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24-0118

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Admission date	2024-04-10
Final date	2024-05-01
Days in captivity	21
Species	GHOW - Great horned owl
Age	UNK
Sex	UNK
Status	R
Band

Body trauma

Cause of injury: Unknown

Found in Lake Kiowa,TX
NA county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 85.00 85.00

Daily rate 21 30.00 630.00

Radiographs 1 75.00 75.00

Complete blood count 1 21.00 21.00

Packed cell volume 2 20.00 40.00

Fecal exam 1 20.00 20.00

Total 871.00

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

Radiographs and images
2024-04-10

2024-05-01 11:57 WR

Release record
Date2024-05-01
Released byMC
Location
Denton, NA county, TX

2024-04-30 11:04 mb

Leftovers: 0
Food: 104g M  (+ Vitahawk)

2024-04-29 10:32 la,lr,th

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M  (+ Vitahawk)  l/o 0


Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-04-29
Examiner - la,lr,th
FlightSound
Notes:
PT notes .... take off noisy,,,
quiete during flight. Corner turning
pretty wide.  Breathing heavily
after 6 trips back and forth. 
Alwys hits back wall before perching

2024-04-28 11:33 JB

Leftovers: 52
Food: 102g M  (+ Vitahawk)


Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-04-28
Examiner - JB
FlightSound
Notes:
8 one way flights; sound is noisy;
makes the turn well; does not fly
to the perch but to the ceiling
then drops down to perch; starts
high, stays high; went to ground
on 6th flight; did not get back
up to perch on 7th flight; did
get back to perch at end

2024-04-27 12:25 DB/ LP

Leftovers: 34
Food: 100g M  (+ Vitahawk)


Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-04-27
Examiner - DB/ LP
FlightSound
Notes:
7 singles and 1 consecutive. bounced
on walls/roof a little before he
landed, but never went to ground

2024-04-26 10:19 KL

Leftovers: 48
Food: 100g M  (+ Vitahawk)


Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-04-26
Examiner - tdb/sw
FlightSound
Notes:
Amazing flight, silent flight,
coordinated flight, Great body
control.
Flew 15 full trips without much
prompting. Ready for release?

2024-04-25 11:46 ds/km

Leftovers: 82
Fed 104g M, 82 l/o

Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-04-25
Examiner - ds/km
FlightSound
Notes:
6 solid, quiet laps

2024-04-24 11:26 hb/lbw

Weight: 1480 grams, BCS: 3.5, Leftovers: 56
Food: 102g M  (+ Vitahawk)

Moved to LF5. 

Observe flight/perching to see if pt can see. When moved, pt flew across the mew high, grabbed at a wall, flew further, grabbed at another wall, then fell to ground. Flew across mew high again, grabbed at a wall, then fell to ground. 

Pellet felt when weighed. 

Flight eval
Exam date - 2024-04-24
Examiner - hb/lbw
FlightSound
Notes:
flight was choppy and appeared
to be directed towards light not
perches   bird has high keel and
endurance is affected

2024-04-23 11:56 cb

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M  (+ Vitahawk)

2024-04-23 11:04 EMcD

Food: 100g M  (+ Vitahawk)
Added 3 live M for enrichment

2024-04-23 08:35 OK

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
No treatment plan specified
==============================

2024-04-22 10:16 TH/LA

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M s/o (+ Vitahawk)
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO
Give gaba EOD on 4/17, 4/19, 4/21

2024-04-21 10:28 JF

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M s/o (+ Vitahawk)
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO
Give gaba EOD on 4/17, 4/19, 4/21

2024-04-20 11:17 KN/DB

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M s/o (+ Vitahawk)
Give gaba EOD on 4/17, 4/19, 4/21

OBSERVATION: Loud in flight. Perches well, legs hanging while flying, but in flight will hit the walls/ceiling.

2024-04-19 14:19 TDB/SW/KL

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M s/o (+ Vitahawk)
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO
Give gaba EOD on 4/17, 4/19, 4/21

Moved to LF2.

2024-04-18 12:18 lrs/ds

Leftovers: 0
100g M, 0 l/o
Good flight, but loud.

2024-04-17 11:12 wr

Weight: 1470 grams, BCS: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
AM meds in diet: 10:50am wr
Food: 102g M gutless (+ Vitahawk)
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) IN DIET
moved to M!

2024-04-16 13:53 JM

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) SID PO
==============================

2024-04-16 13:30 KW

Weight: 1515 grams, BCS: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
AM meds in diet: 10:20am KW
Food: 100g M gutless (+ Vitahawk)
Meloxicam: 0.53 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO

Discontinue Meloxicam - JM
Kennel change

moved to LLA1, flew to high perch
start gaba EOD

2024-04-15 14:26 JM

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Meloxicam: 0.53 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) SID PO
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) SID PO
==============================

2024-04-15 12:13 JM/OK

Leftovers: 0
Am meds @ 10:00
Food: 100g gutless M (+Vitahawk)
meloxicam: 0.5 ml 
gabapentin: 0.9 ml (50mg/ml) SID 

Meds in diet

2024-04-14 14:27 SR

Leftovers: 0
AM Meds done at 10:25 - SR
Food: 100g M gutless (+ Vitahawk)
Meloxicam - high dose: 1.00 ml (1.5 mg/ml) PO
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO

2024-04-13 12:02 jj

Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M gutless (+ Vitahawk)
Meloxicam - high dose: 1.00 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in diet
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) in diet meds at 10:25 a.m.
changed kennel

2024-04-12 13:24 MC/KW

Leftovers: 0
Meds in diet: 1:20pm MC
Food: 100g M gutless (+ Vitahawk)
Meloxicam - high dose: 1.00 ml (1.5 mg/ml) PO
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO


Fecal
Collection date2024-04-12
ResultsNEG

2024-04-11 12:59 JM

Weight: 1510 grams, Leftovers: 0
Food: 100g M gutless (+ Vitahawk)
Meloxicam - high dose: 1.00 ml (1.5 mg/ml) PO
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) PO
meds given at 12pm
standing, BAR, large watery feces

2024-04-11 08:50 JM

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Meloxicam - high dose: 1.00 ml (1.5 mg/ml) SID PO
Gabapentin: 0.9ml (50 mg/ml) SID PO
==============================

2024-04-10 08:32 JM

Weight: 1495 grams, BCS: 2.5

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
  Behavior and Neuro: QAR, hock sitting
  Mouth stringy
  Nares NSF
  Ears NSF
  Eyes transient anisicoria
    Left
      Left PLR: +
      Left menace response: ++
      Left cornea: stain neg
    Right
      Right PLR: ++
      Right menace reponse: ++
      Right cornea: stain neg
  Abdomen: no pellet palpated
Wings
  Left wing: pain on extension, dirt and debris in ventral feathers
  Right wing: full extension
Legs
  Left leg: pain on extension

Gave 100ml LRS in both inquinal
1ml meloxicam (1.5mg/ml) PO
0.9ml gabapentin (50mg/ml) PO
offered 100g M gutless


PCV/TP
Collection date2024-04-11 08:32:00
PCV38 %
TS5.0 g\dl
Serum

PCV/TP
Collection date2024-04-10 08:32:00
PCV38 %
TS-1.0 g\dl
Serum

CBC
Collection date2024-04-10
WBC count17600
Corrected count14862
Hets/Neut64% - 9511
  Bands0+
  Toxics0+
Lymphs16% - 2377
Eos2% - 297
Mono18% - 2675
Baso0% - 0
Thrombocytes
PI1
Hemoproteus2+
LeukocytozoonNEG
PlasmodiumNEG
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