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Admission date2024-12-10
Final date -
Days in captivity38
SpeciesMERL - Merlin
AgeSY
SexM?
StatusReh
Band7058
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: Window collision

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate3812.60478.80
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  1622.80

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

2024-12-17

2024-12-17

2024-12-17
2025-01-17 10:55 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70g ck(+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

flew continually (at least 8 times) around enclosure, NOLO

2025-01-16 17:09 SC

Seen by the Ophthalmologist today
Food: 65 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-16
Examiner - Vet
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

2025-01-15 10:36 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food:64 g ck only (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

NoLo, BAR, Exercised :10X, Perching, Flying, Looing good

2025-01-14 13:00 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g ck only
Exercise: 8-10x
NOLO, completed 10x, head bobbing a lot, smooth flight pattern

2025-01-13 10:51 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck only (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Exercise: 8-10x

10x flew around enclosure and landed out of sight. Strong flight

2025-01-12 13:31 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64g ck
Exercise: 8-10x

BAR, NOLO. Exercised ~11x, flew very readily. Lots of flapping.

2025-01-11 11:57 sc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 58 g ck

No exercise, NOLO. Perched in back corner. Flying around

2025-01-10 09:46 cm
Leftovers: 9
Food: 53 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP. 9g LO (Head and leg). Exercised 10x.

2025-01-09 11:10 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck/m (ran out of ck)
BAR and perched. NOLO
Exercise: 10x perch to perch. No round-trips. Flew easily and well.

2025-01-08 10:38 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck only (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

NoLo, BAR, Exercised: 10X, Flying well, Perching

2025-01-07 15:45 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck only
Exercise: 10x

BARP, flying from perch to perch the entire time I was in enclosure, NOLO

2025-01-06 12:08 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g ck only (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Exercise: 10x- flew around the enclosure 10x- perched out of sight, but was steering and gliding well.

2025-01-05 10:05 fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61g ck

BARP on entry. NOLO.
exercised 10 laps around enclosure.
eager, fast. quiet flight. gliding perch to perch.

2025-01-04 11:55 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g ck
Exercise: 8-10x
BAR, perched, NOLO. Flew very well and fast, circling around the enclosure.

2025-01-03 11:30 pw/me
Weight: 173 grams, Keel score: 4.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +21 g (14 %)
Food: 67 g ck only (+ vit + Ca)
Check eyes: OU
Exercise: 10x+ flying very well
NOLO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-03
Examiner - pw/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR present but incomplete; very minor floating fibrinous debris medial and cnial to pecten
Left eye:
PLR present but incomplete; very minor floating fibrinous debris lateral and cnial to pecten

2025-01-02 11:44 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck
BAR and perched; NOLO
Exercise: 10x very well. Some perch to perch, some roundtrip or 3/4 round, all with little encouragement

2025-01-01 10:47 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 72 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, flew 10x. Flew p2p at first, but by the end was doing continuous loops. NOLO seen. Didn't see note to place on platform, placed on brick instead.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
remove place on platform

2024-12-31 15:06 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start exercise

2024-12-31 12:10 JD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca)
Very flighty, BARP, NOLO, smooth flight

2024-12-30 10:05 eb

Food: 60 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca)


QAR
flying from back perch to back perch upon entry
nolo
left ck on front left perch

2024-12-29 12:00 DG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g ck only - place on food platform/perch

BAR, perched, flew to always be on the far side of the enclosure, NOLO

2024-12-28 10:53 egg
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, flying, NOLO. Very good at flying quickly to opposite corner from me. Very mobile.

2024-12-27 10:55 KJD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 71 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check

flew 2x, BAR, on perch, NOLO

2024-12-27 09:30 ME
Weight: 152 grams, Keel score: 4.0
Weight change: +15 g (11 %)
Flying well

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-27
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR present but incomplete; very wispy floating debris lateral and caudal to pecten; Retina WNL
Left eye:
PLR present but incomplete; very wispy floating debris lateral, caudal and medial to pecten; Retina WNL

2024-12-26 10:32 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck only - placed on perch Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR; perched on entry but then flew perch to perch number of times very well; NOLO

2024-12-25 09:36 mm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

2024-12-24 09:02 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, perched. Flew around enclosure from perch to perch
NOLO

2024-12-23 10:39 sc

Added 42g ck (+vit/ca) on perch

2024-12-23 10:29 sc/me
Weight: 137 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +1 g (1 %)
Food: 33 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check
Move to - F2

BAR, flying and hard to catch. NOLO. Brought inside for an eye exam. Eyes are improving but still have some whispies left. Opt to go ahead and move to F2. Flew a full lap and then perched. Left food on brick to see if he will eat there.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-23
Examiner - sc/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Very fine whispies in PC, a little heavier than OS. Medial and caudal
Left eye:
Very fine whispies in PC, along the bottom 1/2 of the eye, probably as much as OD but more wide spread.

2024-12-22 16:41 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 28 g ck only - place on food platform/perch
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP, NOLO, P to P, very active and flappy flying around in cage

2024-12-22 10:09 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g ck only - place on food platform/perch Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, flying back and forth I back of enclosure, clinging to walls. Settled down once I went back to entry when I was leaving. NOLO.

2024-12-21 15:39 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. flew around enclosure and grabbed onto walls. NoLo.

2024-12-21 08:35 mm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 28 g ck only - place on food platform/perch Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Perched when entered. Flew around enclosure.

2024-12-20 16:44 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 27 g ck - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh

NOLO, BARP- flew from perch to the top of the back wall, kept flying wall to wall and grabbing onto the top w/ talons until I left. Placed food on platform.

2024-12-20 09:28 sc
Weight: 136 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Weight change: +11 g (9 %)
Food: 33 g ck - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check

Flying back and forth, BAR. NOLO and chick fluff on his feet. Weight is back up to intake weight.

2024-12-19 15:15 jb
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 25 g ck placed on perch- NOLO
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Bird was on perch upon arrival, he started flying around enclosure as we entered.

2024-12-19 09:14 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g ck only - place on food platform/perch Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Nolo, BAR, flying frantic between perches and front of cage, started to eat food on perch immediately

2024-12-18 15:34 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 26 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR NOLO. Perched. Flying back and forth on perches.

2024-12-18 09:00 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 27 g ck only (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, flew around enclosure once, placed food on food perch, water and enclosure looked clean

2024-12-17 15:03 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g ck only - place on food platform/perch Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flying all around cage, hanging from sides and ceiling, placed food on the platform by the right back perch, NOLO



2024-12-17 12:03 RMB

Band changed to: 7058

2024-12-17 10:54 sc
Weight: 125 grams, Keel score: 2.0
Weight change: -21 g (14 %)
Down in weight and skinny

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
increase food
Stop tram

Rads under 2% ISO via mask, took a while to wake up. NSF

Biometric
Report date2024-12-17
Wing chord189 mm
Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-17
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
caudal medial thin debris as well, less than left in PC otherwise wnl
Left eye:
caudal medial very thin whispy in PC otherwise wnl

2024-12-16 17:39 AL/srm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 22 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

qar, perched, flew around the enclosure, nothing else of note

2024-12-16 10:10 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 18 g ck only - place on food platform/perch (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR
perched in L corner upon entry, then flew perch to perch
nolo
food was placed on food platform

2024-12-15 15:55 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 17 g ck + 7g FL (prepped as FF) placed on food platform
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, flying perch to perch, wall clinging. NOLO! Did not grab today, will wait til Tues with rads, want to encourage to keep eating. Left all food and included prepped FF.

2024-12-15 15:42 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 20 g ck only - place on food platform/perch Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP, NOLO, P to P, stressed

2024-12-14 17:27 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 19 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, flying around then landed on branch. Didn't see a note to place on platform, placed food on brick, but NOLO!

2024-12-14 09:42 kj
Leftovers: 18
Food: 21g ck - on platform beside perch
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP/Flying
LO: 18g ck

2024-12-13 16:04 MB
Leftovers: 22
Food: 18 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

22 g LO ck, BARP- flying fast back / forth and grabbing on walls w/ talons, some crashing into walls

2024-12-13 10:52 sc
Weight: 146 grams, Leftovers: 21
Weight change: +10 g (7 %)
Food: 23 g ck c/o (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: intake
Weigh
Keel check


LO Q from last night but the ck that had been left was gone. The bird also had a full crop so we were unable to get rads. Opted to move out to R11. Bird flew up to perch once in R11.

-------plan---------
push rads to another day

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-13
Examiner - sc
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Still mild whispy floating debris though no larger bits of blood seen
Left eye:
Still mild whispy floating debris though less than upon intake

2024-12-12 16:57 sc
Leftovers: 13
Food: 21 g ck/Q c/o
SQ fluids: 5 ml
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Bird was standing in the back on the ck. Didn't realize it until I tried to pull the food out. Left the ck and added the new food too.

2024-12-12 12:25 SD
Leftovers: 16
Food: 13 g ck c/o (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
FF: 7 g m c/u small
SQ fluids: 5 ml
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh

BAR. Jumping around kennel when grabbing. Vocal in and during tweezer feed. Tweezer fed 7 g of FIC with some patience. 16 g LO.

2024-12-11 15:34 MS

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

2024-12-11 09:35 RMB
Leftovers: 13
Food: 36 g ck c/o (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 5 ml
Meloxicam: 0.04 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.07 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Fecal -yes

Sleeping in back, all food LOs, 13 g LO. Very BAR and vocal when grabbed.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-11
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
PLR weak and menace normal. Moderate floating debris central to medial. Overall slightly cloudy. Neg stain.
Left eye:
PLR weak and menace normal. Mild floating debris medial. Overall slightly cloudy. Neg stain.

2024-12-10 16:30 SC
Weight: 136 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Body
Keel and pectoral muscles: keel above a 3 but not 3.5 yet
Vent: good tone
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Feathers: Overall good shape
Ectoparasites: a few flat flies

Saw the bird hit the window yesterday, contained and tried to see if he would fly away. Did not fly away, able to meet to transport here

Exam notes: Quieter than I would expect for a falcon. He did vocalize for part of the exam. Overall in great shape with the eyes being the only issue. We need to stain them tomorrow. Placed in a kennel in KR2.

Treatment
0.01cc meloxi IM
5cc LRS SQ
15g ck wing

-----------plan---------------
The plan is to move this bird through as quickly as we can, while still ensuring that he is healing well. This bird is most likely migrating and it would be best to get the bird back out so he can finish.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-10
Examiner - SC
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Mild whispy floating debris, a little heavier than the left, throughout the PC.
Left eye:
Mild whispy floating debris widespread throughout PC

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