2025-267 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2025-12-24
Final date -
Days in captivity2
SpeciesEASO - Eastern screech owl
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band
Ectoparasite - Hippoboscid flies
Neurologic - Head tilt
Neurologic - Head trauma

Cause of injury: Collision - Window

Found in Opelika,AL
Lee county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

Desc Qty Cost Subtotal
Examination175.0075.00
Daily rate210.0020.00
Total  95.00

Costs are estimates based on fees charged at a local avian specialist.
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2025-12-25 15:46 EMK

Cerenia (Maropitant): 0.1 ml (10 mg/ml Injectable) SQ
Meloxicam: 0.1mL (1.5mg/ml soln) PO
P temperature at 104.6, warm to the touch. Upright in cage, slightly more reactive to handling. Lubricated eyes. Switched off heat support and turned on oxygen to 1 L/min.

2025-12-25 11:42 SAK

Assist Fed 9g organ meat.
Cerenia 0.02ml (10mg/ml inj.) SQ

Noted P was cold to the touch after feeding. Temperature reading low on thermometer. Stopped Oxygen in incubator and turned incubator on to 98 degrees F. Will take temperature at PM treatments. Put lubricating eye ointment in both eyes.

2025-12-25 10:05 AMS

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Tweezer feed: 15g organ meat, small pieces cut clean meat SID
SQ fluids: 5ml LRS BID until 2025-12-26
Buprenorphine SR Owl: 0.02 ml (1.8mg/ml) SID SQ
Meloxicam: 0.03 ml (5 mg/ml (Injectable)) BID SQ
Cerenia (Maropitant): 0.02 ml (10 mg/ml Injectable) SID SQ
Oxygen cage
Keep upright
Monitor & notate mentation
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added Cerenia

2025-12-25 09:44 EMK

Upright in cage, dull mentation, head turned to right during handling
Tweezer feed: 2-3 pieces (~3g) cut mice, regurgitated multiple pieces
SQ fluids: 8ml LRS, large quantity leaked out
Buprenorphine SR Owl: 0.02 ml (1.8mg/ml) SQ
Meloxicam: 0.03 ml (5 mg/ml (Injectable)) SQ

2025-12-24 16:42 TEJ
Weight: 151 grams

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Attending Veterinarian: Dr. Amberly Sokoloff
Observational examination
Mentation: dull
Posture: not standing
Overall appearance: Weak and dull
Vital stats
Heart rate: 150
Respiratory rate: 20
Auscultation: Clear
Mucous membranes: Pink
Hydration: <5% dehydrated
Oral cavity: Normal
Choana: Normal
Glottis: Normal
Beak: Symmetrical with normal occlusal surface
Cere/nares: Clear
Eyes: Blephorospasm and dull corneal surface, mild mucoid discharge OD, stain neg OU; fundus appears wnl OU, normal PLRs
Ears: Clear
Crop: NA
Feather quality: No abnormalities
Integument: Hippoboscid (flat fly) x 1
Wings: Palpated normally with normal ulnar vein refill time bilaterally
Legs/Feet: No abnormalities - able to grasp towel but slow
Neurologic: Right sided head tilt with collapsed/ flattened plumicorn on right. Very dull to obtunded in mentation.
BCS: 3/5
Vent: Normal
Uropygial gland: Normal

Problem list:
1. Neurologic - right head tilt/dull/right plumicorn flattened
2. Ocular - dull/dry corneal surface and blepharospasm OD
3. Parasites: Flat fly x1

Assessment: Patient 267 presents with neurologic signs (head tilt, obtundation, flattened plumicorn) following window collision, consistent with head trauma. No ocular hemorrhage noted; mild dryness and a superficial right corneal mark present, both fluorescein negative. Patient is visual but mentally very dull. One flat fly observed. Otherwise suspect previously healthy prior to window strike with BCS of 3/5.

Tx:
LRS 7 mL given SQ in right inguinal area,
0.03 mL Meloxicam (5mg/mL inj) given SQ in left inguinal area
AIL fly spray applied

Plan:
SQ fluids: 5ml LRS BID until 2025-12-26
Buprenorphine SR Owl: 0.02 ml (1.8mg/ml) SID SQ
Meloxicam: 0.03 ml (5 mg/ml (Injectable)) BID SQ
Oxygen cage
Keep upright
Monitor & notate mentation

Prognosis: very guarded

TEJ/AMS

2025-12-24 16:12 AMS

======= TREATMENT PLAN =======
Tweezer feed: 15g cut mice SID
SQ fluids: 5ml LRS BID until 2025-12-26
Buprenorphine SR Owl: 0.02 ml (1.8mg/ml) SID SQ
Meloxicam: 0.03 ml (5 mg/ml (Injectable)) BID SQ
Oxygen cage
Keep upright
Monitor & notate mentation
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2025-12-24 15:17 AMS
Weight: 151 grams

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