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27300 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2025-08-20
Final date -
Days in captivity66
SpeciesRSHA - Red-shouldered hawk
AgeASY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band
Feather damage - Major
Malnutrition - thin
Neurologic - Ataxia
Parasitic - Coccidia
Parasitic - Flukes

Cause of injury: Unknown

Local ID: 25B551

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate6615.401016.40
Radiographs3300.00900.00
Packed cell volume125.0025.00
Fecal exam662.00372.00
Eye exam225.0050.00
Total  2483.40

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

2025-08-20
2025-08-21
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2025-08-23
2025-08-23
2025-08-23
2025-10-25 16:05 cd
Leftovers: 0
37g ck, NOLO, BARD, holds left wing out slightly

2025-10-25 10:01 AM
Leftovers: 41
Food: 68g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP, M lo, flying perch to perch

2025-10-24 11:44 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70g m (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

chatty, flew p to p to p< NOLO

2025-10-23 12:30 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP; fluttered from one back perch to other; chirped entire time; NOLO

2025-10-22 11:20 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 78 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, perching, flying

2025-10-21 09:54 ws
Leftovers: 0
Food: 61 g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder)
BAR.Perched. NOLO.

2025-10-20 11:35 BT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
BAR, vocal, flew from perch to perch multiple times
NOLO

2025-10-19 12:17 LT/AD
Weight: 501 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +11 g (2 %)
Food: 64 g m/ck

BARP, flew p2p multiple times while grabbing for weight and keel recording. Very alert and responsive. NOLO

2025-10-18 13:21 AM
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 129g ck TOTAL

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Both flew around with each other onto similar perches
[27300] / ASY / UNK - BARP, NOLO
[27360] / 6058 / ASY / UNK - BARP, NOLO

2025-10-17 11:46 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 130g m(+ vit + Ca) TOTAL

one flew p to p, other just perched, BAR, NOLO

2025-10-16 12:12 MGS
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 130 g M total
Both BARF - one more than other but couldn't see which. One settled on perch and
other continued to fly around some; NOLO.
Only one brick so had to place 1/2 the food on ground

2025-10-15 10:30 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 139 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

NOLO. BARP. Flighty and chatty. Flew p2p several times.

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[27300] / ASY / UNK - Captured in R12b without incident. Able to fly p2p accurately
and avoid net.

[27360] / 6058 / ASY / UNK -

2025-10-14 10:32 ws
Leftovers: 0
Food: 71 g m

BAR. Flying. Perched. NOLO.

2025-10-13 11:51 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR, NOLO, flying perch to perch

2025-10-12 13:20 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66g m/ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR, flew perch to perch 3 times before perching with feathers puffed.

2025-10-11 13:17 ih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 64 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR Perched. Flew from perch to perch a few times. NOLO

2025-10-10 12:01 BM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 76g M (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
Barp, Flew 2x, chatty, NOLO

2025-10-09 11:50 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck; c/u by mistake
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP; flyer 3x B&F; very chatty; NOLO

2025-10-08 11:44 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, perching & flying

2025-10-07 13:04 jb/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 73 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
BARP
NOLO

2025-10-06 09:00 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 71 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR, perched on right
flew to left perch as I entered
left wing went between wall slats while landing
4 feathers on ground
nolo
water was clean

2025-10-05 14:26 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69g m/ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP. Attempted to fly between the slats in the wall, then remained perched. Vocal. NOLO.

2025-10-04 13:49 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP, NOLO, flying corner to corner

2025-10-03 12:25 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

flew p to p to p, NOLO


2025-10-02 10:26 MKF
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m/ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
BAR - flying between perches
nolo

2025-10-01 11:52 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 65 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, Flying and Perching

2025-09-30 11:38 RS
Weight: 490 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +24 g (5 %)
Food: 69 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
NOLO. BARP.

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   

2025-09-29 09:20 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR, perched on right side of enclosure
vocalized as I entered with food
water was clean
flew to left perch as I dropped food
nolo

2025-09-28 13:13 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR, flying, chirping, NOLO.

2025-09-27 11:29 ih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g m/ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR Perched. Some flight. NOLO

2025-09-26 11:43 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food:78g m (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

flew p to p NOLO

2025-09-25 11:58 AW
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARF, NOLO, flew upon entry.

2025-09-24 10:19 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 75 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, flying, perching

2025-09-23 12:23 jb/cd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
BARP

2025-09-22 10:45 RS
Weight: 466 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -14 g (3 %)
Food: 74 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
Flying perch to perch. NOLO.

MOVED TO: R12b

2025-09-21 12:29 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

Heard flapping upon approach, but sat still on the perch while I was in enclosure. BAR, vocal, NOLO.

2025-09-20 12:28 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 68g ck

BARP, flying around before cage was entered, NOLO

2025-09-19 10:51 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 63g m (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

flew 1/2 way and back 2x ,ceiling grab, chatty, NOLO

2025-09-18 11:46 MGS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP and immediately few 1x round-trip. 2 more times while placing food. Looked ok. NOLO

2025-09-17 11:16 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, Perching

2025-09-16 13:07 jb/MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO
BARP
NOLO

2025-09-15 11:52 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 71 g ck (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BAR-P

2025-09-14 11:16 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m/ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP. Chirpy. Refilled water. NOLO

2025-09-13 10:45 ih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69 g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

QAR Perched. Some flight - Never a full lap. NOLO

2025-09-12 12:11 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

flew 2x, chatty, NOLO

2025-09-11 11:30 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 70 g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 1/2 scoop (Powder) PO

BARP. Vocal and chirpy. Water good. NOLO

2025-09-10 12:08 RMB

Fecal
Collection date2025-09-10
ResultsNEG

2025-09-10 10:43 RS
Weight: 480 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -12 g (2 %)
Food: 70-75 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Weigh 480
Keel check 2.5
Feather check
check well for any tail growth, rads if not seen
Breaking tail feathers- moved to R3
Fecal

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Added Biotin

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   

2025-09-09 11:42 ih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 71 g ck

BAR Perched. Some flight. NOLO

2025-09-08 10:48 SC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g ck (+ vit + Ca)

BAR, flew back and forth between perches. NOLO.


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Move soon

2025-09-07 13:37 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 69g m/ck

BAR, flying. Had a tendency to perch by the door, take off, and then reperch by the door. Puffed up. Vocal. NOLO.

2025-09-06 11:21 ek
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66g ck. NO LO
BAR. Highly stressed. Flying perch to perch as I dropped food and did water. Sometimes struggled to make it to the perch and ended up on the ground.

2025-09-05 12:09 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 62 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)

perched, BAR, NOLO

2025-09-04 11:50 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67 g m

BARP. Vocalizing and chirping. NOLO

2025-09-03 11:46 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food:72 g ck (+ vit + Ca)


NoLo, BAR, Flying perch to perch

2025-09-02 12:22 jbME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 72 g m/ck
QARP
NOLO

2025-09-01 12:34 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g ck (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
BAR-P, flew perch to perch while I watered/fed then went to ground and puffed up

2025-08-31 12:52 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 67g m

Heard flapping upon approach. Flew the length of the enclosure multiple times and became vocal and puffed up while I was in there. BAR, NOLO.

2025-08-30 12:49 MS

Fecal
Collection date2025-08-30
ResultsNEG

2025-08-30 10:45 cd
Weight: 492 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +21 g (4 %)
Food: 67g ck
Weigh
Fecal sample collected
Feather check
Switch to: SID
BID: Note behavior

BARP, NOLO. Flew & landed on ground. Tail is very difficult to tell which feathers are present, most are gone. Primaries are growing normally & symmetrical. Changed feather damage severity to major. Scheduled another check in a week and a half to check for any retrix growth.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
switched to SID, removed note behavior

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   

2025-08-29 16:37 JKB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Sulfadimethoxine: 0.22 ml (Albon 50 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note behavior

BARP, NOLO, Vocal, Defensive, Looking for escape

2025-08-29 10:42 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 36 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Sulfadimethoxine: 0.22 ml (Albon 50 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note behavior

BARP upon entry. Chirpy and active. Defensive. NOLO.

2025-08-28 16:40 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 32 g m
BID: Note behavior - very active...flew around enclosure
BARP NOLO

2025-08-28 09:10 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 41 g c Watch food intake carefully
Sulfadimethoxine: 0.22 ml (Albon 50 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note behavior

BARP. Fell to floor as we entered enclosure. Defensively puffed up and trotting across back wall. Very chirpy. Cleaned water. Went back to perch, slightly puffed up. NOLO.

2025-08-27 17:22 jh

Food: 37 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
BID: Note behavior

BARP, chirpy, went P2P once then hopped down while I refreshed water
NOLO

2025-08-27 09:23 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 37 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Sulfadimethoxine: 0.22 ml (Albon 50 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP. Flighty, chatty and defensive. Flew to ground, quickly reperched.

2025-08-26 18:04 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g m

BARP, looking to jump. NOLO.

2025-08-26 11:15 MS
Weight: 471 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +23 g (5 %)
Food: 35 g ck
Sulfadimethoxine: 0.22 ml (Albon 50 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check
BID: Note behavior

BRP, flared defensively fluttered to ceiling, fell to ground and tried to foot. Bitey in hand. Water was clean. Weight is up, keel score is good. NOLO.

2025-08-25 16:40 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 30-35 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note behavior

Quiet on ground as we entered. Defensive as approached. Dropped food, no change in response. Bird was very quiet, and no eye contact. Focused on food as we left. NOLO.

2025-08-25 13:15 RMB

Start Albon

Fecal
Collection date2025-08-25
ResultsPOS for
coccidia
Fecal
Collection date2025-08-25
ResultsPOS for
coccidia

2025-08-25 09:31 bt
Leftovers: 0
Food: 34 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Fenbendazole: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
QAR, stayed on ground in back of enclosure, walking back and forth. Missing several tail feathers. Very quiet
Fecal collected
NOLO

2025-08-24 16:06 KF
Leftovers: 0
Food: 31 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP, NOLO, Chirpy, Defensive, Left wing out

2025-08-24 13:19 cd

CBC notes: Slide made from partially coagulated blood sample; could not get total count. All cell morphology appears normal. No notable elevated or depressed count.

2025-08-24 11:12 fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 38g ck
Fenbendazole: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Move to - elsewhere if 36 still smells
BID: Note behavior

Moved to R38
perched on entry. went to ground. very BARP.

2025-08-23 11:08 cd

2025-08-23 09:00 cd
Weight: 448 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -7 g (2 %)
Food: 36g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 15 ml
Vitamin B: 0.05 (inj) SQ
Fenbendazole: 0.14 ml (100 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Radiograph: Intake
Weigh
BID: Note behavior

BARP. LO ck this morning but ate before tx - didn't realize before we put him under ISO for rads & saw crop. Weight does NOT include wt of crop; subtracted food amount. Did rest of rads quickly, recovered with no issue. NSF on rads. Gave fluids and meds. Moved out to 8x16 - vol reported it had stagnant water in dish and smelled wet/musty inside - replaced water but check tomorrow, if it still smells bad, move elsewhere. Perched on high end of branch ramp.

MOVED TO: R36

2025-08-22 17:00 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 35 g ck (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note behavior - perched, BAR
NOLO

2025-08-22 16:22 MS


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start on short course of fenben for parasites due to body condition
Remove "Note if standing/R wing droop"
Add "Note behavior"

2025-08-22 09:15 ME
Leftovers: 15
Food: 33 g m (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
SQ fluids: 15 ml
Vitamin B: 0.05 (inj) SQ
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Perched, BAR. No R wing droop seen.
was eating earlier this am
15 g LO
another pinched-off retrix on kennel floor

2025-08-21 15:48 LT

Fecal
Collection date2025-08-21
ResultsPOS for
fluke
coccidia
capillaria
Fecal
Collection date2025-08-21
ResultsNEG

2025-08-21 15:46 KK
Leftovers: 33
Food: 36 g ck
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Note if standing. Note R wing droop.
BAR Standing, R wing was drooping a little.
33 g ck lo removed

2025-08-21 10:00 MS/ME

Food:
SQ fluids: 15 ml
Vitamin B: 0.05 (inj) SQ
Meloxicam: 0.15 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OU
Fecal
BID: Note if standing. Note R wing droop.

BARP, bitey in hand. ME checked tail (difficult to tell which ones but several retrices still IB/very short, 2 outer and 2 central present), eyes. 2 tail feathers in kennel, both appeared to be IB - pinched off? Decided to draw blood from jugular for PCV/CBC. 1 m LO, ate 1 overnight.

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-08-21 11:04:00
PCV43 %
TS3.6 g\dl
SerumStraw
Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-08-21
Examiner - MS/ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Retinal pattern visible in caudal portion and retina seems darker/red,, otherwise WNL
Left eye:
Retinal pattern visible in caudal portion and retina seems darker/red,, otherwise WNL

2025-08-20 16:59 MS
Weight: 455 grams, Keel score: 2.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Mouth: Clear
Ears: Clear
Body
Vent: Clear
Body condition score: 2.5
Wings
Left wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Right wing: No fx palpated, full extension
Legs
Left leg: No fx palpated, full extension. DPR ++.
Right leg: No fx palpated, full extension. Spent more time on tis leg at the femur, thought I felt movement. DPR ++.
Retrices: Dirty, some slightly bent
Ectoparasites: None seen

Mature RSHA found in finder's front yard near a creek, admitted to App Wild 8/18, transferred to us today. On admission, bird was sternal in box, not kicking when picked up. NSF overall, but App Wild exam claims swelling of r shoulder, and bird did not flap wing during flap test. Put on mat on the ground and bird started hopping a bit and kicking legs. When placed in KR2 kennel, laid down and a few minutes later, was standing normally. Continue to monitor for any other symptoms/R wing droop. For now, start meloxicam. Tomorrow will be day 3 in human care, so opted not to swab - just monitor. Dropped 2 m.

TREATMENTS GIVEN
15 ml LRS SQ L leg

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-08-20
Examiner - MS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNE++DNE++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Retina appears WNL, did not evaluate PLR
Left eye:
Retina appears WNL, did not evaluate PLR
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