathers seen

2024-11-19 11:20 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 26 g m
Watch for molted feathers

QAR, standing in back corner. Hissed. NOLO. Changed papers. No follow-up fecal seen in RM, schedule tomorrow.

2024-11-18 09:20 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g dk m + 1/4 scoop of Nekton (+ vit + Ca)
No molted feathers
BARP, NOLO

2024-11-17 17:48 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 25 g dk m + 1/4 scoop of Nekton
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check
BAR, standing in back corner, Heard moving but when I removed cover to put food in kept still with eyes closed. Did not see any feathers. NOLO

2024-11-16 09:06 egg
Leftovers: 0
Food: 25 dk m + 1/4 scoop of Nekton
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check
BAR, Perched. Hissing and clacking beak as I put food in. NOLO. Did not see any molted feathers.

2024-11-15 08:44 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g dk m + 1/4 scope of Nekton (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check
QAR, Perched. Did not move as I placed new food, but did turn head slightly. No molted feathers found.

2024-11-14 10:08 KRS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 27 g white m + 1/4 scope of Nekton
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check
NOLO, perched, clucky, one pellet

2024-11-13 10:38 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
1/4 scope of Nekton
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check - no

BARP, clacky

2024-11-13 10:25 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
inc food

2024-11-12 16:50 AL

Due to weight drop and temperature, opted to move inside.

MOVED TO: KR2

2024-11-12 16:48 AL
Weight: 119 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -3 g (2 %)
Food: 23g dk m
Weigh
Keel check - 3
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check
No molted feathers. Bird was BARP but weighed even less so we took a fecal sample. NOLO.

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

Fecal
Collection date2024-11-12
ResultsPOS for
fluke
Fecal
Collection date2024-11-12
ResultsNEG

2024-11-11 15:59 AL
Weight: 122 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -21 g (15 %)
Food: 21g m (+ vit + Ca)
Weigh - 122g
Watch for molted feathers - if seen schedule feather check


Weight was much less than last weight, re-weigh tomorrow and check keel.
No molted feathers
NOLO. Bird was perched sleeping when I opened condo. Became very BAR once it woke up and was grabbed.

2024-11-10 16:35 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 23 g dk m Watch food intake carefully
Watch for molted feathers
QARP, NOLO, Eyes partially shut, did not move

2024-11-09 14:00 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 20 g dk m

NOLO. QARP. Standing on perch with eyes closed. Quietly hissed once, no other defensive behavior. Did not attempt to move.

2024-11-08 16:21 SD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 27 g dk m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Watch for molted feathers

BARP. Watching me but staying very still when dropping food. NOLO.

2024-11-07 16:08 ah
Leftovers: 29
Food: fed 25 g dk m; 29 g dk m LO
Found feather debris in kennel and a pellet

2024-11-06 15:57 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 28 g dk m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Watch for molted feathers

QAR NOLO. Very quiet hissing. Eyes barely open. perched against wall. No feathers seen. Changed papers

2024-11-06 12:20 MS

Fecal
Collection date2024-11-06
ResultsNEG

2024-11-05 10:56 MS
Leftovers: 10
Food: 25 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Watch for molted feathers

QAR, perched in corner. 10 g half a mouse LO. Changed paper. This bird was supposed to get a fecal retest yesterday. Do tomorrow.

2024-11-04 09:26 AL
Leftovers: 19
Food: 21 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers


QARP, no feathers seen but bird had 19g LO of m.

2024-11-03 09:19 fm/dg
Weight: 143 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +5 g (4 %)
Food: 20-25 g dk m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers

grabbed and moved to 17A.
BAR when grabbed. NOLO.

2024-11-02 12:14 MS
Leftovers: 8
Food: 29 g m
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Watch for molted feathers

Quiet, standing in back corner. 8 g half a mouse LO.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
decrease food

2024-11-01 11:20 ME
Weight: 138 grams, Leftovers: 11
Food: 29 g dk m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
11 g LO
Standing in back of kennel, QAR
Anesthetized with ISO via mask 95% induction, 3% maintain) for intake Radiographs: NSF
Follow up exam - NSF
Watch for molted feathers - none seen

2024-10-31 16:41 ah
Leftovers: 7
Food: fed 30 g dark m; 7 g m LO
Fenbendazole: 0.04 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Bird was on towel in back corner of kennel, clean towel given and placed food in back of the kennel.

2024-10-30 13:24 RMB

Start Fenben

Fecal
Collection date2024-10-30
ResultsPOS for
fluke
capillaria
Fecal
Collection date2024-10-30
ResultsNEG

2024-10-30 09:46 RMB
Weight: 137 grams, Leftovers: 0
Band changed to: 5047

Food: 37g dk m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully

Watch for molted feathers - no

BAR, Nolo, hunched in back corner, OU closed


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

2024-10-29 17:30 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 16 g m

QARP, in corner of perch. NOLO.

2024-10-29 11:50 me
Leftovers: 20
Food: 6g FL
Forcefeed: 6 g FL
SQ fluids: 5
Fecal collected
Watch for molted feathers - none seen
Perched in back of kennel
20 g LO

2024-10-28 17:23 sc

Added 1 whole dk m on perch. added towel since the bird is standing on the ground in the back of the kennel

2024-10-28 16:43 me/sc
Weight: 133 grams, Keel score: 3.5
History: Found in a fire pit after starting a fire in it.

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: red phase
Body
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Feathers: All singed down to an even layer on body/face
Left remiges: All flight feathers are singed, only shafts left
Right remiges: All flight feathers are singed, only shafts left
Retrices: All flight feathers are singed, only shortened shafts left
Ectoparasites: none seen

Exam Notes: Bird is in overall good condition. Feathers are completely singed with only shafts left on the flight feathers and ear tufts and whiskers burned down to make a round head. Very BAR and otherwise normal.

Treatment
7cc lrs SQ back

-----------plan-----------
Follow-up exam on Thur to look for any additional damage from fire
Feather checks every other week
Keep inside to see signs of molting

Feather check
Right
Left
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Tail
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  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   
Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-10-28
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
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Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

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