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Admission date2025-03-18
Final date -
Days in captivity16
SpeciesBANO - Barn owl
AgeUNK
SexM?
StatusReh
Band14088
Emaciation
Feathers - sooty/soiled
Ocular - keratitis, OD
Ocular - keratitis, OS

Cause of injury: Trapped in chimney

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate1615.40246.40
Fecal exam162.0062.00
Total  428.40

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

2025-03-18

2025-03-18

2025-03-28
2025-04-02 16:57 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 73 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Exercise: 10x well, silent and even, very eager to fly
BARP, NOLO

2025-04-01 12:21 LT/MS
Weight: 477 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +22 g (5 %)
Food: 76 g m
Weigh
Move to - R 30
wipe face with damp cloth

BARF, very vocal in hand. NOLO. No soot coming off when we wiped face, maybe bird has a dark face naturally. Flew around R30 when moved, sounds and looks great. Start exercise for a few days. If looking good, schedule release.

MOVED TO: R30

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch to SID

2025-03-31 17:01 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca)

BARP, rolling head at me. NOLO. Changed water.

2025-03-31 09:34 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 41 g m (+ vit + Ca)
NOLO
Stain: OU - neg


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop eye meds

Plan on moving to flight cage this afternoon

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-31
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
NEG NEG 
Right eye:
Left eye:

2025-03-30 15:55 JB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 40 g m/
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Vocalizing and posturing. BARP.

2025-03-30 13:35 RMB


Moxifloxacin - OU -

BAR, flying well. Still a quiet for a BANO.

2025-03-30 10:15 DG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BAR, perched, flew around to avoid capture for eye drops, changed water, NOLO

2025-03-29 17:41 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 41 g ck
Moxifloxacin - OU -
BARP, NOLO. Screaming in hand. Misted with hose, no noticeable difference or soot in runoff water.

2025-03-29 13:36 cd

Moxifloxacin - OU -

BARP, flying and clinging. Grabbed for drops, hissed & clacked, vocalized.

2025-03-29 09:15 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 43g R
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BARP, foot tucking on perch. NOLO. Flew well to evade grab and vocalized while giving drops.

2025-03-28 16:44 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 40 g R (+ vit + Ca)
Moxifloxacin - OU -

BARP, flew around. Very vocal today. Misted with hose. Changed water. NOLO.

2025-03-28 10:31 Dr G/ SC/ Cullen
Weight: 455 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +8 g (2 %)
Food: 38 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Stain: OU
Weigh- 455g
Keel check- 2.5
NOLO

Both eyes stained
OD- Negative
OS positive


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
stop Diclofenac
increase OS meds to TID

2025-03-27 17:12 ah
Leftovers: 0
Food: fed 36 g m; NOLO
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
Eye meds administered to both eyes, misted bird with water to encourage self cleaning

2025-03-27 13:22 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 45 g m
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

QARP. standing still with eyes squinting when entering. Grabbed for treatment. face is still dark from soot. made quiet vocalizations. NoLo
MOVED TO: R36

2025-03-26 16:26 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 56g R (+ vit + Ca)
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, NOLO. Flew around to evade. Grabbed for drops.

2025-03-26 10:22 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 39 g dk m (+ vit + Ca)
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BAR, perched, no vocalizations, NOLO, flew around enclosure once before capture, fairly calm once in hand

2025-03-25 15:50 LKM

Food: 43 g m
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Moxifloxacin - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

QARP, bird flew around enclosure, up to ceiling several times and landing on ground, bird landed in back corner and I grabbed bird, Katrina administered both eye medications in both eyes, placed bird back on perch, dropped food, NOLO

2025-03-25 13:38 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switch from BNP to moxi

2025-03-25 09:27 EA
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g dk m
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BAR, Perched, quiet receiving eye drops, then vocalized, NOLO

2025-03-24 16:05 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, NOLO. Grabbed for drops. Vocalizing.

2025-03-24 09:00 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 42 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
BAR, flying
Still not vocalizing
BNP drops - OU
Diclofenac - OU
Stained OU - still positive; continue meds for several more days

Washed underside of wings and facial disk gently with damp warm cloth, only a small amount of soot came off

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-24
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
+ + 
Right eye:
4-5 mm dia brightly stained area (9 o'clock)
Left eye:
6-8 mm mildly stained area ~ 3 o'clock

2025-03-23 17:16 JB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 43 g m
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

QARP, attempting to fly P2P but misses and goes to ground. Can fly from ground to perch.

2025-03-23 12:10 CPR

Fecal
Collection date2025-03-23
ResultsNEG

2025-03-23 10:10 DG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 39 g m
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
Fecal

BAR, perched, flew to ground and then around enclosure, NOLO

2025-03-22 17:31 EGG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
BAR, Perched, NOLO. Tried to fly away from being grabbed. Both eyes and mouth had to be opened for meds.

2025-03-22 10:30 KMJ
Weight: 447 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -4 g (1 %)
Food: 40 g R
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
Weigh - 447
BARP. Flew in circle around perch while volunteers were in enclosure.

2025-03-21 17:51 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP NOLO. Very active and alert. BNP and Diclofenac both successfully administered-OU. Meloxicam given. Water changed.

2025-03-21 10:00 me
Leftovers: 0
Food: 43 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
NOLO
BAR, flying around but still quiet
Face still very gray (sooty)


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop SQ fluids

2025-03-20 17:54 MS
Leftovers: 13
Food: 40 g m
SQ fluids: 15 ml R leg
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, flew around enclosure. Much more alert today. 13 g m LO.

2025-03-20 10:22 CPR
Weight: 451 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +40 g (10 %)
Food: 42 g m
SQ fluids: 15 ml
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BAR. flying against back wall while entering enclosure. Grabbed for treatment. did not make any noise. NoLo

2025-03-19 17:15 MS

Band changed to: 14088

2025-03-19 17:13 MS
Leftovers: 43
Food: 40 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -

BARP, very difficult to catch, flew all around enclosure. Decided it's best to downgrade somewhere smaller until eye med course is finished for easier capture. Did not eat AM food. Banded.

MOVED TO: DLB-1

2025-03-19 10:45 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 44 g m (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 10 ml
Meloxicam: 0.14 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BNP drops - OU -
Diclofenac - OU -
Fecal
Move to - outside for rain/water bath?
Gave Nutrical for AM

QARP, leaking good bit gave 10ml SQ instead of 15ml, eyes lids very red, kept eyes closed most of the time, no vocalizations, NOLO

2025-03-18 17:49 MS
Weight: 411 grams, Keel score: 2.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR
Mouth: dirty
Ears: clear
Body
Body condition score: 2.5
Wings
Left wing: No fx palpated, full ext
Right wing: No fx palpated, full ext
Legs
Left leg: No fx palpated, full ext
Left foot, ankle, digits: some old scabs on toes
Right leg: No fx palpated, full ext
Right foot, ankle, digits: some old scabs on toes
Feathers: very sooty
Ectoparasites: none seen

BANO trapped in finder's chimney for a few days. Finder was able to visualize the owl near the bottom of the chimney today, RRT rescued. On admission, bird was quiet, a bit bitey. Overall, NSF except for eyes. Would need to wait for OD corneal abrasions to clear up before thoroughly evaluating PC. For now, set up in KR2 kennel with towel, bird stood in the back. Plan to treat for emaciation/dehydration and eye trauma. Gave 1 mouse.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
15 ml LRS + vit B HP comp SQ R leg
0.04 ml meloxicam IM
Terramycin ointment OU

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-18
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++DNE++DNE
Stain Stain 
++ + 
Right eye:
Difficult to visualize PC through abrasions on cornea. Widespread thin layer of stain uptake across cornea with a larger opacity at 9 o' clock,
Left eye:
Dark gray mottled pattern very cranial, small lesion 9 o' clock to pecten. Minor stain uptake on lateral edge of cornea.

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