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Admission date	2024-05-02
Final date	-
Days in captivity	15
Species	BDOW - Barred Owl
Age	Brancher
Sex	UNK
Status	Reh
Band	Red/White

Ectoparasite - Buffalo Gnats

Ocular - Retinal Detachment, OD

Oral Flukes

Cause of injury: Fell From Nest

Buffalo Gnat damage to eyelids OD trauma

Found in Troy,MO
Lincoln county

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

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal

Examination 1 50.00 50.00

Daily rate 15 20.00 300.00

Radiographs 1 50.00 50.00

Packed cell volume 1 20.00 20.00

Fecal exam 2 25.00 50.00

Total 470.00

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

Radiographs and images
2024-05-02	2024-05-02	2024-05-02	2024-05-08

2024-05-17 15:39 KS

Leftovers: 167
Group entry: 9 animals
S: Most in or on back shelter box, 223 in front shelter box
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24223] / Green/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Bucket cleaned, removed 167g scrap (mostly big pieces), dropped 854g rat/chick

A:All BAR
P: CCP

2024-05-16 18:18 AH

Leftovers: 4
Group entry: 9 animals
S: All were perched in various areas around the enclosure, when I entered they flew
to different perches than they were previously on.
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24223] / Green/White / Brancher / UNK - 
O: Removed 4g of scrap, dropped 853g of rat and venison, removed 7 casts.
A: BAR
P: CCP

2024-05-15 15:33 MP

Group entry: 9 animals
S: Some perched on each shelter box. 2 on diagonal perch. Sayyida in back shelter
box.
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24223] / Green/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Removed 1 cast and a pinched feather. Dropped 924 g of squirrel and rat. 

A: All BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-15 11:31 KS

Weight: 590.0 grams, BCS: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 8 animals
S: All on back perch
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Caught all for weights and moved to F3
A: All BAR
P: Weigh in 1 week

2024-05-14 15:52 MP

Group entry: 8 animals
S: Blind food drop
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Blind dropped 827 g of pigeon, chick, and squirrel between two food tubes

A: All assumed BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-14 09:48 OB

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 8 animals
S: all but one baby and sayyida were on the tall back perch, one baby was perched
on food platform. Upon entry all started jumping and flying around. Sayyida flared
on the ground the whole time and the babies jumped to perches. 

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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Scrubbed and scraped food platform, baby platform, perches and ramps, changed
water and scrubbed water bowl, and raked all the gravel outside. picked up a handful
of casts. No scraps 

A: all babies and Sayyida BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-13 16:21 TL

Group entry: 8 animals
S: Blind drop, nothing observed, all quiet.
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Blind dropped 837g rat, chick, venison through tubes. 

A: Blind drop, nothing observed.

P: CCP.

2024-05-12 15:53 OB

Group entry: 8 animals
S: Blind food drop. 

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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: dropped 666g of rat, chick and venision through food tubes. Half and Half 

A: All assumed BAR. Blind food drop

P: CCP

2024-05-12 14:14 KK

Weight: 530.0 grams, BCS: 3.5, Leftovers: 8
Group entry: 12 animals
S: All on back high perch. Most flew to evade catch, but a couple just stood and
clacked. Remaining birds all flew during hose cleaning.
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24147] / Green / Nestling / UNK - Moved to MM2
[24148] / Blue / Nestling / UNK - Moved to MM2
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - Some pinched primaries, already growing back in
[24170] / Red / Nestling / UNK - Moved to MM2
[24179] / Blue/White / Brancher / UNK - Moved to MM2
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - Some pinched primaries, already growing back in
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Caught all for weigh. Moved oldest/flightiest 4 to MM2 to reduce crowding. Hose
cleaned after moving 4 out.

A: All BAR. 2 with pinched feathers already have them coming back in. Weights good
for all birds. All moving around well.

P: Weigh all in 1 week

2024-05-11 14:58 AH

Group entry: 12 animals
S: Blind food drop.
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24147] / Green / Nestling / UNK - 
[24148] / Blue / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24170] / Red / Nestling / UNK - 
[24179] / Blue/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 
O: Dropped 951g of chick and rat.
A: Blind food drop.
P: CCP

2024-05-11 10:47 AE

Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 12 animals
S: All standing on top perch. Some flew around while cleaning.
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24147] / Green / Nestling / UNK - 
[24148] / Blue / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24170] / Red / Nestling / UNK - 
[24179] / Blue/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Bucket cleaned and picked up casts. Replaced water. No leftovers.

A: All birds are alert/aware and up on the perch. All birds are old enough and continuing
to move up in weight, so will start to transition to once a week weighing.

P: Weigh all tomorrow and start on once a week weights

2024-05-10 16:23 AH

Group entry: 12 animals

S: Blind food drop
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24147] / Green / Nestling / UNK - 
[24148] / Blue / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24170] / Red / Nestling / UNK - 
[24179] / Blue/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Dropped 950g of rat, chick, and venison.

A: Blind food drop.

P: CCP

2024-05-10 09:21 KS

Leftovers: 38
Group entry: 12 animals
S: 2 on baby platform, the rest on high perch
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[02431] / ASY / F - 
[24143] / purple / Nestling / UNK - 
[24144] / orange / Nestling / UNK - 
[24147] / Green / Nestling / UNK - 
[24148] / Blue / Nestling / UNK - 
[24168] / White / Nestling / UNK - 
[24169] / Grey / Nestling / UNK - 
[24170] / Red / Nestling / UNK - 
[24179] / Blue/White / Brancher / UNK - 
[24185] / Black / Brancher / UNK - 
[24199] / Red/Green / Brancher / UNK - 
[24203] / Red/White / Brancher / UNK - 

O: Removed casts and 38g scrap, gave fresh water
A: All BAR
P: CCP

2024-05-10 09:20 KS

Band changed to: Red/White

2024-05-10 09:20 KS

Weight: 502.0 grams, BCS: 3.5, Leftovers: 4
S: Clacking
O: Weighed, banded red/white, moved to R1
A: BAR
P: Monitor in R1

2024-05-09 16:40 AH

Leftovers: 0
S: Was standing, flaired, and clacking.
O: Dropped 60g of rat and rabbit.
A: BAR
P: CCP

2024-05-09 15:14 KS

Updated medication doses based on a latest weight of 500.0 g 

2024-05-09 14:27 AH

Fecal
Collection date2024-05-09
ResultsNEG

2024-05-09 09:24 MP

Leftovers: 4
S: Standing, clacked, flared

O: Removed 4 g of scrap from cage and 1 cast. Collected fecal sample

A: BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-08 16:33 MP

S: Standing, clacked

O: Dropped 58 g of rat and venison

A: BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-08 09:01 MP

Weight: 500.0 grams, BCS: 3.5, Leftovers: 1
S: Perched, clacked

O: Damage around eyes resolving well. 1 g of scrap in cage. Gave meds PO-
Fenbendazole (Panacur): 0.12 cc (100 mg/mL Suspension)  PO
Toltrazuril: 0.10 cc (50 mg/ml)  PO

A: BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-07 17:09 MP

S: Perched, clacked

O: Dropped 61 g of rat

A: BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-07 09:11 DR

Leftovers: 0
S: Standing; clacking.  

O: Redness around eyes seems to be resolving.  Some redness around left side of mouth.  
One torn up cast; no scrap.  
Fenbendazole (Panacur): 0.12 cc (100 mg/mL Suspension)  PO

A: BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-06 19:27 TL

Leftovers: 0
S: Backed away during entry, clacking and hissing.

O: Dropped 64g rat and venison w camo and puppet. 0g scrap.

A: BAR.

P: CCP.

2024-05-06 09:23 OB

Weight: 491.0 grams, BCS: 3.5, Leftovers: 6
S: backed up into the corner for catch, clacking a lot. Squirmy and clacking in hand during treatment. Removed 6 scraps and 1 cast

O: Eyelids are still a bit red and dry, not as flakey as previous days. No feather lice seen. Gave meds PO
Fenbendazole (Panacur): 0.12 cc (100 mg/mL Suspension)  PO
Toltrazuril: 0.10 cc (50 mg/ml)  PO

A: BAR, eyelids may need another few days but look like they should be healed up soon. 

P: discontinue feather lice checks. 

2024-05-05 18:54 OB

S: On perch, facing back wall

O: dropped 63g of rat and venison for SF. used camo and a puppet

A: BAR

P: CCP

2024-05-05 13:01 KK

Leftovers: 0
S: On perch clacking. Clacked in hand.

O: Follow up exam, NSF. No feather lice seen. No R wing droop seen. Eyelids still slightly red. Gave med PO
Fenbendazole (Panacur): 0.12 cc (100 mg/mL Suspension)  PO

A: OD Retinal detatchments seem to be resolving. Seems visual from both eyes. Can likely go outside once fecal clear

P: Disc. monitoring for wing droop. Disc. monitoring vision.

Eye exam
Exam date - 2024-05-05
Examiner - KK
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
2 very small retinal detatchments
at 4/9
Left eye:

2024-05-04 18:36 AH

Leftovers: 0
S: Was perched and clacking.
O: Dropped 60g of rat and groundhog.
A: BAR
P: CCP

2024-05-04 09:48 TL

Weight: 494.0 grams, Leftovers: 0
S: Clinging to perch, clacking for catch. Wings held symmetrically.

O: 0g scrap. Large amt of feather lice noted, misted with Adams spray. Mild redness continuing on eyelids ou, both seem to be resolving well. Palpated R wing, no abnormalities noted and felt consistent w L. Meds:
Fenbendazole (Panacur): 0.12 cc (100 mg/mL Suspension)  PO
Toltrazuril: 0.10 cc (50 mg/ml)  PO

A: BAR. Seems to be self-feeding well. Monitor ectoparasites. 

P: CCP. Monitor for feather lice, respray w Adams PRN.

2024-05-03 16:51 AH

Leftovers: 0
S: Was perched and clacking.
O: Dropped 59g of rat and groundhog.
A: BAR
P: CCP

2024-05-03 15:33 TL

Fecal
Collection date2024-05-03
ResultsPOS for 
Coccidia
Roundworm
Fluke

2024-05-03 09:38 KS

Leftovers: 6
S: Standing at back of cage, quiet and did not resist catch
O: Collected fecal from cage, collected blood from right leg for study and PCV/TS. Scabbing and irritation on eye lids look better than yesterday. Ate most of food overnight. Clacked when head was uncovered but otherwise to did react visually. no wing droop noted. Gave fluids in right inguinal area
LRS SQ: 24.30 cc (LRS) SQ

A: QAR, ate on own overnight. Basic blood work WNL
P: CCP


PCV/TP
Collection date2024-05-03 09:38:00
PCV31 %
TS3.4 g\dl
Serumclear

2024-05-02 17:04 AE

S: Standing on perch and leaned away.

O: SF 42g of rat in PM.

A: BAR.

P: CCP

2024-05-02 13:20 KS

Weight: 486.0 grams, BCS: 3.0
S: Wrapped in towel with head poking out
O: 
------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Mentation: QAR
Temp (F): 105
Dehydration (%): 5
Neurologic: Not super alert, fairly non reactive to stimuli
Head/mouth/beak: Buffalo gnat damage to both eyelids
Ears: WNL
Eyes: OD retinal detachments 4 and 9 o clock. Good PLRs
OS WNL
Wings: Right wing slow to withdraw but WNL
Legs: WNL
Feet: WNL
Body: WNL
Feather condition: in blood
Ectoparasites: oral flukes - removed with tweezers
Radiographic findings: NSF, ventriculus full of food (bugs?)
Initial treatment: 15cc LRS SQ in right inguinal area

A: Barred owl brancher, may have just had right wing stuck on branches causing it to doop in finder's pictures. No fractures noted on exam or radiographs. Eyelids red and scabby from buffalo gnats. OD has some trauma but should be visual - likely took a fall when leaving nest for the first time. 

P: Monitor attitude, vision, right wing droop. SF in PM; HF in AM if DNE starting 5/4. Collect fecal and blood tomorrow. Vet check Sunday

Vitals
Date2024-05-02 13:20:00
Temp105.0 F