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Admission date2025-01-10
Final date -
Days in captivity7
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeSY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band18195
Blood in mouth
Blood in nares
Ocular - blind, OS

Cause of injury: HBC

Active patient

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate715.40107.80
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  1251.80

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

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2025-01-14
2025-01-17 16:28 jkb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OS

BARP, NOLO. Tried to put drops in without grab but would not tilt head back, had to grab - resisting, vocal, flapping wings.

2025-01-17 10:47 Dr. G/MS
Weight: 690 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -18 g (3 %)
Food: 42 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OS
Vet check: OS
Weigh
Keel check

BARP, feisty. NOLO. Changed papers.

VET NOTES
grave prognosis for vision os
Doing well otherwise. Start Pred acetate OS, d/c other eye meds. Dr Gardner

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start pred OS
d/c other eye meds
d/c clava

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-17
Examiner - ah
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++NEGNEG
Stain Stain 
DNE NEG 
Right eye:
Small area w/ darker pigment/ bruising dorsal to pecten and slightly lateral
Left eye:
Widespread damage and lack of normal anatomy. Fundus pea soup color w/ large amount of dark floating debris in various layers in the posterior chamber/ lens. Difficult to see pecten, can't really visualize iris (completely blown). Blood clot ventrally

2025-01-16 17:16 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 35 g m;
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS - Try without grabbing
Diclofenac - OS -
Was able to administer eye medication without grabbing.

2025-01-16 09:30 MKF/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g ck
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS - without grabbing
Diclofenac - OS - " "
NOLO

2025-01-15 17:45 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -

BARP, turned around to face me. Did drops without grabbing. NOLO.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
try without grabbing

2025-01-15 09:43 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -
QARP, needed to grab to administer drops
NOLO

2025-01-14 15:33 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 39 g m
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO, perched, QAR
BNP drops - OS - without grabbing
Diclofenac - OS - " "

2025-01-14 10:52 MS

Band changed to: 18195

2025-01-14 10:47 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -

BARP, very bitey in hand. NOLO. OS is reinflated, decided to move outside. Banded.

MOVED TO: R14b

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
remove "swab mouth" note
d/c FF and fluids

2025-01-13 17:35 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34g m/ck
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -

BARP, NOLO. Did eyedrops and gave all meds PO. Removed towels, perched when placed back

2025-01-13 09:17 ME
Weight: 708 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 36g ck (+ vit)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO, standing in front
Clacky
Not placing any weight to L leg when turning around
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -
Check eyes: OS
Anesthetized with ISO via mask for intake Radiographs: NSF
No blood in mouth, L roof of mouth bruised

Slow recovery

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-13
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNENEGDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Left eye:
Globe fairly soft but still inflated; one air bubble in AC; no iris; Large blood clots and floating debris throughout PC

2025-01-12 14:08 AL

Fecal
Collection date2025-01-12
ResultsPOS for
coccidia
capillaria
Fecal
Collection date2025-01-12
ResultsPOS for
capillaria

2025-01-12 12:00 cd
Leftovers: 58
Food: 34g m on perch
Force feed: 48g m c/u
SQ fluids: 35
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -
Fecal sample collected
swab mouth for blood - none seen

BARP, feisty & strong once grabbed. 58g LO - cut up & FF 48g. Changed papers, perched when placed back. Gave BID amount only since not eating.

2025-01-11 11:48 sc
Leftovers: 19
Food: 58g m
FF/TF - 20g m c/u
SQ fluids: 30
Amoxi-Clav: 1 1/2 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.33 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OS -
Diclofenac - OS -

Perched and BAR. 1m LO. Very bitey and active during treatment. Tweezer fed well. Perched again after treatment. A few drops of fresh blood were found on the towel under where the bird was perched. I couldn't find where it came from. Mouth was clear and we cleaned off the beak.

2025-01-10 12:50 SC
Weight: 662 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: Lots of fresh blood coming from coana
Choana: fresh blood
Nares: L nare has fresh blood near it
Ears: L ear has mild fresh bruising
Body
Body condition score: 3
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Feathers: Overall good condition
Ectoparasites: none seen

Exam Notes: Standing but quiet in the box. Became increasingly more BAR and bitey throughout the exam. Bird palpated normally with the only major find being OS which is soft and doesn't have normal anatomy present. Swabbed out as much blood as we could from his mouth, treated and set up in a kennel in KR2. Was a little wobbly, but able to perch quickly

Treatment
25cc LRS SQ
0.33 buprenorphine IM
0.07cc Meloxi IM
BNP Drops OS
Diclo Drops OS
1 mouse

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-10
Examiner - sc
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNENEGDNE
Stain Stain 
NEG DNE 
Right eye:
Overall WNL, there is a small area of grey cranially and a few small pits/scars lat/cranial, taking up less than 5% of the retina. Nothing is floating.
Left eye:
The bird held this eye shut. It is soft/deflated. Able to hold the lid open to see inside AC. The AC is filled with blood and there are air bubbles present. The iris is visable but it is concave and the pupil is dialated and unresponsive to light

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