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Admission date2025-03-05
Final date -
Days in captivity29
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeATY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band18195
Fracture - pelvis?
Fracture - ulna, left
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Soft tissue wounds - feet

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Active patient

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate2915.40446.60
Radiographs8300.002400.00
Physical therapy3110.00330.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  3420.60

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

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2025-03-28
2025-04-02 16:49 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Note if bearing weight evenly on both feet and L wing droop

BARP, defensive and clacky, standing evenly on both feet
No noticeable L wing droop, but R wing droops while in defense posture
NOLO

2025-04-01 15:45 lkm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64 g m/ck
Note if bearing weight evenly on both feet and L wing droop

BARP, became defensive when opened door, clacky, wings standing up, bird was standing on both legs and weight looked evenly balanced, bird was leaning forward, L wing did not appear to be drooping but hard to tell as left side was close to wall, NOLO

2025-03-31 17:19 gm
Leftovers: 49
Food: 64 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Note if bearing weight evenly on both feet and L wing droop

BARP, bearing weight evenly on both feet. Hissing and clacking at me. 49 g LO.

2025-03-30 16:06 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g m/ck
Note if bearing weight evenly on both feet and L wing droop

BARP. looked to be stand on both feet evenly. L wing was flush with body. R wing was hanging down, but looked to be due to defensive posturing. NoLo

2025-03-29 17:36 EGG
Leftovers: 38
Food: 63 g m
BAR, Perched, 38 g LOs. Did not vocalize or move from perch. Seemed to be even on both feet and did not notice wing droop.

2025-03-28 12:59 Dr. G/MS
Weight: 656 grams
Weight change: +22 g (3 %)
Food: 65 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Vet check: Recheck eyes, PT

Bird is BAR, doing well in habitat. Staff and volunteers do not report any issue with standing and Velcro wrap is intact.
Anesthetized for PT, radiographs.
The ulna fracture appears well-calloused and feels very solid. PT done.
There is still some concern about the pelvis, on the radiographs today the left femoral head looks a bit higher than the right but there is no obvious fracture. On palpation the hip feels normal, good ROM, no palpable callous or crepitus.
In my experience with a femoral head or neck fracture the hip will usually be quite stiff and there will not be great mobility, especially as the fracture callouses.
For now, leave in current hab and monitor weight bearing.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
add note to watch for leg use

2025-03-27 16:17 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 60 g m/ck; NOLO
Bird was sitting in back corner upon arrival, BAR

2025-03-26 16:32 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g dkm (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, clacky, wing wrap in place - does not appear to be picking at it
NOLO

2025-03-25 16:25 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m/ck
BAR, NOLO, on perch, clicked beak and wings spread in defense mode

2025-03-24 13:32 CD
Weight: 634 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: Follow-up - L ulna
Weigh

BARP, feisty. NOLO. Anaesthetized under ISO and oxygen via mask (5% ind, 3% maint) for rads. Difficult to keep aligned on table. Elbow was a little stiff but worked out very quickly. Still some tan bruising on elbow and prox u/r. Rewrapped in velcro wrap for now but potentially leave off next time? great ext, firm callus.

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
TypePROM
 ElbowWrist
Before110180
After140180
Notes
full extension after 2-3 reps, did a few more and held at extension
Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-24
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Dense black peppering caudal and medial to pecten, 20% affected
Left eye:
WNL

2025-03-23 17:08 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 59 g m/ck
BARP, NOLO, clacky and defensive

2025-03-22 16:44 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g m
BARP, NOLO. Kept crouching as if to fly, but did not make any actual attempt.

2025-03-21 15:47 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Bandage intact
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 3% maintenance) for PT: PROM L ulna - little stiff at first, achieved full ROM within a minute or two; still has old bruising (tan) over elbow; Applied Velcro wrap again; Scheduled follow-up rad for next Monday (forgot today)

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
TypePROM
 ElbowWrist
Before100155
After140180

2025-03-20 16:05 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64 g m
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
SID: Tell staff if bandage padding is being pulled out

BARP. KK alerted me that bird destroyed wrap. Brought inside and applied Velcro wrap with duct tape. NOLO.

2025-03-19 17:05 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 59 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
SID: Tell staff if bandage padding is being pulled out

BARP, looking around to jump. NOLO. Wrap still okay.

2025-03-18 16:00 MS
Weight: 631 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +6 g (1 %)
Food: (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
PT: PROM L ulna - under anesthesia
SID: Tell staff if bandage padding is being pulled out

BARP. Anesthetized under 2.5% iso for PT. Wing gets great extension, ulna feels mostly stable. Decided to give padded fig 8 one more time since elbow still has some bruising resolving. Can get Velcro wrap next time.

MOVED TO: R12a

2025-03-17 17:34 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
SID: Tell staff if bandage padding is being pulled out

BARP, clacking and hissing at me. Changed towel and papers. Pellet retrieved. Bandage intact, NOLO.

2025-03-16 17:00 me

Food: 62 g m
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
A little bandage padding has been pulled out
NOLO, BAR

MOVED TO:R 14 B

2025-03-15 16:01 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64 g m/ck
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
SID: Tell staff if bandage padding is being pulled out.
BAR, NOLO, perched. Bandage seemed intact. Looked at me but did not jump or fly when I opened condo.

2025-03-14 11:47 Dr G/ MS
Weight: 625 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Weight change: -29 g (4 %)
QAR. Anesthetized for PT. The ulna fracture has a thickened callous palpable but also is palpably unstable. Did PT w/ patagial massage, the carpus and elbow are a little stiff but loosened up quickly.
Re-wrapped with padding and chew tabs, this bird does pick at the bandage.
OD has odd changes, but appears quiet.
Continue bandage changes every 3-4 days. Will recheck next week. Dr Gardner

Food: 72 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-14
Examiner - Dr G/ MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++DNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Lateral aspect of pecten has circumscribed circular gray area radiating from it, with a smaller yellow area just below the pecten
Left eye:

2025-03-13 15:56 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g m/ck
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
SID: Tell staff if bandage padding is being pulled out.

BAR NOLO Bandage intact

2025-03-12 16:38 DM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g m/ck
Meloxicam: 0.22 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, on bottom of enclosure. Clacking before the door was opened. Meds in food. NOLO.

2025-03-12 11:26 RMB

Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Brought in for rewrap of wing. Bird is pulling out padding and ripping up bandage on bottom dorsal side. Tis is not a normal location for BADO to pick at bandages. If continues to pick at this location, may be having some neuro issues. Wrap was also extremely loose. Redid with cast padding, vet wrap and duct tape.

Do not know if there was LOs. Bird was very BAR. Did not do fluids due to pelvic fracture.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop Fluids
Change to SID and Stop tramadol. Bird is eating only at night.

2025-03-11 16:45 lkm
Leftovers: 39
Food: 37 g m/ck
SQ fluids: 25 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, bird kept eye on us, Katrina body grabbed bird, I administered meds and fluids, bird was returned to kennel and stayed on ground, LO 39 g

2025-03-11 09:30 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO

2025-03-10 17:47 cd
Leftovers: 34
Food: 36g m (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 25 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, 34g LO removed. Grabbed for fluids & meds, swallowed well.

2025-03-10 09:52 MS

Band changed to: 18195

2025-03-10 09:10 me
Weight: 654 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 30-35 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 25 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Picking on bandage
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 3% maintenance) for follow-up rads - L pelvis fx
PT L wing - elbow and ulna very bruised - dark green; full ROM immediately; reapplied padded Fig 8 with duct tape and chew tabs
Bruising on lower L pelvis just caudal to hip joint
Applied ID band # 18195

MOVED TO:R 17 D

Physical therapy
Limb/jointLeft wing
TypePROM
 ElbowWrist
Before140180
After140180

2025-03-09 15:43 LR
Leftovers: 34
Food: 38 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, 34 g ck LO, clacky

2025-03-09 09:28 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck
SQ fluids: 25 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR. laying on towel clacking. grabbed for treatment. quiet while treating. NoLo

2025-03-08 16:32 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m
SQ fluids: 25 ml, if not eating
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
QAR, Standing, NOLO. Very quiet while bein handled.

2025-03-08 09:10 cd
Leftovers: 19
Food: 38g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, sitting on hocks, clacking. Gently moved to box to change papers and towel. 19g LO removed, tucked under him - has otherwise been eating well, think this was hidden; did not give fluids to avoid grab.

2025-03-07 16:55 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, sitting on hocks, clacking & hissing. NOLO - did not grab for fluids.

2025-03-07 10:12 Dr. G
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 25 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Vet check: Review rads. Pelvis fx?

Alert but hock-sitting. Tries to stand, appears to be using both legs evenly but just very weak. Had a brief period of resistance when I was palpating pelvis but I didn't find any bruising or feel any crepitus. Examined spine as well - no obvious bruising or incongruency.
The left ilium just above the hip joint looks a bit incongruous on the H-view radiograph but not repeated on the VD view.
It sounds like his ability to stand has worsened since incoming so I recommend repeating radiographs. Scheduled for 2 days from now with PT. Didn't think it was urgent today and wanted to spread out anesthetic episodes a bit.
It is also possible that the neurological signs are from general trauma or head trauma.
Continue supportive care for now. Did eat overnight. Dr Gardner

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-07
Examiner - Dr G
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++DNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Round demarcated gray area lateral to pecten (insertion). more nebulous gray area of discoloration dorsal medial pecten
Left eye:

2025-03-06 16:23 MS
Leftovers: 34
Food: 36 g ck
SQ fluids: 25 ml R leg
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.30 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR sitting on hocks on kennel floor. Did not eat.

2025-03-06 11:45 MS

ME and I questioning whether L pelvis has fx, will consult Dr. G tomorrow. Bird is standing and eating, though.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to body grab only
switch to tram since eating

2025-03-06 09:38 CPR

Fecal
Collection date2025-03-06
ResultsPOS for
fluke
Fecal
Collection date2025-03-06
ResultsNEG

2025-03-06 08:50 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Buprenorphine: 0.30 ml (0.6 mg/ml inj) IM
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Standing on towel, QAR, wing bandage intact
Check eyes: OU
collected Fecal

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-06
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
small gray linear scar caudal to pecten, small blotchy gray area medial/caudal to pecten; overall less than 5% affected
Left eye:
NSF

2025-03-05 17:03 cd

Food: 43g ck

Checked on - hissed as I moved kennel cover, stood up when I reached in with glove. A little dazed; slow reactions but present and otherwise appropriate. Stood evenly on feet. Dropped one whole ck for the night.

2025-03-05 15:43 cd
Weight: 595 grams, Keel score: 3.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: clean
Ears: clean
Body
Vent: clean
Body condition score: 3.5
Wings
Left ulna and radius: prox ulna fx, closed, mobile
Left elbow: soft swelling
Right wing: wnl full ext
Legs
Left leg: wnl full ext
Right leg: wnl full ext

Bird was mostly BAR, standing in box, quieted down during exam. Palpated L ulna fx, closed and mobile, notable but soft swelling over site & around elbow. Anaesthetized under ISO and oxygen via mask (4% ind, 3% maint) for rads - confirmed; very well aligned, clean break. Proximal to elbow but around 1in+ of space between fx and joint. Prox R femur/hip joint looks odd on VD view and sits angled outward a little but cannot palpate any fracture, lateral appears normal. Normal recovery, drowsy. Bandaged L wing in fig 8 wrap w cast padding and vet wrap. Don't think this fx will require surgery, but possible if so. Eyes are only other concern but no severe fresh damage, will need recheck. Finished treatment and set up in KR2 in horseshoe blanket prop.

Treatment
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0.30 buprenorphine IM
0.06 Meloxi IM
30cc LRS SQ
Fig 8 wrap L

Plan
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Recheck eyes tomorrow. Start gentle PT in a few days - ask Dr G about frequency/etc if needed on Fri

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-05
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Grey area dorsally, some varied color/texture widespread, could not get a great view - squinting, pupil constricted
Left eye:
Seemed mostly fine but could not get a great view - squinting, pupil constricted

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