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Admission date2024-12-12
Final date2025-01-08
Days in captivity27
SpeciesEASO - Eastern screech owl
AgeSY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band1235-08460
Ocular - cataract, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: HBC

Finder present at release
Needs live prey test
Release approved

Local ID: 24B396 PASSED mouse school - 2025-01-04. Contacted AppWild for release coordination 2025-01-06

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate2712.60340.20
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam462.00248.00
Total  1608.20

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

2024-12-15
2024-12-15
2024-12-15
2025-01-08 09:54 sc

Release record
Date2025-01-08
Band/tag number1235-08460
Band size5
Released byApp Wild Volunteer
Location
NA county

2025-01-07 16:33 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food:36g m
Exercise: flew 9x plus 3 half enclosure flights
BAR, NOLO

2025-01-07 07:24 ME

Pickup for release scheduled for 10 am Wed

2025-01-06 16:27 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 21 g m
Exercise: 6-8x

BARP, exercised 8x. Flew great p2p. NOLO.

2025-01-06 15:53 me/al

Contacted Appwild to coordinate release.

Flight eval
Exam date - 2025-01-06
Examiner - me/al
FlightSound
Notes:
Consistent, silent flight. Flew perch to perch easily and fast. Did not tire out easily, flew 8x. Good gliding.

2025-01-05 16:38 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m
Exercise: 6-8x
BARP, NOLO, P to P

2025-01-04 15:32 cd
Weight: 156 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Live prey test results: starting weight = 144 g, final weight = 156 g
Gained 12 grams -> PASSED

Weight change: +14 g (10 %)
Food: 22g m
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check
Cataract OD?

Camouflaging as we came in, NOLO, flying well when prompted. Keel 3.5-4.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-04
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Medial portion looks a little patchy but not bad. Cataract present centrally - saw this bird on/close to intake and it has not changed size or shape.
Left eye:
Small patch of scarring caudally, larger patch laterally, ~7-10% affected in total

2025-01-04 08:02 cd


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
end mouse school, switch to reg food

2025-01-03 16:19 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 1 LM

BARP, NOLO. Very bright and alert, flying back and forth multiple times during enclosure inspection. One Live mouse placed in enclosure.

2025-01-02 11:38 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 1 LM
BAR and perched.; NOLO
Exercise: 8x very well with no encouragement. Did go to ground once and clutched ceiling few times but good flying.

2025-01-01 10:47 SC
Weight: 142 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Weight change: -2 g (1 %)
Food: 1 LM
Weigh
Exercise: 6-8x

Flew very well, hard to catch since the bird does u-turns and dodges the net regularly. Mid mouse school weigh

2024-12-31 12:15 JD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 1 LM
Exercise: 6-8x
Flight very silent and smooth, completed 10x, BARP, NOLO, didn't go for mouse upon release

2024-12-30 16:36 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 1 LM
Exercised: 8x

QARP, trying to appear like a tree. Flew very well for exercise. 1 live mouse placed in enclosure. NOLO.

2024-12-30 15:00 cd
Weight: 144 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +3 g (2 %)
Food: 1 LM
Weigh
Keel check
Exercise: 6-8x

Perched on far end, camouflaging. Ex 8x, flew well, silent, good glide. Some wall clinging on each end. NOLO, dropped food.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start LPT

2024-12-29 17:09 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 25 g m
Exercise: 6-8x
BARP, NOLO, P to P

2024-12-28 15:00 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 23 g dk m
Exercise: 9x

NOLO. BARP. Able to fly p2p without incident.

2024-12-27 16:50 MS

Eyes have improved. Start LPT next week.

2024-12-27 15:17 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 6-8x

BAR, On ground underneath water bowl. NOLO. Very bright and alert. Exercised 8x successfully with no noticeable flight or landing issues.

2024-12-27 10:34 GC

Fecal
Collection date2024-12-26
ResultsNEG
Fecal
Collection date2024-12-26
ResultsNEG

2024-12-26 15:28 ME
Weight: 141 grams, Keel score: 4.0
Weight change: -9 g (6 %)
Food: 28 g m
Check eyes: OU
NOLO, BARP
Exercise: 8x before capture, fast, quiet

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-26
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
scarring caudal to pecten, 5% affected

2024-12-25 08:56 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m (+ vit + Ca)
BARP, NOLO
remained still while I dropped food

2024-12-24 11:00 MS

FASTED

2024-12-23 17:00 cd

fecal dry, recollect on Wed

2024-12-23 15:27 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 23 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Exercised: 8x

BARP, flew well perch to perch, quickly completing laps for exercise. NOLO.

2024-12-22 16:26 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m
Fecal taken
Exercise: 6-8x
BARP, NOLO, P to P

2024-12-21 17:01 MS
Weight: 150 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -9 g (6 %)
Food: 27 g m
Weigh
Keel check

BARP, flew p2p twice. NOLO. Close to a keel of 4. Sprayed down back wall. Weight has slowly decreased since admission; recheck parasite load tomorrow.

2024-12-21 14:50 MS


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

2024-12-20 16:05 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Start exercise if NOLO since moving

Perched & camouflaging, NOLO. Flew when approached. does not perch well close to door but does great on other side. flew ~10 lengths, silent, good stamina & agility. Landed on the ground close to door on ninth lap and reperched when prompted w/o problem. Minimal glide at times.

2024-12-18 09:00 SC
Weight: 159 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Weight change: -1 g (1 %)
Food: 34 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Weigh
Keel check
Move to - flight cage
Switch to: SID

Perched and very mobile when trying to handle. Weight is stable with a good keel. Moved out to R8

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Moved to flight enclosure
Switch to SID
Plan to start exercise in 2 days

2024-12-17 17:04 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 16 g m
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Quiet, perched. NOLO seen.

2024-12-17 09:28 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 15 g m
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU

BARP, NOLO, changed papers.


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop fluids

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-17
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
A little mottling on retina, dorsal/lateral. Very small cataract in center.
Left eye:
Retina looks very good, very tiny amount of floating debris lateral.

2024-12-16 17:53 AL/srm
Leftovers: 20
Food: 19 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

qar, perched, nothing else of note

2024-12-16 09:00 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 16 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR
perched, then hopped to back of kennel
nolo
changed newspaper
pellet collected

2024-12-15 08:13 cd
Weight: 160 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Food: 16 g dk m
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Radiograph: intake
Weigh

BARP, NOLO. Large pellet removed. Anaesthetized under ISO and oxygen via mask for radiographs (4% ind, 2% maint) - NSF. Normal recovery. Changed papers and replaced.

2024-12-14 17:00 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 16 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO


QAR, NOLO. Closed eyes and sat still while I changed papers.

2024-12-14 09:38 egg
Leftovers: 0
Food: 17 g m
SQ fluids: 5 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Camouflaging on perch, NOLO. Became active and ran when I was changing newspaper.

2024-12-13 17:14 cd

Food: 15g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Perched, camouflaging. Had this AM's food in talons - opted to not grab. Gave meds while perched, clacking and biting syringe but stayed perched. Pellet removed. Dropped new food and left him with AM food as well.

2024-12-13 15:20 cd

no tx necessary

Fecal
Collection date2024-12-13
ResultsPOS for
porrocaecum
fluke
capillaria
Fecal
Collection date2024-12-13
ResultsPOS for
capillaria

2024-12-13 11:22 ME

Band changed to: 5042

2024-12-13 10:00 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 19 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.05 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
perched, QAR
fresh Fecal collected
Applied ID band # 5042

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-13
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Lack of pattern cranial/lateral to pecten, otherwise WNL
Left eye:
PLR present but incomplete; gray scarring caudal/lateral to pecten, < 5 % affected; long tear lateral to pecten, < 5% affected; small tear cranial/lateral

2024-12-12 16:39 SD
Weight: 153 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: clear
Ears: clear
Body
Wings
Left wing: NSF, no fx palpated
Right wing: NSF, no fx palpated
Legs
Left leg: NSF, no fx palpated
Right leg: NSF, no fx palpated
Ectoparasites: none seen

EASO transferred from AppWild after finder HBC. On admission, bird was BAR and feisty in hand. NSF on PE aside from eye damage. Set up in KR2 kennel and perched.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
0.02 ml meloxi IM
5 ml LRS SQ

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-12-12
Examiner - MS/SD
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Some lack of pattern but retina is otherwise WNL. Small opacity in center of pupil - debris?
Left eye:
widespread dark gray scarring, esp caudal to pecten. Large, vertical tear very lateral.
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