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26846 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2025-01-23
Final date -
Days in captivity70
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeSY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band18169/teal
Emaciation
Feather damage - Major
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: Unknown

Aggressive/dangerous
Waiting for molt
Needs live prey test

AGGRESSIVE TO OTHERS: HOUSE ALONE

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate7015.401078.00
Radiographs5300.001500.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  2822.00

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

2025-01-29
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2025-03-17
2025-04-02 17:21 ek
Leftovers: 0
60g mouse
BARP. Flew as I approached and to get mouse after tossing.

2025-04-01 15:41 JD
Leftovers: 0
food: 60 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR
BAR, NOLO, ON perch, ate immediately

2025-03-31 17:11 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, changed water. Tossed food in, bird pounced right on it. NOLO.

2025-03-30 16:12 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR
BARP, NOLO, P to P, food appreciative and immediately grabbed food from ground and ate at perch

2025-03-29 16:15 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m

NOLO. BARP. Struck at food immediately.

2025-03-28 17:16 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

NOLO, BARP- grabbed food in talons / took it to perch after I closed the door.

2025-03-27 16:14 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 60 g m/ck tossed from door. Bird was on perch and immediately grabbed food and took it up to the perch

2025-03-26 16:48 ek
Leftovers: 0
Food: 58 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BAR. Flew down to examine food then distracted by other bird calls.

2025-03-25 15:23 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR

BARP, flew up to ceiling at back of enclosure when opened door, then flew to front perch and to back perch, tossed food and bird immediately flew down and grabbed food and took to perch, NOLO

2025-03-24 17:14 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 58 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, changed water with bucket from another hose. Dove for food immediately when tossed in. NOLO.

2025-03-23 17:04 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR
BARP, NOLO, flew around cage and hit corners, flew down to grab food and took back to perch

2025-03-22 17:00 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m TOSS FROM DOOR

NOLO. BARP. Food tossed from door. Bird struck at food immediately.

2025-03-21 17:06 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 58 g m + ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

NOLO, BARP- grabbed food in talons and took it back to the perch

2025-03-20 14:26 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 59 g m TOSS FROM DOO
BARP NOLO

2025-03-19 16:48 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 59 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, flew a flew laps while I gave water
NOLO

2025-03-18 17:36 KC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR
BAR, NOLO

2025-03-18 11:51 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
decrease food slightly since not being exercised

2025-03-17 14:16 RMB
Weight: 836 grams, Keel score: 4.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +57 g (7 %)
Food: 70g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Radiograph: tail feather rads if needed
Weigh
Keel check

BARP, flying perch to perch to evade capture. NOLO. Rads taken under 2% ISO to see tail feathers, can feel nubs and can see them on rad. Normal recovery, flew back up to perch.

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   

2025-03-16 16:48 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g m/ck TOSS FOOD FROM DOOR

BAR, NOLO, very food aggressive, left perch immediately as food was tossed just to bring it back and eat.

2025-03-15 20:38 MS

HPAI test results: Not Detected

2025-03-15 16:30 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m

NOLO. BARP. Food tossed in through door. Struck at food immediately.

2025-03-14 16:13 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO, Food appreciative

2025-03-13 16:01 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g m/ck
BARP NOLO

2025-03-12 17:55 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 75 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, immediately jumped to food. NOLO seen. Swabbed for HPAI earlier. Reschedule tx for tomorrow if AI test clears.

2025-03-11 17:17 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 72 g m TOSS FROM DOOR
BAR, on perch, flew 1x immediately ate food

2025-03-10 17:20 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, looking at ground in anticipation of food. Tossed food in. Dove immediately for it. NOLO.

2025-03-09 14:41 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g m TOSS FROM DOOR
FOOD APPRECIATIVE

BAR, NOLO, swooped down to grab m immediately after being tossed.

2025-03-08 16:44 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR

BARP. Water is dirty, but hose is not on. Change water at next grab for testing. NOLO. Pounced on food as soon as it was dropped.

2025-03-07 14:50 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO, Immediately took food

2025-03-06 15:18 MS

HPAI test results: Not Detected

2025-03-06 15:09 jbmgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 ck TOSS FROM DOOR
BARP
Ate immediately
NOLO

2025-03-05 17:32 ek
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

Quarantine. BAR. Swooped down to pick up the chick as soon as I closed the door. Began eating right away. Nice. NO LO

2025-03-04 16:03 SC

Marked as quarantine due to potential exposure, tested for HPAI. Plan to retest in a week

2025-03-04 15:26 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 75 g ck

BARP. food tossed from door. NoLo

2025-03-03 16:52 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, looking at ground when I opened the door in anticipation of food. Tossed food in. NOLO.

2025-03-02 15:30 DM
Leftovers: 0
Food:70 g m TOSS FROM DOOR

BARP. flew to food as soon as I tossed it and closed the door. NOLO

2025-03-01 18:06 MS

Remove move somewhere bigger reminder until tail starts coming in per SC

2025-03-01 14:30 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m

NOLO. BARP. Food tossed in through open door. Struck at food immediately.

2025-02-28 17:09 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO, Attention focused on ground, Immediately took food

2025-02-27 17:01 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 73 g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR

BARP, immediately went to food once tossed in. NOLO seen.

2025-02-26 15:55 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, flew down and grabbed a chick immediately. NOLO seen.

2025-02-25 16:17 KC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65g m/ck TOSS FROM DOOR
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: tail feather rads if needed
Weigh
Keel check
Feather check

BAR, on Perch, flew to food immediately NOLO

2025-02-25 14:15 MS
Weight: 779 grams, Keel score: 4.0
Weight change: +27 g (4 %)
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: tail feather rads if needed
Weigh
Keel check
Feather check

BARP, flew p2p before being captured. Anesthetized under 4% iso for rads of retrices. L3 outermost retrices still in tact, but rest are broken at the base. Recovery uneventful. Collected some pellets.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
add waiting for molt alert

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-02-25
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Left eye:
Horizontal band of speckling/scarring medial to lateral across pecten. Small area of mottled gray scarring medial/caudal to pecten. Bright white area caudal to pecten - tearing? ~35-40% retina affected. Good pattern otherwise.

2025-02-24 16:37 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 74 g ck TOSS FROM DOOR (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, watching ground for food drop. Dove onto food from perch right after I tossed it on. NOLO.

2025-02-23 13:04 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m/ck

BARP. tossed food from door. picked up food immediately. NoLo

2025-02-22 17:19 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m/ck
BAR. NOLO, perched. Focused on food cup as soon as I entered, half jumped when I lifted it. Decided to throw food and bird immediately jumped to it.


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Added reminder to toss food.

2025-02-21 15:26 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO, Attention focused on ground, Immediately took food

2025-02-20 16:30 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 65 g m/ck; NOLO
Check eyes: OU
Bird was perched and BAR upon arrival. Ate as soon as food was placed on the ground.

2025-02-20 10:05 sc


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Pushed OU check until he moves somewhere again

2025-02-19 10:19 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g m/cu ck (+ vit + Ca)

NoLo, BAR, Perching

2025-02-18 16:41 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 77 g m/ck
BARP, NOLO, flew to top of enclosure ate immediately

2025-02-17 17:09 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, watched for food drop. Went to food immediately. NOLO.

2025-02-16 17:20 JB
Weight: 752 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Weight change: +32 g (4 %)
Food: 67g m
Weigh
Keel check - solid 3 with good muscle tone

2025-02-15 13:05 MR

Food: 68 g ck
BARP, grabbed food after placing, NOLO

2025-02-14 15:47 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO, Immediately gabbed food

2025-02-13 14:13 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 78 g ck. BARP NOLO

2025-02-12 15:51 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, NOLO, went for food immediately

2025-02-11 16:49 sc


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Decreased food since bird is at a good weight

2025-02-11 16:15 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m/ck
BARP, NOLO ate immediately

2025-02-10 17:17 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m/ck (+ vit + ca).

Perched, but jumped to ground when I entered. Able to reperch. NOLO.

2025-02-10 13:55 me

Band changed to: 18169/teal

2025-02-10 13:55 me


MOVED TO:R 18

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   

2025-02-09 09:29 CPR
Weight: 720 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +30 g (4 %)
Food: 51 g m
Weigh
Keel check
Move to - larger enclosure to encourage flight
Reduce food when moved to larger enclosure

Bar. flying when entering. grabbed for weight and keel check. keel was a 3 under a considerable amount of fat. looked like a 4 with the fat.A feather was on the ground and tail feather 4 R looked out of place. NoLo.

MOVED TO: R30

2025-02-09 08:37 cd


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
d/c terb; moving to group enclosure

2025-02-08 15:58 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56 g ck
Terbinafine: 0.41 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, NOLO, perched. Jumped down to food as soon as I put it down, causing me to have to quickly step back.

2025-02-08 08:45 mm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g m/ck
Terbinafine: 0.41 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Had barely dropped food when he flew down to get chick
BARP

2025-02-07 16:47 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g m + ck (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.41 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, Immediately took food

2025-02-07 08:52 cm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 51 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.41 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. NOLO. Immediately flew down, grabbed food, and returned to perch.

2025-02-06 16:06 jb/CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g m
Terbinafine: 0.41 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP, no escape attempt
NOLO

2025-02-06 10:35 JB
Weight: 690 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +53 g (8 %)
Food: 50g m
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Keel check

2.5 keel under good layer of fat. With fat, looks like a 3, not much muscle tone underneath. Bird vocalized continually, very stressy.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-02-06
Examiner - JB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR incomplete, did not visualize pit previously seen, pattern overall wnl but slightly undefined.
Left eye:
PLR incomplete, dark grey scarring present but faint, dark peppering caudal to pectin running laterally.

2025-02-05 16:37 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 48 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, went for food immediately

2025-02-05 10:26 DM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, watched as food was placed and immediately flew down when I stepped away, food appreciative. 2 broken feathers found in enclosure. NOLO

2025-02-04 16:00 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 52 g M/Ck
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, watched me intently as I placed food, as soon as I stepped away bird flew down and grabbed food, NOLO

2025-02-04 08:55 EA
Leftovers: 7
Food: 51g Ck
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, perched upon entering, flew between perches, LO:7g m

2025-02-03 17:06 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 52 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO


BARP, watched me intently. Jumped down right after I dropped food, and took to perch and started eating. Changed water. NOLO.

2025-02-03 09:30 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g M & Ck (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR
perched
food aggressive - came down for food as I was placing on brick
nolo

2025-02-02 15:57 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g m/ck
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

Reminders: escape artist

BARP, NOLO, flew off perch upon entry, grabbed food with talons then stayed in the corner of enclosure.

2025-02-02 10:37 DG
Weight: 637 grams, Keel score: 2.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +34 g (6 %)
Food: 53 g M
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check

BAR, perched, flew out of first door and then back into enclosure, NOLO

2025-02-01 16:00 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 55 g M/Ck
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO


NOLO. BARP. Looking for escape path upon entry, did not attempt flight. Struck at food immediately.

2025-02-01 08:50 MM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 57 g M/Ck
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP

2025-01-31 16:34 JKB
Leftovers: 51
Food: 55 g M/Ck (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, Leftovers 51g

2025-01-31 09:21 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 52 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, went for food immediately
NOLO

2025-01-30 15:58 jb/KK
Leftovers: 53
Food: 58 g M Force feed if LO's
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

Force fed today's meal.
Doesn't seem real interested in eating. BARP
53g LO

2025-01-30 10:13 CPR
Weight: 603 grams, Leftovers: 0

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop FL food

Food: 54 g M
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO

MOVED TO: R4

2025-01-29 17:06 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 44 g FL ck(+ vit + Ca)
BARP, grabbed food out of cup
NOLO

2025-01-29 12:01 MS

Band changed to: 18169

2025-01-29 11:45 MS
Weight: 585 grams, Keel score: 2.0, Leftovers: 0
Food: 43 g FL (+ vit + Ca) Force feed if LO's
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
SQ fluids: 20 ml L leg
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: intake
Weigh
Keel check

BAR, standing. Anesthetized under 1.5% iso for intake rads. NSF on rads. recovery was uneventful. Gave fluids while waking up. NOLO, so decided to drop food in cage. Started immediately bouncing around when put back, move outside tomorrow while weather is warm? Keel is 1.5-2. Moved to clean kennel, no mat. Banded.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to weigh Q3D

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-29
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Retina mostly WNL. Oval-shaped pit with black peppering cranial to pecten.
Left eye:
Widespread black peppering across retina horizontally. Large bright white patch (25%) caudal to pecten, difficult to see margins under peppering. Dark gray scarring caudal/medial to pecten.

2025-01-28 16:45 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 45g FL
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Out of quarantine

2025-01-28 10:00 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 47g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Jumpy

2025-01-27 18:06 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 40g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP, clacked a few times. nolo

2025-01-27 13:41 cd

Fecal
Collection date2025-01-27
ResultsNEG
Fecal
Collection date2025-01-27
ResultsNEG

2025-01-27 11:40 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 40g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Perched

2025-01-26 17:44 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 47g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, clacked and postured when food was dropped and immediately hopped down to eat. NOLO so did not grab.

2025-01-26 15:11 cd


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Precautionary quarantine due to shared space with 26849 for 7 days or until test comes back

2025-01-26 09:30 cd
Weight: 555 grams, Keel score: 1.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: 0 g (0 %)
Food: 44g FL
SQ fluids: 20
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Fecal - none fresh found, papers are shredded

Very BAR, clinging to side grate, vocalizing periodically with and without us in the room. NOLO. Perches well when not clinging. Papers are entirely shredded; removed and placed mat down with papers underneath. Planned to move outside but is still too skinny. Collect fecal at some point today and read ASAP.

2025-01-25 16:24 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 44g FL (+ vit + Ca)

BAR. Stared at me with mouth open. clack periodically. NoLo.

2025-01-25 09:20 cd
Weight: 555 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -6 g (1 %)
Food: 18g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 18g FL cut up plus Nutrical (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh

QAR, clacking, standing this morning and perched before treatment. NOLO. Had pulled towel up to perch and was biting it at tx time. Removed towel. Scheduled for intake rads tomorrow but has been dropping weight; rescheduled for tues 1/28.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to all FIC, inc food
switched fluids to SID until 1/27
no towels

2025-01-24 17:18 lt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 11g FL
Force feed: 12g FL
SQ fluids: 20
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO. Very alert/active. Meds/FF given successfully

2025-01-24 10:11 RN
Weight: 561 grams, Leftovers: 27
Weight change: -6 g (1 %)
Force feed: 11g FL cut up plus Nutrical (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20
Terbinafine: 0.34 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR perched, moved to back of kennel, clacking, very bitey, strong bite, FF left no FIC, LOs 27g m

2025-01-23 16:00 me
Weight: 567 grams, Keel score: 2.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Body
Wings
Legs
Retrices: tipped/frayed

30 cc LRS/Vit B SQ
0.35 cc Terbinafine PO
0.06 cc Iron dextran IM
Nutrical PO - bird has a very strong bite
27 g M

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-01-23
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE NEG 
Right eye:
gray & black scarring medial and caudal to pecten, 30% affected
Left eye:
small dark opacity on cornea ~ 10 o'clock
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