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Admission date2025-04-05
Final date -
Days in captivity11
SpeciesRSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
AgeASY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band6066
Bruised chest
Emaciation
Infectious - Roundworm
Neurologic - Head tilt, left

Cause of injury: Unknown

Bleeding tendency
Finder present at release

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate1115.40169.40
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Packed cell volume125.0025.00
Blood lead1180.00180.00
Fecal exam362.00186.00
Total  1580.40

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

2025-04-09

2025-04-09

2025-04-09
2025-04-16 10:13 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BARP, would grb ceiling but come back down to perch, possibly a little wobbly when landing, no head tilt noticed but primarily looked at me with R eye, changed water

2025-04-15 15:25 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m ONLY
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) BID PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BARP, vocal as soon as entered, flew up to ceiling then to opposite perch, hopping along perch, vocal, flew up to ceiling and then to ground and back to perch, NOLO

2025-04-15 08:58 EA
Weight: 623 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +7 g (1 %)
Food: 36 g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BAR, very vocal, flying, no notable head tilt, NOLO, moved R29

stop Tramadol after today

2025-04-14 16:50 gm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BARP, but then started jumping at back wall and got grounded. Jumping while on ground and vocalizing. Able to reperch. Changed water. NOLO. Kept looking to the left with mouth open once reperched, but not breathing heavily.

2025-04-14 08:50 EB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BAR and very noisy
perched
nolo
no neuro or head tilt was observed
flew towards the door while I was looking in
flew towards me when dropping the food
water was clean

2025-04-13 16:33 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m ONLY
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BAR, NOLO, sporadic, looked disoriented, moved head up and down, noisy, flew off perch at me.

2025-04-13 09:50 fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

NOLO. BARP. perching well. may have observed slight tilt to the right but not significant.

2025-04-12 15:00 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO. BARP. Standing on lower perch. Very flighty and chatty.

2025-04-12 11:55 CPR

Fecal
Collection date2025-04-12
ResultsNEG

2025-04-12 09:20 kmj
Weight: 616 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +12 g (2 %)
Food: 37 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Fecal
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt - NO head tilt seen. Flying, running, very vocal.

2025-04-11 16:22 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BARP, NOLO, Vocal, Looking for escape, Head tilted toward left side.

2025-04-11 09:09 cm
Leftovers: 42
Food: 38 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Fecal
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BARP. 42 g LO (Full chick). Uncoordinated hopping and flying. Head tilt and off balance on legs. No fecal sample found.

2025-04-10 16:36 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 33 g ck
Fenbendazole: 0.18 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP NOLO

2025-04-10 09:43 KC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 39 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.18 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Fecal
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt
BAR, on perch, NOLO, flew 5x, vocal, fecal not able to be collected, did not notice head tilt

2025-04-09 16:46 jh
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt
BARP, No noticeable head tilt but kept head turned over shoulder while perched, unsteady on feet but was able to go from perch to ground and back up
NOLO

2025-04-09 10:57 RMB

Band changed to: 6066

2025-04-09 10:54 RMB
Weight: 604 grams
Weight change: +13 g (2 %)
Food: 35 g m ONLY (+ vit + Ca)

Fenbendazole: 0.18 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Radiograph: intake; Under 3% ISO via mask, NSF
Weigh
Wound care/bandage change: Check L inguinal for bruising - gone
Move to - bigger
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt - could not tell due to jumpiness

2025-04-08 16:27 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g m
SQ fluids: 20 ml R leg
Fenbendazole: 0.18 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BAR, crashing around. Slight head tilt to the left. Test results only recently posted, so bird just now done as SID. Vocal in hand. Wanted to note that voice sounds odd, has a deep call for a RSHA. Breathing is also somewhat labored. Move somewhere bigger tomorrow. NOLO.

HPAI test results: Not Detected

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
end quarantine

2025-04-07 16:53 gm

Food: 32 g M only (+ vit + Ca)

Fenbendazole: 0.18 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

Bird was thrashing around as I was walking up. Tried to peer in between bars to note head tilt and perching. Bird appeared to be standing on floor, but was jumping and throwing self around so much I could not tell. Did not want to stress further. Was making a chirping sound. Tossed food in hatch. Saw ck LO, but did not attempt to remove as instructed by staff.

2025-04-07 11:50 ME
Weight: 591 grams, Leftovers: 31
Weight change: -23 g (4 %)
Food: 36 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Fenbendazole: 0.18 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
31 g LO
Bird very active once he saw us;
BID: Mild head tilt to the left

Swabbed for HPAI


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switch to Mice only

2025-04-06 17:17 LT
Leftovers: 30
Food: 31 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BAR, Standing in back corner of enclosure. Very alert and responsive prior to treatment, hopping around behind perch

2025-04-06 12:13 CPR


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

Fecal
Collection date2025-04-06
ResultsPOS for
porrocaecum
fluke
Fecal
Collection date2025-04-06
ResultsPOS for
porrocaecum

2025-04-06 11:41 CPR

cbc/diff slides crenated, unsuitable for reading -cd

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-04-06 11:41:00
PCV41 %
TS3.8 g\dl
Serumstraw

2025-04-06 10:15 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35g m c/u
SQ fluids: 20 ml R leg
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.31 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Blood: CBC PCV/TS lead
Fecal sample collected
BID: Comment on behavior, head tilt

BARP, crashing and jumping against walls. Little ataxic. Moderate L head tilt while in hand. Drew blood from R ulnar vein - bled significantly, bruised pretty heavily after withdrawing. Finished treatment. Whole mouse skin LO but no meat. L inguinal bruised; admin fluids in R leg. Removed towels and refreshed papers.

Blood lead
Collection date2025-04-06
Level5.90 ug/dL

2025-04-05 16:24 LT

RSHA moved to R15a. QAR when placed in condo. Briefly used legs to reposition themselves in the donut before laying down.

2025-04-05 14:00 ME
Weight: 614 grams, Keel score: 2.5


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: has slight tilt to L
Body
Keel and pectoral muscles: large brood patch, small green bruise along central keel on R side
Wings
Legs
Left foot, ankle, digits: toes caked with mud
Right foot, ankle, digits: toes caked with mud

Bird found along a hiking trail

Bird alternating between quiet behavior and occasional burst of activity
18 cc LRS SQ
0.12 cc Torb IM
0.06 cc Meloxi IM

27 g M

Plan on moving to condo to isolate and test bird tomorrow


Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-04-05
Examiner - ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL

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