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Admission date2025-03-19
Final date -
Days in captivity15
SpeciesRTHA - Red-tailed hawk
AgeASY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band
Blood in mouth
Bruised
Infectious - Capillaria
Infectious - Flukes
Soft tissue wounds - feet
Soft tissue wounds - L chest
Soft tissue wounds - left leg
Soft tissue wounds - right leg

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Active patient

Received L leg/chest sutures 3/21/25 Received R leg sutures 3/28/25

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate1515.40231.00
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Surgery, minor3375.001125.00
Fecal exam362.00186.00
Total  2562.00

Costs are estimates based on fees charged at a local avian specialist.
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2025-04-02 16:58 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 52 g CKN (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, went P2P while I dropped food
NOLO

2025-04-02 09:30 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 54 g CKN (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, enclosure and water looked good, no vocalizations, just watched and moved on the perch

2025-04-01 15:40 lkm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 50 g Q
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flew to front perch upon entry then to back, watching me and looking around, flew up to ceiling a couple of times and landed on ground, changed water, NOLO

2025-04-01 09:55 me
Weight: 869 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +37 g (4 %)
Food: 53 g Q
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Flying
Wound care/bandage change: Check sutures - sutures on L chest and L tbt look great - no drainage, no bruising
Could not located sutures on R leg

2025-03-31 17:05 cd


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
eating consistently; switch to normal food amounts
d/c FF & fluids

2025-03-31 16:51 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, watching me intently. Stared at food as I dropped it. Changed water. NOLO.

2025-03-31 09:56 BT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 53 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
QARP, stayed perched while food placed. Meds put in food
NOLO

2025-03-30 16:11 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g Q
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO, no defensive posture

2025-03-30 10:13 DG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g Q + 39 g m c/u
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, perched, flying around when enclosure was approached but stayed on perch while food was dropped, did not force feed or give fluids because there were no leftovers, NOLO

2025-03-29 16:15 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g ck
Force feed: 35-40 g m/ck c/u (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 ml, if not eating
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO


NOLO. BARP. Alert to feeder presence, but did not become defensive.

2025-03-29 10:12 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 73g R
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO! Was prepped R today but ate Q last night - try Q again if all food LO tonight. Grabbed for meds only, combined FF & FIC and dropped all.

2025-03-28 17:18 MB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g Q (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO, BARP- flew back / forth from walls to perch to ground, calmed down and stayed perched in defensive position.

2025-03-28 11:27 Dr. G/MS
Weight: 832 grams, Keel score: 2.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -152 g (15 %)
Food: 35 g CKN (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Weight loss - bird was not eating well, apparently it is improved but has lost quite a bit.
Anesthetized briefly to check wounds.
Got SQ fluids w/ vitamin D to stimulate appetite.
Removed the Tegaderm over the left chest to assess sutures - so far they looks great. There is some scabbing over the most cranial aspect, but everything seems sealed, no obvious pulling or tension noted.
Wiped over sutures quickly with saline and applied Silver Gel.
All the wounds on the left leg look great. The abrasion on the left flank is completely healed. The sutures over the left groin are holding and the puncture over the distal medial left TBT is healing.
During recovery felt a scab over the RIGHT groin area. When removed, found an open wound on the right groin that extended either just over or into the airsac. Cleaned very carefully, making sure not to flush into the wound.
Freshened edges and closed w/ 4-0 PDS.
Move into a slightly larger habitat to promote appetite. Continue Enrofloxacin and Meloxicam and recheck in 1 week. Dr Gardner

MOVED TO: DLB-1

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
change fluids to in back only

Surgery report
Procedure - Wound debridement
Performed by -
Surgery time - 0 minutes

2025-03-27 16:53 ah

Food: fed 36 g m
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

2025-03-27 09:55 CR

Fecal
Collection date2025-03-27
ResultsNEG

2025-03-27 09:30 CPR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g CKN

Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Bar. standing against back wall with wings spread. fecal sample was obtained. NoLo

2025-03-26 16:29 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g R (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, jumpy, very curious about food
NOLO

2025-03-26 10:29 RN
Leftovers: 24
Food:33g CKN (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 49 g ck c/u (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 ml, if not eatin
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, grabbed from perch, 24g LOs, fluids in R leg, bird tried to grab handler's glove

2025-03-25 16:19 CPR
Leftovers: 36
Food: 34 g CKN

Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR. Heard jumping around in enclosure while approaching. Jumping against back wall. 36g Lo m untouched. trying chicken.

2025-03-25 12:32 MS
Keel score: 3.0Leftovers: 32
Food: 36 g dk m
Force feed: 38 g dk m c/u
SQ fluids: ~25 ml
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Wound care/bandage change: Flush unsutured wounds L leg, check sutures

BARP, brought inside for wound care. Recovery uneventful. 32 g LO.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
try CKN or Q tonight

Surgery report
Procedure - Wound debridement
Performed by - MS
Surgery time - 0 minutes

Lightly scrubbed each wound with chlorhex. Applied SSD to all
and covered just the chest wound with telfa/tega bandage. Medial
L TMT and L hip scabbed over. Both suture lines looks great.

2025-03-24 17:33 gm
Leftovers: 34
Food: 32 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

Very BARP, watched me intently. Did have 34 g ck LO. Changed papers.

2025-03-24 09:10 eb
Leftovers: 35
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 33 g m c/u (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 ml
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

QAR
perched, then went to floor while grabbing
1 whole chick LO
gave SQ fl and PO meds without issue
would not TF, so had to FF

2025-03-23 17:36 cd
Leftovers: 84
Food: 30 g m
Force feed: 38 g m c/u
SQ fluids: 30 ml
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Wound care/bandage change: Flush unsutured wounds L leg, check sutures

84g LO removed. Brought inside and anaesthetized for wound care (4% ind, 2% maint). Suture sites are intact. Chest sutures have some firm scabbing/matted feather around them but no recent or active bleeding. See attached imgs. Left medial TBT unbandaged, reapplied bandage over chest sutures and hip/body scab.

Surgery report
Procedure - Wound debridement
Performed by - cd
Surgery time - 0 minutes

Cleaned and flushed unsutured wound sites. Left medial TBT wound
alone otherwise. Applied SSD and bandaged hip/body wound with
telfa/tega. covered chest suture site with telfa/tega as well.
Sutures on inguinal/hip skin look clean and dry. 

2025-03-23 17:00 AG
Leftovers: 56
Food: 35 g ck
Force feed: 35-40 g m/ck c/u (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 ml, if not eating
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.30 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Wound care/bandage change: Flush unsutured wounds L leg, check sutures
BARP, LO, Wings outstreached

2025-03-22 18:20 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
add fluids and FF

2025-03-22 16:53 EGG
Leftovers: 31
Food: 55 g m
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, perched. 31 g LOs. Aware of me and my hand as I recovered LOs, but did not try to move or jump while grabbing them.

2025-03-22 12:09 CPR


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start fenben

Fecal
Collection date2025-03-20
ResultsPOS for
fluke
capillaria
Fecal
Collection date2025-03-20
ResultsNEG

2025-03-22 10:15 KMJ
Leftovers: 83
Food:52 g m/ck
14g FF
SQ fluids: 30 ml
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Leftovers were probably more than one meal.

2025-03-21 17:23 JKB
Leftovers: 49
Food: 50-55 g m/ck/R (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 ml, if not eating
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Vet check: Sutures?
Weigh
Wound care/bandage change: L leg and chest wounds

BARP, Leftovers 49g m/ck, Defensive, Tongue outstretched

2025-03-21 14:52 MS
Leftovers: 49
Food: 50 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 41 g m c/u (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 30 mL R leg
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Vet check: Sutures?
Wound care/bandage change: L leg and chest wounds

BARP, feisty. Anesthetized under 2% iso for intake rads. Rads yielded NSF. Brought up to Surgery to close wounds. Dr. G closed the large wound on the chest and the wound on the medial femur/inguinal. Hip/lateral femur wound looks mostly closed up, scrubbed and covered. Also scrubbed and covered medial TBT wound with chlorhex/SSD/telfa/tega. Covered the 2 suture sites with SSD/telfa/tega for now. Bruising starting to declare itself on TBT/TMT. Recovery was very quick. Per Dr. G, minimize handling and stress to avoid opportunity for chest wound to open. Moved to R35, more quiet. Maybe moving outside will stimulate appetite. If still LO tomorrow AM, start fluids/FF.

MOVED TO: R35e

Surgery report
Procedure - Wound debridement
Performed by - Dr. G
Surgery time - 30 minutes

Removed Tegaderm over all wounds on left side and assessment.
Main concern is significant laceration on left side of chest,
semi-circular, lateral to the keel and extending down the side
past the ribs. Although there is a flap there will still be some
tension over the sutured wound.
Wound looks subacute and there is some dried muscle and fibrin
over the wound bed. Bluntly dissected unhealthy tissue out, down
to fresh muscle.
Freshened all edges and pulled flap up to match the leading edge
up to the middle of the defect. Tacked there, then filled in
sutures to the left and the right. Used a horizontal mattress
pattern in 4-0 PDS. Result was a U-shaped suture line. There
is a bit of tension over the middle of the laceration, especially
since the inguinal area is nearby and movement of the leg may
provide addition tension. 
Also freshened and sutured laceration over left inguinal flap.
Quickly assessed other wounds (was running out of time) - they
looked as though they would heal by second intention.

2025-03-20 17:29 MS
Leftovers: 57
Food: 51 g m
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flaring wings. Did not eat.

2025-03-20 11:15 me

Food: 58 g m
SQ fluids: 30 ml
Enrofloxacin: 3/4 tab (22.7 mg tab) PO
Terbinafine: 0.59 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.32 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.49 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OS
fresh Fecal collected
Perched, BAR
brief eye exam - agree that injuries appear old and bird has adjusted successfully to condition

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-03-20
Examiner - me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNE+DNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Left eye:
PLR present but incomplete; cluster of medium-sized black scars medial/caudal to pecten and few more smaller scattered caudal to pecten; no debris or blood

2025-03-19 14:13 MS/SC
Weight: 984 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: some fresh blood
Ears: clear
Body
Keel and pectoral muscles: ~3 cm x 1 cm soft tissue wound on caudal/lateral L side, active bleeding
Abdomen: bruised lower left side
Body condition score: 3
Wings
Left wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Right wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Legs
Left leg: No fx palpated, full extension
Left femur: green bruising along inguinal; ~2 mm puncture on ventral/lateral side midshaft
Left tibiotarsus: small puncture wound midshaft medial
Left hip: ~1 cm puncture wound at very proximal femur, ventral/lateral side, active bleeding
Left foot, ankle, digits: scrapes on toes/feet
Right leg: No fx palpated, full extension
Right foot, ankle, digits: scrapes on toes/feet
Ectoparasites: none seen

Mature RTHA found in road. On admission, bird presented very BAR, visual. OS seems to have old scarring widespread, but due to older nature of PC damage and good body condition, SC and I decided for now that this was incidental & primary issue is wounds along left side of body. Wounds on the leg and chest seem more consistent with altercation with cat or another bird, but not sure. Scrubbed each wound with chlorhex and flushed with saline. Debrided some matted feathers and scabby skin from edge of chest wound. Applied SSD and covered all with telfa/tega bandage. Follow up on Friday with Dr. G - some wounds may need closure. Placed in KR2 kennel and bird stood at the front with a defensive stance.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
30 ml LRS SQ R leg
0.15 ml enrofloxacin SQ R leg
0.18 ml butorphanol tartrate IM

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