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Admission date2024-12-03
Final date -
Days in captivity45
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeSY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band18186
Bruised AD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Finder present at release
Release where found

Found in Spartanburg,SC
Spartanburg county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate4515.40693.00
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Total  1713.00

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

2024-12-07
2024-12-07
2024-12-07
2025-01-17 16:23 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g m+ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

NOLO, BARP- Exercised 9 times, mostly smooth landings but sometimes bird grabbed and hung onto the walls or ceiling.

2025-01-16 17:20 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 51 g m/ck
Exercise: 8-10x. Flew 10x well.
BARP NOLO

2025-01-15 17:41 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g m (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, flew a few times but skipped exercise since bird was scheduled to be grabbed today. NOLO seen.

2025-01-15 15:51 cd

pushed weigh/ou check to tomorrow

2025-01-14 17:22 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 57 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercised: 9x
BARP, NOLO. Flew p2p well and was pretty quiet in flight.

2025-01-13 16:46 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 10x
BARP, NOLO. Flew p2p well and did not cling to the ceiling as much.

2025-01-12 13:22 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 10x
BARP, NOLO. could fly p2p but would stop in the middle to try to cling to ceiling.

2025-01-11 11:44 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g m (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, flew p2p twice. NOLO seen. Did not exercise due to weather.

2025-01-10 09:55 cm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP. NOLO. Exercised 10x. Flew well perch to perch. Grabbed roof a couple of times.

2025-01-09 15:47 jb/mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 53 ck
Exercise: 8-10x
Exercised without encouragement. Flight much improved since last week!
NOLO

2025-01-08 15:15 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

BARP. NoLo.

2025-01-08 10:48 RTS

Exercise: 8-10x

Not fed by RTS, Exercised:10X only

2025-01-07 16:00 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 57 g m
Exercise: 10x

BARP, flew to other perch but hung from ceiling first time, then flew from perch to perch, gliding at halfway, staying up high, NOLO

2025-01-07 14:41 ME

NOLO
MOVED TO:F 9 - flew length 3x, pretty quiet

2025-01-06 16:26 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 53 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, nolo. Exercised 10x. Flew well p2p.

2025-01-06 10:27 me
Weight: 807 grams, Keel score: 4.5
Weight change: +2 g (0 %)
Flying
Concerned about broken # 10 primaries. Need to evaluate for flight noise on a quiet day (raining today), possibly try to imp at least R # 10

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   

2025-01-05 16:37 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g m
Exercise: 8-10x
BARP, NOLO, P to P, tends to grab onto ceiling upside-down when flying.

2025-01-04 12:20 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g m
Exercise: 8-10x

BAR, NOLO, flew 10x, some ceiling clinging, good gliding, quiet.

2025-01-03 16:17 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 52 g m+ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP. NOLO. Very alert, flew 8x readily, clung to ceiling 3x before returning to perch.

2025-01-02 11:32 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g m
BAR and perched; NOLO
Exercise: 9x well. After 2nd panicked clutch at ceiling halfway, stopped exercise.

2025-01-01 10:35 SC
Weight: 805 grams, Keel score: 4.0
Weight change: +46 g (6 %)
Food: 59 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Weigh
Keel check
Exercise: 8-10x

Bird flew really well perch to perch. Difficult to catch for weigh. There are a few broken or tipped feathers, want to consult with ME about L 10.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Decrease food

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   

2024-12-31 12:14 JD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercise: 8-10x
Frequently grabbed and held onto roof in middle of exercise, BARP, NOLO, asleep upon entry completed 9x, didn't go for LM when released

2024-12-31 08:39 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switched back to dead food

2024-12-30 16:33 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercised: 10x

BARP, flew well, silent P2P. NOLO. Dove for live mice while I was standing outside the door putting in notes. Peeked in and noticed bird had missed and was reperched.

2024-12-29 17:08 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercise: 8-10x
BARP, NOLO, P to P and top of enclosure multiple times, did NOT go for live mice

2024-12-28 15:23 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM

BARP. holding onto side of enclosure. NoLo

2024-12-28 11:59 cd
Weight: 759 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Weight change: +26 g (4 %)
BAR, flying perch to perch. Bitey. nolo

2024-12-27 15:14 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, NOLO. Very bright and alert. exercised successfully 10x. 2 LM placed in enclosure.

2024-12-26 15:39 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM

NOLO, BARP- flew p2p when I entered, flew to ceiling and hung by talons until I left.

2024-12-26 14:52 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start live prey testing
start exercise

2024-12-26 11:00 kj/me
Weight: 733 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -6 g (1 %)
NOLO
Check eyes: OU

Aged as HY

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-26
Examiner - kj/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Some lack of pattern cranial; minor gray scarring caudal to pecten; overall about 10% affected
Left eye:
medial and caudal to pecten extensive rough gray areas; lack of pattern lateral; overall about 40% affected

2024-12-25 08:53 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 75 g m (+ vit + Ca)
BARP, flew a few laps while I dropped food and collected pellets
NOLO

2024-12-24 08:05 MS

Pushed eye exam to tomorrow since fasting nocturnals today

2024-12-23 15:26 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 78 g m (+ vit + Ca)

Flew well perch to perch, NOLO, BAR.

2024-12-22 11:01 cd
Weight: 739 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -27 g (4 %)
Food: 72g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check
Move to - bigger
Switch to: SID

BARP, clinging to ceiling/walls during grab attempts. NOLO. Need second opinion - needs lpt?
MOVED TO: R5

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switched to SID
stop tram & melox

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-22
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Heavy scarring widespread medially. Bright area seen last time is now scarred over. Medial scarring is extensive but rest of retina looks okay.
Left eye:
Large area of patchy/pitted scarring medially, scarring medial to caudal. Scarring extensive but no fresh damage or debris, rest of retina looks okay. Pupil is slightly misshapen.

2024-12-21 15:33 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. Looked uneasy and ready to fly away when in enclosure. NoLo.

2024-12-21 08:30 mm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m/ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Perched. Flew to ceiling.

2024-12-20 16:37 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO, BARP- flying from wall to wall, grabbing the top of walls w/ talons and hanging with wings extended

2024-12-20 09:10 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Perched

2024-12-19 15:20 jb
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 36 g m; NOLO
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Bird was on perch upon arrival, BAR

2024-12-19 09:11 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Nolo, BAR, on back R perch

2024-12-18 15:33 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR NOLO. Perched. Flew, clung to corner

2024-12-18 09:00 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO,grabbed wall of enclosure once and clung there, hosed under perch

2024-12-17 15:18 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, NOLO, kept grabbing onto the back and side wall to get away from me, kept still and stared while placing food, nervous and antsy

2024-12-17 09:05 EA
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, perched, flew to top of enclosure, NOLO

2024-12-16 18:01 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, clung to ceiling when food was dropped. NOLO.

2024-12-16 10:40 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, perched, flew to wall and back to perch
NOLO

2024-12-15 15:41 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP, NOLO

2024-12-15 09:42 DG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, perched, looked around for a place to fly to but did not actually leave perch, NOLO

2024-12-14 16:41 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO


BARP, NOLO. Flew to ceiling when I entered and dropped food.

2024-12-14 10:34 egg
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, NOLO, perched, but began flying around enclosure, holding onto roof and walls.

2024-12-13 16:07 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO, BARP- flying back / forth and grabbing onto walls w/ talons

2024-12-13 09:06 cm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. NOLO.

2024-12-12 16:45 ah/jb
Leftovers: 12
Food: fed 36 g ck; 12 g m LO
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Bird was on perch upon arrival and flew to side of enclosure upon entry

2024-12-12 09:53 SD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO, BAR, on back right perch to start, flew well several times between perches

2024-12-11 15:29 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR NOLO. Perched. Looking around.

2024-12-11 10:22 rn
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO

2024-12-10 15:52 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO. BAR on perch and flew four times, landed on side of enclosure. collected muse

2024-12-10 10:30 ME
Weight: 766 grams, Leftovers: 5
Weight change: +6 g (1 %)
Food: 34 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
5 g LO
BAR, flying, clinging to enclosure ceiling
Check eyes: OU
Weigh

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-10
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR present but a little slow; mild gray scarring caudal and caudal/medial to pecten, 10% affected; mild floating fibrinous debris caudal/lateral to pecten; pupil normal shape
Left eye:
PLR present but a little slow and incomplete; mild floating debris caudal and caudal/lateral to pecten; mild to moderate gray scarring caudal and medial to pecten (can still see retina), some of it at the very outer edge of retina - 25% affected;

2024-12-09 17:07 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP, Nolo. Watched me intently.

2024-12-09 09:00 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR
perched, on leftmost spot on perch
nolo
looked around like it wanted to fly, but it did not

2024-12-08 16:14 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, did not leave perch, not defensive

2024-12-08 09:31 fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

on perch
BARP
did not attempt to fly

2024-12-07 15:15 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO. BARP. Looked for path of escape, but did not attempt to fly.

2024-12-07 10:00 cd
Weight: 760 grams
Food: 36g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU
Check ears: AD
Radiograph: Intake
Weigh

BAR, flying, nolo. Brought inside for radiographs & eye check. anaesthetized under ISO and oxygen via mask (4% ind, 2.5% maint). NSF on rads. Ears look clear, some dead flat flies, swabbed out with bronco.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-07
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR incomplete, pupil very slightly misshapen. Opacity on cornea laterally? and visible debris very medially w/o scope. retina - scarring lat, pits. Large area of detachment medially affecting ~20%+. Small debris lat
Left eye:
PLR incomplete, pupil very slightly misshapen. Mild widespread scarring medial to caudal. Some small floating debris lateral/cranial. In total ~10-15% affected.

2024-12-06 15:27 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO, BARP- flew from perch to wall and back.

2024-12-06 08:47 cm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR. NOLO. Grounded in front of door before entering. Successfully flew to perch as door opened.

2024-12-05 15:29 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP NOLO

2024-12-05 09:29 sc
Weight: 754 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP and clacking. NOLO. Opted to move out to R12c

2024-12-04 16:35 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO. Dropped new food in front.

2024-12-04 09:56 sc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO and QAR. Some clacking and looking my direction. Able to change papers while perched. Did not handle for fluid or weigh since he arrived yesterday and is eating well

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop SQ

2024-12-03 16:03 me
Weight: 750 grams, Keel score: 4.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: clacky
Nares: dried blood
Ears: AD green bruised
Body
Wings
Legs

Stained OU - negative
Applied Pred drops OU
25 cc LRS SQ
0.08 cc Meloxi IM

Placed in kennel
Applied ID band # 18186
Standing in kennel

30 g M

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-03
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
lack of pattern lateral to pecten, gray scaring cranial/lateral and caudal/lateral to pecten; wispy floating fibrinous debris in severa areas; 15% or retina affected
Left eye:
wispy floating debris; large stretched-out "chunk" of floating debris and some blood lateral/caudal to pecten, 10% affected

2024-12-03 16:02 me

Band changed to: 18186
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