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Admission date2025-01-14
Final date2025-02-10
Days in captivity27
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeTY
SexUNK
StatusD
Band18182
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS
Ocular - keratitis, OD
Ocular - keratitis, OS
Subcutaneous air - wing, left

Cause of injury: Unknown

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate2715.40415.80
Radiographs6300.001800.00
Fecal exam162.0062.00
Total  2397.80

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

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2025-01-31
2025-02-10 13:57 me

Found dead in enclosure earlier today. Attacked by cage mate

Head and shoulders missing; bruising on r and L femur region

2025-02-09 16:51 cpr
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m
Exercise: 6-8x

Quiet, gliding p2p some overshooting

2025-02-08 15:30 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m
Exercise: 8x

NOLO. BARP. Able to fly p2p accurately without incident.

2025-02-07 16:13 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 6-8x

BARP. NOLO. Very bright and alert. Flew 8x successfully with no flight or landing issues.

2025-02-07 10:45 me
Weight: 724 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -21 g (3 %)
Stained OU - both negative
Wound care/bandage change: Check L wing - no "air bubbles" on dorsal L wing
NOLO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-02-07
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Left eye:

2025-02-06 14:36 jb/CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m
Exercise: 6-8x
Flies Ok except often lands on ceiling or walls
NOLO

2025-02-05 16:53 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck(+ vit + Ca)
BARP, eager to fly
Exercise: 8x well, balanced and quiet
NOLO

2025-02-04 16:21 MS
Weight: 745 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +25 g (3 %)
Food: 30 g ck
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Move to - R 30

BARP, NOLO. Flew p2p once moved. Did not check wing when grabbed. Check on Fri.

MOVED TO: R30

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start exercise
switch to SID
Stop meds

2025-02-04 09:29 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Stain: OU

BAR. clung to ceiling when entered. grabbed for stain. no damage observed in either eye. plan to move to larger enclosure. NoLo


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop moxifloxcin

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-02-04
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Left eye:

2025-02-03 17:05 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BARP, hissy, clinging to ceiling. Grabbed for drops. NOLO.

2025-02-03 09:20 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BAR
perched, then flying around in enclosure, returned to perch
grabbed off of perch
gave Moxi drops OU with no issue
2 pellets collected

2025-02-02 16:20 JB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35g ck
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -

2025-02-02 10:36 DG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BAR, perched, flew around enclosure and was grabbing onto ceiling, NOLO

2025-02-01 17:27 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -

NOLO. BARP. Bird was quickly captured. Moxi administered bilaterally. Bird flew to ground upon release.

2025-02-01 13:02 MS

Moxifloxacin - OU

BARP, flew around and clung to ceiling. Very feisty. Bird has at least two damaged primaries, I suspect from jumping around. Decrease to BID.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to BID

2025-02-01 09:15 MM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Administered drops on ground.'=
BARP
NOLO

2025-01-31 16:07 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55g m/ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BARP, flying and clinging to ceiling. Restrained for drops. NOLO

2025-01-31 12:54 MS

Moxifloxacin - OU -

BARP, flying around and clinging to walls, fell to ground.

2025-01-31 10:00 Dr G/ ME
Weight: 720 grams, Leftovers: 0
BAR, apparently has to be caught 3 times daily for eye medication.
See eye exam - OS has developed a wide ulcer that will need treatment. I am pretty sure that I stained the eye last week and that there was no opacity on the cornea, so it looked like it developed over the last week.
Also looked at the odd lesions on the left wing dorsally right above the carpus. I agree that they are filled w/ air, although I really have no idea what they area - cysts? aspirated air and was able to remove from all, they appear to be connected. Looked at radiographs, see no sign of them on these. Will recheck next week.
Moved to a smaller Mew to be able to treat OU TID. Change to Moxifloxacin.
Add Gabapentin - may slow him down and calm him a little.
Recheck in 1 week. Dr Gardner


MOVED TO:R 35 D
Food: 34 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Gabapentin: 0.14 ml (50 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -
NOLO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-31
Examiner - Dr G/ ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+++++++
Stain Stain 
+ ++ 
Right eye:
Small irregular area of stain uptake just lateral to center on cornea. About the same as last week.
Left eye:
Larger wide opacity on lateral cornea and stain uptake, new finding. Also has wide-spread scarring of the retina around the pecten and it looks like the lateral aspect of the pecten is torn. The fundus appears less inflamed.

2025-01-30 15:43 jb/KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g /ck) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -
BARP Bitey
NOLO

2025-01-30 12:43 me

BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

2025-01-30 09:00 MKF/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29 g m PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -
NOLO

2025-01-29 16:03 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

Flying perch to perch, clung on turfed beam. Grabbed for drops. NOLO

2025-01-29 12:00 sc

BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

Flying perch to perch. handled for eye drops

2025-01-29 11:11 SC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

BAR, handled for eye drops. NOLO Flying well

2025-01-28 16:45 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g ck PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -
NOLO
Flying well

2025-01-28 12:55 CPR

BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

BAR. Flying. Grabbed for midday eye drops.

2025-01-28 09:30 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

BAR. Flying. biting when held. grabbed for eye drops. NoLo

2025-01-27 17:21 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31g m (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

BAR, flying well perch to perch, agile and avoiding net. Grabbed for drops. NOLO

2025-01-27 13:41 AL

BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

Grabbed for midday eye drops. Bird very bitey in hand. discovered subQ air pockets on L dorsal distal ulna.

2025-01-27 09:30 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

BAR
flying perch to perch
nolo
did not find any pellets
grabbed and gave BNP & ketorolac without issue

2025-01-26 17:30 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m
PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

NOLO, BAR, had to grab for eye drops, pellet found and collected

2025-01-26 14:35 DM
Leftovers: 0
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -


flying p2p, BARF, clacking while grabbed for eyedrops. NOLO.

2025-01-26 10:07 fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35g m
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

grabbed for drops. BARP. flying p2p.

2025-01-25 16:01 egg
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g m/ck PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD - Try without grabbing
Ketorolac - OS -
BAR, NOLO, Flying. Did not give eye drops.

2025-01-25 11:00 cpr/dm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31g
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

Grabbed for drops

2025-01-24 17:15 cd

Food: 36g PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Ketorolac - OS -

No notes recorded. Grabbed to give eyedrops.

2025-01-24 10:08 Dr G/ Keno
Weight: 721 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +2 g (0 %)
Examined eyes today. There is an ulcer OD, so discontinued Pred and changed OS to Ketorolac. Don't want to chance OD getting Pred.
Food: 35 g m
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD - Try without grabbing
Ketorolac - OS -
NOLO
TAB drops OD TID.
Recheck in 1 week. Dr Gardner

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-24
Examiner - Dr G/ Keno
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
+ DNE 
Right eye:
Fundus appears normal. Opacity OD just right of center, fluorescein stain positive
Left eye:
Seems visual. Widespread damage to retina, especially dorsally and medially with tearing, bruising, and hemorrhage. Some floating debris in the dorso-lateral aspect, suspect mostly torn pecten

2025-01-23 15:25 KK/JB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
BARP NOLO

2025-01-23 11:20 me
Weight: 719 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -2 g (0 %)
Food: 30-35 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
BAR, flying around, hanging to upper walls
Ophthalmic pred: OU
Check eyes: OU

MOVED TO:R 12b for more room - flew to perch immediately

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-23
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Mild fairly widespread floating fibrinous debris; very little retinal pattern seen anywhere; cornea distorted?
Left eye:
PLR present but maybe somewhat incomplete; lots of large blood clots cranial and caudal; lots of moderate floating fibrinous debris

2025-01-22 15:06 sc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66g ck
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, nolo. did not grab for eyedrops today & fed as SID due to inclement weather schedule

2025-01-21 16:32 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU
NOLO, BARP need net to do eye meds, flew to corner of ceiling of enclosure

2025-01-21 09:45 LC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30g m PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, flew from perc to celling, Grabbed for eye drops, NOLO

2025-01-20 17:00 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30g m PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Ophthalmic pred: OU

BARP, NOLO. Flew and clung to corners during grab attempts.

2025-01-20 10:10 ME
Weight: 721 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 42 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Pred - OU -
Stain: OU - neg
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 3% maintenance) for intake Radiographs: NSF
Fairly quick recovery

MOVED TO:R 12 A


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switch to Pred OU

2025-01-19 16:27 JB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 29g ck MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
BARP, high stress -- appears to have been high stress since he arrived, made note to consider a larger enclosure tomorrow to allow for more movement

2025-01-19 10:35 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31g ck PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, NOLO. Grabbed for drops and to change papers. Pushed rads/eye check to tomorrow.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c tram

2025-01-18 15:45 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, feisty in hand. Grabbed. NOLO.

2025-01-18 10:16 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34g m PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, NOLO. Started crashing before we opened door; grabbed for drops. changed papers

2025-01-17 16:33 jkb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, resistant to grabbing

2025-01-17 09:40 me
Weight: 709 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -33 g (4 %)
Food: 44 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
NOLO
BAR

2025-01-16 17:18 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
Needed to grab bird to administer eye medication.

2025-01-16 09:30 MKF/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
NOLO
Very active - had to grab for eye meds

2025-01-15 17:47 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, facing the back, had to grab. NOLO.

2025-01-15 11:10 RMB

Fecal
Collection date2025-01-15
ResultsNEG

2025-01-15 09:47 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.24 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.37 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
BAR, flying and grabbing top of condo. Grabbed to administer drops and meds. Fecal collected.
NOLO

2025-01-14 17:48 MS

Band changed to: 18182

2025-01-14 17:34 MS
Weight: 742 grams, Keel score: 4.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: clear
Body
Body condition score: 4
Fat: Keel, Abdomen
Wings
Left wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Right wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Legs
Left leg: No fx palpated, full extension
Right leg: No fx palpated, full extension
Ectoparasites: none seen

BADO transferred from Carolina Waterfowl Rescue with no history given. On admission, bird was very BAR and bitey. NSF on PE other than eyes issues. Probably a few days of topical eye meds and can move somewhere larger. Treated and moved to R14d.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
BNP/diclofenac OU
25 ml LRS R leg
0.08 ml meloxicam IM

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-14
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++++
Stain Stain 
+ + 
Right eye:
blood floating widespread ventral to pecten. cornea was hazy, decided to stain, thin veil of uptake across cornea
Left eye:
thick blood clot floating in front of pecten, scarring at ~10-11 o' clock to pecten. small mottled area of stain uptake 4 o' clock to pupil

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