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Admission date2025-09-24
Final date -
Days in captivity31
SpeciesTUVU - Turkey vulture
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band
Edema - left wing/shoulder
Feather damage - Major
Neurologic - Ataxia

Cause of injury: HBC suspect

Found in Mount Holly,NC
Gaston county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate3118.20564.20
Radiographs4300.001200.00
Packed cell volume125.0025.00
Blood lead1180.00180.00
Eye exam325.0075.00
Lab tests1Variable0.00
Total  2164.20

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

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2025-10-25 10:07 AM
Leftovers: 107
Food: 208g m/ck
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP, m/ck LO, flew from one perch to the other then back again

2025-10-24 11:10 LT/ME
Weight: 2140 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Weight change: +69 g (3 %)
Food: 229 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Weigh
Keel check
Feather check

BARP, flew from perch to perch multiple times evading grab. Very alert and responsive. NOLO, food placed in. Flew to perch when returned to enclosure.

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   

2025-10-23 12:47 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 210 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP; flew perch to perch 2x; NOLO

2025-10-22 11:21 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 222 g m/r (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, Perching, Flying perch to perch

2025-10-21 10:10 ws
Leftovers: 0
Food: 210 g R
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops
BARP. Flew to ground. NOLO.

2025-10-20 11:47 BT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 205 g R (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
QAR, flew from perch to perch multiple times
NOLO

2025-10-19 13:06 AJC
Leftovers: 59
Food: 205g R
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BAR, flying to different perches. Had 59g of leftover chick. Hissed when I left.

2025-10-18 13:33 AM
Leftovers: 45
Food: 231g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP, around 45g leftovers, didn't pick up because had bees on it

2025-10-17 12:08 kjd
Leftovers: 66
Food: 228g m/r (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

on perch, moving around, 66g m leftover

2025-10-16 12:46 MGS
Leftovers: 154
Food: 219 g m/ck (no r available)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP; curious and moving around but stayed on perch. LO all ck.

2025-10-15 11:22 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 210 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, Perching only

2025-10-14 09:56 ws
Leftovers: 69
Food: 200 g m
Perched. BAR. LOs

2025-10-13 11:50 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 197 g m/ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP, NOLO

2025-10-12 13:23 AJC
Leftovers: 54
Food: 220gm r
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BAR, flying, 54g leftover mice, grunted when I left.

2025-10-11 13:14 ih
Leftovers: 205
Food: 217 g m
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BAR Perched. Never left top corner perch. 205 g ck Leftover

2025-10-10 13:17 lt/me
Weight: 2071 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 75
Weight change: +94 g (5 %)
Food: 211 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
3 cks LO ~ 75 g
Weigh
Keel check
Feather check


MOVED TO:R 10 lg - flew to perch

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   

2025-10-09 11:55 AW
Leftovers: 0
Food: 203 g ck
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP, NOLO, flew after tossing food.

2025-10-08 11:26 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 205 gr (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

NoLo, BAR, Perched

2025-10-07 12:46 jb/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 220 g R
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
QAR perched
NOLO

2025-10-06 10:11 bt
Leftovers: 24
Food: 200 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
QAR, would fly low back and forth
24 g LO m

2025-10-05 14:07 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 221g m/r
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

Stood on ground. BAR, NOLO.

2025-10-04 13:33 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 213g R
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BAR, NOLO, hopped around a bit on ground

2025-10-03 12:34 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 219g m(+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

on ground, in corner, no reaction or movement, NOLO


2025-10-02 14:02 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 218 g r
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BAR NOLO

2025-10-01 10:35 RMB
Weight: 1977 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +24 g (1 %)
Food: 68 g m (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Fe Dextran: 0.20 ml (100 mg/ml inj) IM

Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: Rads under 3% ISO via mask, never went fully under. NSF
Weigh
Keel check
BID: raising both wings equally- all good

BAR, NOLO, ate last nights rat

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Due to missing feathers on tail. Start Biotin.
Change to SID

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   
Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-10-01
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
++ ++ 
Right eye:
NSF - beautiful
Left eye:
NSF- beautiful

2025-09-30 14:34 ih
Leftovers: 20
Food: 73 g R c/u
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Stain: OD
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: once out of quarantine
Weigh
Wound care/bandage change: check L MC
BID: raising both wings equally?

QAR Grounded. Did not stain. Did not check eyes. Did not x-ray. Did not weigh. Did not check wounds. Did not notice any abnormal wing use. Vomited as soon as it saw me. 20 g m leftover.

2025-09-30 13:08 ih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m c/o (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Stain: OD
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: once out of quarantine
Weigh
Wound care/bandage change: check L MC
BID: raising both wings equally?

QAR Grounded. Did not stain. Did not x-ray. Did not weigh. Did not do wound care. Wings looked even. NOLO

2025-09-29 15:20 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 60 g m c/o (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Wound care/bandage change: check L MC
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

QAR. On ground in back corner. NOLO

2025-09-29 11:10 ME
Leftovers: 0
Food:72 g m c/o (+ vit + Ca)
NOLO
Walking in back of enclosure
BID: QUARANTINE -- did not enter enclosure
No L wing droop seen
Did not grab for rads etc. since test results should be coming in any time now

2025-09-28 16:47 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 66 g m c/o (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 26 g Whole M (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

BAR, standing in back of enclosure. NOLO from previous feeding, opted to not grab for stress reduction and toss in prepared food. TUVU responded to food, approaching and inspecting immediately

2025-09-28 10:04 cd
Leftovers: 67
Food: 70g m c/o (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 25 g Whole M (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 60 cc
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

QAR, on ground. Ran around during grab attempts, regurged a now-furless m. 67g LO ck removed. Skinned the FF m before giving. When wings are raised while running, can see L wrist drooping just a little bit occasionally, but nothing super notable.

2025-09-27 16:25 IH
Leftovers: 64
Food: 68 g ck c/o
Force feed: 1 Whole M
SQ fluids: 60 cc until eating
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.99 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

BAR Grounded. Did not notice wing droop. 64 g m leftover

2025-09-27 09:16 cd
Weight: 1953 grams, Leftovers: 75
Weight change: -29 g (1 %)
Food: 65g m (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 26 g Whole M (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 50 cc L leg
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.99 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

BAR, on ground. All food LO, removed. Active and running around during grab attempts, quieter in hand. No L wing droop seen.

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
try c/o food

2025-09-26 16:34 LT

Food: 75 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 31 g Whole M (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 60 cc until eating
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.99 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

BAR, standing in back corner of enclosure. Alert and responsive, running around enclosure to evade grabbing. LO's collected but not weight, noticed the FF m from am treatment had not been regurgitated. Force fed another m, administered fluids and PO meds. FIC placed in

2025-09-26 09:36 RS/ME
Leftovers: 106
Food: ~ 75g m (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed ~ 25 g M
60 cc LRS SQ
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.99 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
106 g Ck LO
on ground, walking
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
No L wing droop; raising wings equally
Bird more active than yesterday, bitey

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start SQ fluids and ff

2025-09-25 16:27 ih
Leftovers: 115
Food: 109 g ck (+ vit + Ca)
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.99 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OD
Wound care/bandage change: check L MC
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
Note L wing, droop?

QA - Not reactive. Grounded. Only movement was turning to look at me. Did not check eyes, wounds, or wing droop. 115 g R leftover

2025-09-25 09:20 RS
Leftovers: 95
Food: 116g R
Meloxicam: 0.65 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.99 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Check eyes: OD
Wound care/bandage change: check L MC
BID: QUARANTINE -- WEAR PPE, DO LAST
95 g LO. Standing on the ground in the back corner when entered. L MC still very bruised dark green but no wound. Did not rewrap.
Bird did not raise L wing as much as R but no wing droop. Will need to keep an eye on it

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-09-25
Examiner - RS
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
cornea might be a little rough, need to stain; PC has a yellowish cast, no floating debris
Left eye:
NSF

2025-09-24 17:50 cd/ms
Weight: 1982 grams, Keel score: 3.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: QAR, Lethargic
Mouth: beak & tongue dirty, mouth mostly clean
Ears: some scabs AS
Body
Vent: clean
Body condition score: 3
Wings
Left metacarpal: edema, dk red. no crepitation/abnormal movement
Right wing: wnl full ext
Legs
Left leg: wnl full ext, in use
Right leg: wnl full ext, in use
Retrices: left half of tail gone, some hanging by other feathers, pulled one
Ectoparasites: none seen

Bird presents mostly QAR/lethargic. Eyes closed when he was resting on the table, otherwise while in hand head droops down severely. No other neurologic symptoms noted during exam. L metacarpal is swollen and bruised dk red, sq emphysema present, but no crepitation or abnormal/asymmetrical movement. Left half of tail is missing. A blood feather and a mature feather were hanging wrapped in other feathers and there was one weak, torn blood feather shaft in a follicle that I pulled, took two tries. Cleaned area with chlorhex, no bleeding. Drew blood from R ulnar vein for PCV/TS/lead/CBC. Wrapped L wing in fig 8 and finished tx. When placed in resting enclosure he seemed 'dizzy' but got up and walked toward food.

Treatment
---------
50cc LRS SQ
0.20 torb IM (before feather pull)
0.20 iron dextran IM
104g R

Plan
---------
Monitor for neuro symptoms, recheck L mc

buffy appearance normal, maybe lightly hemolyzed, but layer is small

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-09-24 17:50:00
PCV29 %
TS1.0 g\dl
Serumpale straw
Blood lead
Collection date2025-09-24
Level3.50 ug/dL
Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-09-24
Examiner - ms
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNE+DNE+
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
hard to see into - no obvious obstruction. menace present but weak
Left eye:
retina wnl, menace present but weak

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