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Admission date2024-10-28
Final date -
Days in captivity9
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 rate912.60113.40
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam362.00186.00
Total  1319.40

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

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2024-11-06
2024-11-06 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
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   
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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