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Admission date	2025-10-05
Final date	2025-10-19
Days in captivity	14
Species	OSPR - Osprey
Age	ASY
Sex	F
Status	R
Band	1218-12572

Parasitic - Flukes

Soft tissue wounds - keel

Cause of injury: Unknown

Finder present at release
Release approved

Found in Clemmons,NC
Forsyth county

Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 120.00 120.00

Daily rate 14 18.20 254.80

Radiographs 3 300.00 900.00

Surgery, minor 1 375.00 375.00

Surgery, very minor 1 75.00 75.00

Packed cell volume 1 25.00 25.00

Blood lead 1 180.00 180.00

Fecal exam 3 62.00 186.00

Eye exam 4 25.00 100.00

Total 2215.80

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

Radiographs and images
2025-10-05	2025-10-05	2025-10-05	2025-10-10	2025-10-10

2025-10-19 14:46 RMB

Release record
Date2025-10-19
Band/tag number1218-12572
Band size8
Released byFinder
Location
NA county

2025-10-18 14:56 MS

Finder's son available to release bird tomorrow afternoon, pickup between 2 and 3 PM.

2025-10-18 14:42 MS

Discussed with ME/Dr. G - this bird's problems are resolved, sutures are still intact. She just isn't eating. Release approved per LT's eval notes. LM for finder. If no answer today, call again tomorrow.

2025-10-18 12:50 LT

Leftovers: 218
Food: 200-225 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 100 g m/ck c/u (+ vit + Ca), 

BARP, Vocal. Performed release eval per Dr. G notes on 10/17 regarding extended care. Based on evaluation, I feel this birds flight is suitable for release. Opted not to grab and force feed to reduce stress pending release arrangement with finders. Water changed, force feed and FIC combined on food brick near water dish.

Flight eval
Exam date - 2025-10-18
Examiner - LT
FlightSound
Notes:
OSPR flew p2p 16x. Flight was even
and level, though slightly flappy.
Noticed birds wanted to fly higher
off of perch than enclosure ceiling
would allow. No crashing or grounding.
Dispalyed great stamina, maintaining
BAR and vocal throughout eval

2025-10-17 11:43 MS/ Dr G/ Ashley

Weight: 1483 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 236
Food: 214 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 100 g m/ck c/u (+ vit + Ca), If not eating
SQ fluids: 60 ml, if not eating
Vitamin B: 0.10 (inj) SQ
Vet check: Chest sutures
Weight change: +33 g (2 %)
Am told bird flies well although I didn't observe. 
Very BAR. Wound on L chest looks great, the sutures holding, ends opposed, lightly scabbed, not inflammation. 
No need to treat further, since not doing well in care discussed releasing ASAP. Dr Gardner

2025-10-16 15:00 ME/AD

Leftovers: 239
Food: 229 g whole F 
Force feed: 101 g ck c/u, If not eating
SQ fluids: 60 ml, if not eating
Vitamin B: 0.10 (inj) SQ

BAR, flying p2p ~6-8x very well until we were able to grab. Administered fluids, Vitamin B, and FF 101 g ck c/u. 
LO = 239 g 

2025-10-15 10:24 rmb/rs

Leftovers: 236
Food: 243 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 100 g m/ck c/u (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 50 ml\
Vitamin B: 0.10 (inj) SQ
Check eyes: OU 


Flying perch to perch, looks great.  Chest wound is nice and dry looking.

BAR, 236 g LO

Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-10-15
Examiner - rmb/rs
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
DNEDNEDNEDNE
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Very small string of debris over
top of retina.  Area also has some
red striations.  Remainder of retina
looks great.  There is on black
spot, very tiny medial/ventral
of pecten
Left eye:
Retina looks great.  A few red
striations very ventral.  NSF

2025-10-15 07:55 rmb

switch TO sid

d/c TRAM

2025-10-14 18:34 MS

Food: g whole F (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, on high perch. Flew p2p, then crashed to ground. Did not touch whole fish from earlier. Bird should be SID, enclosure is too large and bird is too high stress for multiple FF per day while flighted. Switch tomorrow. Left AM food out there.

2025-10-14 10:45 ME/RS

Weight: 1450 grams
Weight change: -161 g (10 %)
Food: 106 g whole F  - placed on rock in waterdish
Force feed: 38 g m c/u 
SQ fluids: 60 ml
Vitamin B: 0.10 (inj) SQ
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR
Large fish and several small ones LO
Wound care/bandage change: Check sutures L chest - intact, applied silver gel

MOVED TO:R 28 to encourage self-feeding

2025-10-13 13:18 RMB

Fecal
Collection date2025-10-13
ResultsNEG

2025-10-13 09:36 RS/ME

Has not touched fish yet. 

2025-10-12 15:50 KF

Leftovers: 49
Food: 2 kg fish  (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BARP
49 g LO

2025-10-12 12:01 RMB

To encourage eating, OSPR will get a large fish tonight, no grabbing.  She will be skipped tomorrow and possible Tuesday in hope that she will get hungry.  

2025-10-12 09:30 cd

Leftovers: 107
Food: 130 g whole F (+ vit + Ca) 2 on water brick, 2 on perch
Force feed: 39g m/ck c/u 
SQ fluids: 40 ml
Vitamin B: 0.10 (inj) SQ
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.49 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, 107g LO F removed from water brick. When approached she flew toward corner near door, flight seemed almost sideways. Prompted her to move around enclosure and her flaps seem very uncoordinated and at random angles at times. Grabbed for treatment. L leg started heavily leaking fluids a bit over halfway through. 

2025-10-11 17:49 EGG

Leftovers: 123
Food: 114 g F
Force feed: 29 g m c/u
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
BAR, 123 g LOs. Ran around trying to grab, flapping wings in hand. Tried to sneeze up oral meds and vocalized a lot in hand. 

2025-10-11 12:43 MS

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start vitamin B since not eating

2025-10-11 09:00 KJ

Food: 130 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 41 g ck c/u, If not eating
SQ fluids: 60 ml, if not eating
Vit B
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.49 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Huge fish LO (R)
BARP

2025-10-10 18:03 LT

Leftovers: 113
Food: 1 whole Large F (697 g) (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 40 g ck c/u (+ vit + Ca), If not eating
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flew from perch to wall, then dropped down into water dish on entry. Grabbed for treatment; PO meds and force feed administered. Attempted to tweezer assist but OSPR would not take food from tweezers. 113 g LO F collected, placed prepared FIC on bricks in water dish. BAR when placed back down in enclosure

2025-10-10 10:54 Dr. G/RS/MS

Weight: 1611 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Weight change: -23 g (1 %)
Food: 100-125 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 35-40 g m/ck c/u (+ vit + Ca), If not eating
SQ fluids: 50 ml L leg
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.49 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check

Wound on keel heavily scabbed. This wound will be more likely to heal if debrided and sutured, so opted to proceed. 
See surgery report: 

P: Continue Amoxi-clav for ~ 3 more days. As long as wound holding well, consider moving to a large habitat for recovery and hopefully a faster release. Dr Gardner

Surgery report
Procedure - Wound debridement
Performed by - Dr G
Surgery time - 10 minutes
Scrubbed and flushed wound. The scab easily exfoliated, leaving
a 6-7 mm defect into the muscle. There is also a relatively deep
defect into the muscle with some dark necrotic tissue on the
edges. Debrided the muscle with CTA and flushed well. Closed
muscle in a single horizontal suture w/ 4-0 PDS. Opposed skin
edges with 2 horizontal mattress sutures in 4-0 PDS. Left wound
uncovered and applied Silver Gel. Did well under anesthesia and
recovered quickly. 

2025-10-09 16:07 LT

Leftovers: 101
Food: 119 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 43 g m c/u, 
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, flew from front perch to ground behind back perch when enclosure was entered. 101 g LO collected from previous feeding, grabbed and force fed prepared 43 g m with PO meds. Prepared F placed on food bricks in water. BAR when returned

2025-10-09 09:30 RS/AD

Leftovers: 123
Food: 106 g whole F  
Force feed: 36 g m c/u 
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Fenbendazole: 0.49 ml (100 mg/ml susp)  PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR. On ground upon entry. Collected LO and left 1 fish in water and 1 near perch. 
LO = 123 g F 

2025-10-08 16:00 jh

Leftovers: 129
Food: 139 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR, Perched by door but hopped down and went to back of enclosure when I entered
LOs 129 g, AM food appeared to have been picked up but not eaten - 2 fish by perch, 2 in water dish.
Bird lunged and then attempted to fly at me when I went to collect LOs, so hoping she will eat tonight
Refreshed water and placed new food on brick in water dish

2025-10-08 08:30 ABH

Leftovers: 48
Food: 109 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

On ground upon entry. L/O collected and fresh food left on brick in water dish. Displayed intimidating behavior.

2025-10-07 17:05 LMR/ME

Leftovers: 120
Food: 180 g whole F   
Force feed: 36 g ck c/u (+ vit + Ca)
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO

BAR on ground by door, flew to back as entered, secured bird and Matthias FF and administered meds, LO 120 g, bird was alert and defensive, bandage missing, need to replace bandage.

2025-10-07 16:20 MS

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start fenben SIDx5 for flukes

2025-10-07 09:55 ih

Fecal
Collection date2025-10-07
ResultsPOS for 
fluke

Fecal
Collection date2025-10-07
ResultsNEG

2025-10-07 09:41 RS/ME

Weight: 1634 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 97
Weight change: -35 g (2 %)
Food: 120 g whole F 
Force feed: 38 g M, c/u  
SQ fluids: 60 if not eating
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Tramadol: 0.83 ml (40 mg/ml susp) PO
Weigh
Keel check
Wound care/bandage change: Check puncture wounds on left side of chest, scrub, silver gel

Jumped to door when entered. Grabbed and brought inside for eye exam, wound care, and blood draw. 97 g LO. Placed 1 fish in water, 2 on brick in water, and 1 on brick out of water. 


----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Start Tramadol and regular wound care

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-10-07 09:41:00
PCV41 %
TS3.0 g\dl
Serumclear

Blood lead
Collection date2025-10-07
Level0.00 

Surgery report
Procedure - Wound care/bandage change
Performed by - ME/RS
Surgery time - 0 minutes
Wound on L chest about 8mm dia and deep. Cleaned wound with chlorohexidine
scrub, applied SSD, hydrogel and tegaderm. 
Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-10-07
Examiner - RS/ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
Small white circlular lesion (detached
area?) just caudal to pecten; caudal
1/3 of retina has striations and
is reddish (similar to an owl eye)
while cranial portion is pale gray
adn without striations.
Otherwise WNL

2025-10-06 17:25 RMB

Leftovers: 116
Food: 100 g whole F  (+ vit + Ca)
Force feed: 36 g M/Ck, c/u - 
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Fecal - yes

Standing at door, BAR, 116 g LOs

2025-10-06 09:28 RS/ME

Leftovers: 199
Food: 111 g F (+ vit + Ca) PUT MEDS IN FOOD ; Placed food on brick in water dish
Force feed: 33 g F (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 60 
Amoxi-Clav: 1 lg + 1 sm tab (62.5, 125 mg tabs) PO
Meloxicam: 0.55 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
199 g LO

----------- ORDER CHANGE -------------
Switched to non-fish FF and increased to BID for meds FF until eating




Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-10-06
Examiner - RS/ME
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
NSF
Left eye:
small white circular lesion (detachment?)
at caudal edge of pecten

2025-10-05 14:29 LT

Band changed to: 22099

2025-10-05 13:57 LT

Weight: 1669 grams, Keel score: 3.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
  Behavior and Neuro: BAR
  Other: BAR, Standing in box
Body
  Keel and pectoral muscles: Left side, puncture wounds 2x
  Vent: clean
  Body condition score: 3.5
Wings
  Left wing: NSF
    Right elbow: Stiff but can get full extension.
Legs
    Left foot, ankle, digits: Digit #3 as small wound
  Retrices: Ragged
  Ectoparasites: NO

Exam:
BAR, standing in box.  Noted blood transfer on left side of chest.  No fractures palpated.  Found two small puncture wounds on left side of chest.  Lots of blood.  Scrubbed and flushed wounds.  Covered with silver gel, left open.  Rads were completed under 3.5%- 2.5% ISO via mask.  NSF.  Finished treatment and placed in R19.

Treatment:
Fluids: 60 ml LRS SQ
Iron: 0.17 ml IM
Meloxi: 0.17 ml IM
Clava: 1 lg + 1 sm tab
Food: 220 g F


Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-10-05
Examiner - LT
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
NSF
Left eye:
NSF