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Admission date2025-03-09
Final date -
Days in captivity25
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeSY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band18110
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OD
Ocular - chorioretinitis, OS

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate2515.40385.00
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  1529.00

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

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2025-03-29
2025-04-02 16:53 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 live mice
Exercise: 10x well, silent and balanced
BARP, eager to fly, NOLO

2025-04-02 10:11 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to dead food tomorrow

2025-04-01 15:43 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercise: 8-10x
BAR, On perch, NOLO, flew twice

2025-03-31 17:18 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, looking for escape. Did not exercise due to storm. Dropped 2 LM, bird did not see them yet. Hid under leaves. NOLO.

2025-03-31 11:51 sec/BT
Weight: 802 grams
Weight change: +6 g (1 %)
Weighed today- 802g

2025-03-30 16:48 JB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2 LM
Exercise: 8-10x


Very silent in flight; no immediate interest in mice.

2025-03-29 17:35 EGG
Weight: 796 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Weight change: +19 g (2 %)
Food: 2 Live Mice
BAR, NOLO, flying. Nearly jumped out of box when being put inside for weight. Noticed an old wound on cere. Did not exercise since bird was being grabbed and moved. Weighed and keel checked. Wt-796 K-3

MOVED TO: R9

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start Mouse School

2025-03-29 14:22 MS

Release eval by staff

BARP, flew past me when I walked in, took me by surprise. NOLO seen. Changed water. Release approved pending passing of LPT.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start Mouse School tonight

Flight eval
Exam date - 2025-03-29
Examiner - MS
FlightSound
Notes:
Flew 17x+ before breathing heavily. Dipping a bit in the middle but overall, flying high and evenly. Completely silent. Gliding entire enclosure length.

2025-03-28 17:17 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 9x

NOLO, BARP- smooth landings and eager to fly.

2025-03-27 16:08 ah

Food: fed 62 g m/ck/ NOLO
Exercise: Flew perch to perch x 9 then did half of a lap...flew 2 more laps perch to perch (total x 10 perch to perch)

2025-03-26 16:44 ek
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8x.

BAR. Did well flying but las two attempts e hit the ceiling and went back to original perch. Stopped there.

2025-03-25 15:15 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m/ck
Exercise: 8x

QARP, flew as soon as I entered and started to approach, flying quietly, staying up high and gliding at halfway, hung from ceiling 2x, Ex 8x, NOLO

2025-03-24 17:13 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8-10x

BARP, ex 10x, silent and gliding well. Changed water, nolo.

2025-03-23 17:09 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m/ck
Exercise: 8-10x
BARP, NOLO, P to P, silent flight, clung to ceiling once

2025-03-22 17:00 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m
Exercise: 10x

NOLO. BARP. Flew p2p accurately without incident.

2025-03-21 17:08 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 8x

NOLO, BARP- smooth landings and eager to fly, looking around to escape

2025-03-20 14:24 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 59 g m
Exercise: 8-10x. flew 10x well. BARP NOLO

2025-03-19 17:08 MS
Weight: 777 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +1 g (0 %)
Food: 66 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flew p2p multiple times, grabbed off perch. Moved to R5 - R29 needs a repair. NOLO seen. Gave water.

MOVED TO: R5

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start exercise
d/c melox
switch to SID

2025-03-18 16:30 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flew from perch to perch while inside enclosure, bird watched me each time perched, NOLO

2025-03-18 09:40 EA
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, flying between perches, NOLO

2025-03-17 17:07 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, looking for escape. NOLO. Water clean.

2025-03-17 09:31 jh
Weight: 776 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +12 g (2 %)
Food: 39 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check
Move to - larger - moved to 12B

BARP, bitey in hand, flew straight to perch when moved
NOLO

2025-03-16 16:46 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP, NOLO, eyes kept tracing up ceiling and back down.

2025-03-16 09:48 GC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, clacky upon entry. NOLO. Not seen moving from perch.

2025-03-15 15:52 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, perched, looked ready to jump and fly but did not. NOLO.

2025-03-15 09:40 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Stain: ODnictitating membrane?
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Start pred drops? - no debris or blood, did not start

BAR, flying and clinging to walls. NOLO. Grabbed for eye check - nictitating membrane abrasion resolved, can stop bnp. Gave water. Forgot to weigh today but he can move to a larger space soon.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop BNP drops, tram

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-15
Examiner - cd
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
NEG DNE 
Right eye:
Pit scars just medial to pecten, rough appearance lateral-dorsal region. Wide streak of lt grey w defined margins medially. Lack of pattern lateral side. Wispy/streaky? thin obstruction in AC, centrally, just behind cornea; can focus past it easily.
Left eye:
Couple grey streaks with defined margins medial to cranial region. Otherwise WNL.

2025-03-14 16:32 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD - administered to L eye without grabbing while bird was sitting on the perch
BARP, nolo, looking for escape

2025-03-14 09:45 DM/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD very active in enclosure, had to grab for eye meds
NOLO

2025-03-13 17:12 jb/KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD - Try without grabbing. Had to grab
BARP
NOLO

2025-03-13 09:40 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD

BARP. grabbed for treatment. quiet and unreactive while holding bird, staring off to the side. NoLo.

2025-03-12 20:06 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD without grabbing

BAR, stayed on perch. NOLO.

2025-03-12 10:12 cd

Band changed to: 18110

2025-03-12 10:11 cd
Weight: 764 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +2 g (0 %)
Food: 37g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -
Radiograph: intake
Weigh

BARP, clacky, NOLO. Anaesthetized under ISO and oxygen via mask (5% ind, 3% maint) for rads - NSF. Normal recovery. Cleaned cere wound - was concerned about potential bone exposure but all tissue feels soft, so applied coloplast and left alone otherwise.
MOVED TO: R12a - flew up to perch

2025-03-11 18:10 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD -

QARP, gave drop without grabbing. One small hunk of chick under perch, left there. NOLO otherwise.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to try drops without grabbing
d/c FF and fluids

2025-03-11 14:21 CPR.

No treatment necessary due to current parasite load

Fecal
Collection date2025-03-11
ResultsPOS for
coccidia
Fecal
Collection date2025-03-11
ResultsNEG

2025-03-11 09:00 sc
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g M/Ck
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OD - without grabbing
NOLO
Perched

2025-03-10 17:37 gm/cd
Leftovers: 35
Food: 32 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 11 g c/u m/ck (+ vit + Ca), If not eating
SQ fluids: 30
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, grabbed for FF and treatment. Bitey in hand. 35 g LO. Replaced towel and placed new food.

2025-03-10 09:27 SC
Weight: 762 grams, Leftovers: 22
Weight change: +9 g (1 %)
Food: 35 g Ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30
Meloxicam: 0.25 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.38 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Stain: OD
Check eyes: OU
Weigh
Collected fecal

Quiet this morning in the kennel but BAR once in hand. OD's nictitating membrane stained +. Placed back in kennel.


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
start BNP drops OD BID 5 days

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-10
Examiner - SC
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
+ NEG 
Right eye:
Mild soupiness with several small blood clots lateral/caudal. The nictitating membrane has an thickened pale area that stained +
Left eye:
Mild soupiness laterally, otherwise WNL

2025-03-09 15:00 ME
Weight: 753 grams, Keel score: 3.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: bitey
Cere: deep scrape
Body
Keel and pectoral muscles: small bruise along keel
Wings
Legs

30 c LRS SQ
0.08 cc Meloxi IM
0.16 cc Torb IM
23 g dk M

placed in kennel - stood up

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-09
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
+DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
PLR slow and incomplete, mild floating debris? diffcult to focus on retina; white area surrounding pecten seems wider than ususal
Left eye:
Lack of pattern lateral

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