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Admission date2025-01-15
Final date -
Days in captivity2
SpeciesAMKE - American kestrel
AgeUNK
SexM
StatusReh
Band
Emaciation
Soft tissue wounds - right wrist

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Active patient
Finder present at release
Release where found

Found in Mount Ulla,NC
Rowan county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate212.6025.20
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Total  1045.20

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

2025-01-16

2025-01-16

2025-01-16
2025-01-17 11:24 Dr. G/MS
Weight: 98 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +7 g (8 %)
Food: 19 g m + 2 MWs (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.03 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Vet check: R wrist
D/C Meloxicam if appetite decreases

BAR and trying to fly around carrier.
R carpus palpably swollen but good ROM and not particularly painful.
Radiographs are indistinct over carpus due to small size and soft tissue swelling.
I cleaned the carpus carefully and was able to remove the small scab. There is a superficial abrasion just distal to the peak of the carpal joint.
Cleaned and applied Silver-gel - continue EOD.
Added meloxicam because he is eating and gained - however, put note to d/c if appetite decreases.
Moved to condo.
If repeating radiographs, do a skyline of the R wing as well. Dr Gardner

MOVED TO: R17a

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
increase food by 5 g

2025-01-16 17:20 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 10g m plus 3 giant mealworms in deep cup
Bird sitting in back of kennel; was perched earlier today
NOLO!

2025-01-16 11:33 me
Weight: 91 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 26
Food: 15g m
Force feed: 5 g ck, c/u small
SQ fluids: 7
Check eyes: OU
26 g LO
Anesthetized with ISO via mask for intake Radiographs, using dirty box: soft tissue swelling at R wrist
Fecal
Follow up exam - NSF other than R wrist swelling and small scab, no crepitation, full ROM; some feather damage on tail

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

2025-01-15 18:34 cd

Food: 1 m

BARP, dove into back wall and kept jumping/crashing against wall as I put food in and closed door.

2025-01-15 18:09 cd
Weight: 93 grams, Keel score: 2.5
Found 1/9 sitting on road with wing out. Finder contained and kept in large kennel space, reported he would fly around. Fed crickets, mealworms, & waxworms. Finder saw a larger AMKE at the same spot, suspects mate.

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: clean
Ears: clean
Body
Vent: clean
Body condition score: 2.5
Wings
Left wing: wnl full ext, in use
Right wing: wnl full ext, in use
Right wrist: small possible scab, didn't pick
Legs
Left leg: wnl full ext, in use
Right leg: wnl full ext, in use
Ectoparasites: none seen

Bird presents BAR and feisty, vocal. Finder reported suspected wing injury. No crepitation felt, small scab on right wrist, did not pick. Uses both wings, no droop seen but KEO. No other findings. Set up in KR2 - ran/flew to back of kennel and hunched down.
Treatment
---------
8cc LRS SQ R leg

Plan
---------
Monitor for wing droop. Check OU and get rads tomorrow as time allows.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-15
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
did not do full exam, but menace/PLR ++
Left eye:
did not do full exam, but menace/PLR ++

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