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Admission date2025-04-12
Final date -
Days in captivity6
SpeciesBADO - Barred owl
AgeUNK
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band
Bruised
Feathers - sooty/soiled
Fracture - femur, right
Ocular - cataract, OD?
Soft tissue wounds - right wing

Cause of injury: Glue trap

Active patient

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate615.4092.40
Radiographs2300.00600.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Total  936.40

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

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2025-04-18 16:06 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. Very alert and active. Jumped down from perch while I was placing food in Kennel. Began eating immediately. NOLO

2025-04-18 08:49 sc

Food: 37 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, perched, hopped down when I went to feed. Did not clean as we will potentially move outside later today.
Potentially weigh later today, otherwise push until tomorrow

2025-04-17 18:03 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g m
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, hopped a bit. NOLO.

2025-04-17 14:57 RMB

Checked on, was shredding towel. Removed.

2025-04-17 10:39 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Radiograph: intake under 3% ISO via mask, Healed fracture on right femur

Follow-up Bath - feet, L wing, facial disk: bath under 3% ISO via mask. Scrubbed sticky spots left on feathers with oil. Bathed with soapy water. Was under for about 40 minutes. Took awhile to wake up.

During bath, noted very small hole throw patagium of right wing. Very healthy and less than the diameter of a pencil, no further treatment needed.

BAR, NOLO

2025-04-16 18:00 cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30 g 1/2 FL + 1/2 m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO. Peering around kennel wall at me.

2025-04-16 09:23 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

NOLO, BAR,


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Change to 1/2 and 1/2 on food

2025-04-15 18:53 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP. Much brighter and more responsive than last night, though still very quiet and still on the perch. Began eating very shortly after placing food in kennel

2025-04-15 11:00 sc
Weight: 603 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -16 g (3 %)

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Stop Lactulose and LRS

Food: 36 g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
BAR, perched
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 3% maintenance) for bath
cleaned R primaries, entire tail and most of L wing with warm Canola oil followed by Dawn/warm water
dried on heated surgery table with towels, blow dryer and warm rice bags;
trimmed a few clumps of feathers around facial disk

Uneventful recovery
Standing up in kennel an hour later

Face, both feet and L wing will need follow-up bath
Still needs intake rads

2025-04-14 16:03 cd
Leftovers: 34
Food: 31 g FL ck (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 20 ml
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Lactulose: 0.19 ml (667 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, feisty and strong. Couple body feathers on floor of kennel. 34g LO removed; whole meal.

2025-04-14 10:02 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38 g FL (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.20 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Lactulose: 0.19 ml (667 mg/ml susp) PO

QARP. Alert and responsive, turning around on perch to face me when opening kennel door. Meds placed in foods. NOLO

2025-04-13 15:47 Dr G/ LT

Bird is BAR but not eating.
The left wing, tail tips, and feet are still very sticky. The carpus looks a bit inflamed but I think more just looks extra pink because there are no feathers over it.
used a little Eaze-off to try to remove a little glue, but with little success.
Recommend a complete bath with Goo-gone (try to avoid the skin as much as possible).
May need multiple baths.
Per Renee the stool had a lot of feathers in it, so we added Lactulose to help move things through.
Also changed to skinned food.
Would continue the Lactulose for ~ 3 days, can d/c sooner if eating well and passing normal stool.
Eye injury is old, no treatment.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-04-13
Examiner - fm
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++DNEDNE
Stain Stain 
NEG DNE 
Right eye:
Whispy cataract or synechiae across the pupil; small scar on cornea, no stain uptake. Suspect older injury
Left eye:

2025-04-13 12:15 RMB

Fecal
Collection date2025-04-13
ResultsPOS for
fluke
Fecal
Collection date2025-04-13
ResultsNEG

2025-04-12 17:17 CPR

Food: 21 g m

BAR. standing in towel doughnut. following me with his head.

2025-04-12 16:46 MS
Weight: 619 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: clump of feathers above OS from glue
Mouth: clear
Ears: clear
Body
Body condition score: 3
Wings
Left wing: No fx palpated, full extension. All primaries were matted together. Coverts above MC had a large clump. Bruised along r/u and MC. MC appear inflamed/irritated.
Right wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Legs
Left leg: No fx palpated, full extension
Left foot, ankle, digits: Large clump of feathers in foot. A few areas of split skin on the plantar surface, assuming from glue being pulled off.
Right leg: No fx palpated, full extension
Right femur: old fx?
Right foot, ankle, digits: A little glue on the plantar surface
Left remiges: All the primary feather shafts seem to be intact. Some primaries appear stripped, but perhaps impable.
Retrices: Outer L retrices clumped together with glue but all appear intact.
Ectoparasites: none seen

BADO called in by finder after being spotted on porch with injured wing/matted feathers. On admission, bird presented very BAR, bitey. Slight eye damage OD, bruising along L wing. Anesthetized under 1.5% iso for bath. Focused on L wing, L retrices, and feet. Loosened glue with canola oil and then bathed with dish soap, rinsed and towel dried. Recovery was slow, so placed in KR2 kennel with towels, donut, heating pad for now. Unsure if OD needs treated with topical, but assuming that meloxicam will suffice for now.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
30 ml LRS SQ L leg
0.06 ml meloxicam IM

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