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2025-096

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Admission date	2025-05-04
Final date	-
Days in captivity	33
Species	EASO - Eastern screech owl
Age	HY - Nestling
Sex	UNK
Status	Reh
Band	Blue L 40

Orphaned

Parasitic - Spirurid, nematode

Cause of injury: Nest/habitat destruction

Recheck bloodwork and fecal due 5/21

Found in Alex City,AL
Coosa county

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

Desc	Qty	Cost	Subtotal
Examination	1	75.00	75.00
Daily rate	33	10.00	330.00
Complete blood count	2	58.00	116.00
Packed cell volume	1	8.07	8.07
Blood chemistry	2	45.35	90.70
Lab tests	1	Variable	40.00
Total			659.77

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

Radiographs and images
No images for this patient

2025-06-05 16:43 KT

Group entry: 6 animals
Food:30g M, Ch, Q(sm) per ADULT bird SID

2025-06-04 15:51 DBT

Group entry: 6 animals
Food:30g M, Ch, Q(sm) per ADULT bird SID

VitaHawk Friday Only: Sprinkle 1/16 teaspoon per bird on food.

2025-06-04 09:48 re

Weight: 131 grams
No weight change

2025-06-03 16:43 AN

Group entry: 6 animals
Food:30g M, Ch, Q(sm) per ADULT bird SID

2025-06-03 09:05 re

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 25g Mice cut up SID 
Pyrantel Pamoate: 0.05 ml (50mg/ml SID)  PO on 2025-06-11
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d/c CaGlu

2025-06-02 16:48 PM

Group entry: 6 animals
Food:30g M, Ch per ADULT bird SID

2025-06-02 09:11 AD

Weight: 131 grams
BAR, 4 pellets, normal mutes, 24g leftovers
No change in weight 

Moved to Hex 2

2025-06-01 15:30 DBT

Food: 25g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-06-01 09:34 AD

BAR, 4 pellets, normal mutes, 36g L/O

2025-05-31 14:57 DBT

Food: 25g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-30 17:48 re

Food: 25g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-30 08:19 KT

Weight: 131 grams
+1 g (1%)

BAR 4 pellets, Normal Mutes, 28 L/O 

2025-05-29 15:57 DBT

Food: 25g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-29 11:29 re

BAR, 6 pellets, normal mutes, 26g leftovers

2025-05-28 17:41 MR

Food: 25g Mice cut up 

2025-05-28 09:44 re

Weight: 130 grams
Pyrantel Pamoate: 0.05 ml (50mg/ml)  PO

Weight gain 3% (+4g)

BAR, 4 pellets, normal mutes, 32g leftovers

2025-05-27 17:44 re

Food: 25g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-27 11:42 AMS

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 25g Mice cut up SID 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) SID PO
Pyrantel Pamoate: 0.05ml (50mg/ml) SID PO
==============================

2025-05-27 09:32 re

BAR, normal mutes, 43g leftovers, 2 pellets

2025-05-25 15:32 Payton McCaleb

Food: 23g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-24 15:36 Payton McCaleb

Food: 103g Mice cut up (total for all 4)
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-24 09:09 Payton McCaleb

BAR, 3 pellets, 36g LO

2025-05-23 15:58 JMH

Serum chemistry
Collection date2025-05-23
AST63 U/LPhos6.5 mg/dl
BA7 umol/LTP4.0 g/dl
CK433 U/LAlb0.0 g/dl
UA6.9 mg/dlGlob0.0 g/dl
Glu395 mg/dlK+0.0 mmol/l
Ca10.3 mg/dlNa+0 mmol/l
  AMY190 U/L
Hem , Lip , Ict 

CBC
Collection date2025-05-21
WBC count26100
Corrected count26100
Hets/Neut17% - 4437
  Bands0+
  Toxics0+
Lymphs50% - 13050
Eos30% - 7830
Mono2% - 522
Baso1% - 261
Thrombocytesadequate
PI1
HemoproteusNEG
LeukocytozoonNEG
PlasmodiumNEG
Read byUMiami Avian & Wildlife Lab

2025-05-23 15:40 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up 

2025-05-23 09:13 SAK

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 25g Mice cut up SID 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) SID PO
==============================
Switch to feeding SID

2025-05-23 08:37 JMH

Weight: 126 grams
Weight loss 2% BW

BAR
3 Pellet all
37g LO all

2025-05-22 17:09 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up BID

2025-05-22 17:09 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up BID

2025-05-22 10:03 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

BAR
3 pellets All 3
13g LO All 3

2025-05-21 16:55 re

2025-05-21 15:43 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up 

2025-05-21 11:51 SAK

Drew 1ml from right jugular for repeat CBC/Chem.

2025-05-21 09:14 JMH

Weight: 128 grams
Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
Blood: CBC chem 
Fecal: send off
Weigh: 128g (+1.5%)
BAR
21g LO all 3

2025-05-20 16:58 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up 

Passive Fecal Float: NEG

2025-05-20 10:39 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
BAR
5 pellets all three birds
29g LO all three birds

2025-05-19 17:13 AN

Food: 13g Mice cut up 

2025-05-19 10:46 JMH

Weight: 126 grams
Weight loss 2% BW

2025-05-19 10:12 AN

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-18 15:24 BT

Food: 13g Mice cut up 

2025-05-18 09:21 BT

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
BAR, 1 pellet present, yesterday's PM food not eaten

2025-05-17 15:22 BT

Food: 13g Mice cut up 

2025-05-17 09:24 BT

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
3 Pellets, 19 g. LO total between 3 birds

2025-05-16 16:24 JMH

Food: 14g Mice cut up 

2025-05-16 10:55 Payton McCaleb

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
BAR, 6 pellets, 28g L/O

2025-05-16 10:02 KT

Weight: 129 grams
Weight gain 3% (+4g)

2025-05-15 16:29 JMH

Food: 13g Mice cut up BID

2025-05-15 11:03 BT

offered mealworms

2025-05-15 10:05 BT

Food: 13g Mice cut up 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

BAR, no pellets, no mutes

2025-05-15 09:03 SAK

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 13g Mice cut up BID 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) SID PO
==============================

2025-05-15 08:24 BT

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 16g Mice cut 1/2 BID 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) SID PO
==============================

2025-05-14 16:48 JMH

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny BID

2025-05-14 10:28 re

Weight: 125 grams
Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
BAR, 4 pellets, 18g leftovers, normal mutes

Weight gain 2% (+3g)

2025-05-13 17:17 Payton McCaleb

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 

2025-05-13 12:03 SAK

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO
BAR, normal mutes, no pellets, 29g leftovers total for all birds

2025-05-13 09:58 re

2025-05-12 16:05 Payton McCaleb

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 

48g total for all 3 nestlings 

2025-05-12 11:02 SAK

Weight: 122 grams
Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

No leftovers
pellets, normal mutes

Weight gain 23% BW

2025-05-11 15:31 LIA

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 

2025-05-11 09:38 LIA

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

BAR, Normal mutes, 1 pellet 

2025-05-10 16:14 Taylor Hopkins

Food: 16g M cut up

2025-05-10 10:26 Taylor Hopkins

Food: 16g M
Calcium Glubionate 0.09ml (23mg/ml) SID PO

2025-05-10 08:48 BC

Patient was BAR, had normal urates and feces, and one pellet.
Patient had 35 g left over in enclosure.

2025-05-09 15:44 BT

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 

2025-05-08 16:33 BT

Group entry: 5 animals
Food:30g M, Ch, Q(sm) per ADULT bird SID

VitaHawk Friday Only: Sprinkle 1/16 teaspoon per bird on food.
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PLUS --60 g. mice cut up small for nestlings. BID

2025-05-08 11:46 BT

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-08 08:01 Taylor Hopkins

BAR, UF- normal mutes, no pellet, no leftovers in box

2025-05-07 16:58 BT

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 

2025-05-07 13:54 SAK

Band changed to: Blue L 40

2025-05-07 13:46 SAK

Weight: 99 grams
Drew 0.5ml blood from right jugular for intake labwork. CBC Only

Weight gain 27% BW

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-05-07 13:46:00
PCV34 %
TS3.6 g\dl
Serum

Blood lead
Collection date2025-05-07
Level0.00 

Serum chemistry
Collection date2025-05-07
AST74 U/LPhos9.4 mg/dl
BA0 umol/LTP3.4 g/dl
CK927 U/LAlb3.1 g/dl
UA5.7 mg/dlGlob0.3 g/dl
Glu406 mg/dlK+5.6 mmol/l
Ca11.8 mg/dlNa+142 mmol/l
  AMY0 U/L
Hem 0, Lip +1, Ict 0

CBC
Collection date2025-05-07
WBC count39900
Corrected count39900
Hets/Neut36% - 14364
  Bands0+
  Toxics0+
Lymphs21% - 8379
Eos37% - 14763
Mono5% - 1995
Baso1% - 399
Thrombocytesadequat
PI1
HemoproteusNEG
LeukocytozoonNEG
PlasmodiumNEG
Read byUMiami Avian & Wildlife Lab
Polychromasia (2+), Immature erythroid progenitors (rare), Reactive lymphocytes (few).  Lymphocytes are small and well differentiaed.  Smudge cells on slide may have altered the differential and white blood count.

2025-05-07 12:22 BT

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

2025-05-07 07:54 Taylor Hopkins

BAR, UF-normal mutes in box, no leftovers

2025-05-06 17:20 Taylor Hopkins

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny - tweezer fed until full 23g left in box

2025-05-06 11:34 AMS

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny - readily ate all but 4 pieces (left in box), divided evenly among the 3 owlets
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO on food

AMS

2025-05-05 16:57 Taylor Hopkins

Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny - tweezer fed until full 22g left in box

2025-05-05 13:09 SAK

Weight: 78 grams
Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) PO

Weight loss 8% BW

2025-05-05 08:54 SAK

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny BID 
Ca Glubionate: 0.09 ml (23 mg/ml soln) SID PO
==============================

2025-05-05 07:35 AN

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Food: 16g Mice cut up tiny BID 
==============================

2025-05-04 17:13 SAK

Sample
Collection date2025-05-04
Typechoanal/cloacal swab
Notes:
Results:
AI PCR : Not detected

2025-05-04 16:38 Taylor Hopkins

11g M cut up offered (tweezer fed)

BAR

2025-05-04 12:37 Taylor Hopkins

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Attending Veterinarian: Dr. Seth Oster
Observational examination
  Mentation: BAR
  Posture: WNL
  Overall appearance: WNL
Vital stats
  Heart rate: 300
  Respiratory rate: 60
  Auscultation: WNL
  Mucous membranes: pink and moist
  Hydration: Euhydration
Physical examination: WNL
  Oral cavity: WNL
    Choana: WNL
    Glottis: WNL
  Beak: WNL
  Cere/nares: WNL
  Eyes: WNL
  Ears: WNL
  Crop: WNL, full
  Feather quality: WNL
  Integument: WNL
  Wings: WNL
    Wings - Range of motion: WNL
    Wings - Patagium: WNL
  Legs/Feet: WNL
    Legs/Feet - Range of motion: WNL
    Legs/Feet - Plantar surface: WNL
    Legs/Feet- Talons: WNL
  Neurologic: BAR, WNL
  Ceolom: WNL
  BCS: 2
  Vent: WNL
  Droppings: DNE
  Uropygial gland: DNE
Problem list: No abnormalities seen on examination. 
Diagnosis: healthy orphan
Assessment: Patient is BAR with no abnormalities noted on exam. Patient will be monitored closely until it can be placed with a surrogate mother. 
Plan: Offer heat support
Monitor eating (offering 20g per meal)
If cleared pair with surrogate mother
Prognosis: Good

2025-05-04 12:30 AN

Band changed to: No Band

2025-05-04 11:50 BT

Additional data from online form
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Offered food or water: No
Treatments given: no
Carrier box to pickup: No
Add to mailing list: No

2025-05-04 08:53 SAK

Weight: 85 grams

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