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25222 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2025-05-03
Final date -
Days in captivity17
SpeciesBAOW - Barred Owl
AgeBrancher
SexUNK
StatusReh
BandBlue
Fecal Parasite - Fluke
NSF

Cause of injury: Fell From Nest

(Blue) NSF

Found in Centralia,IL
Jefferson county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination150.0050.00
Daily rate1720.00340.00
Radiographs250.00100.00
Packed cell volume120.0020.00
Fecal exam125.0025.00
Eye exam125.0025.00
Total  560.00

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

2025-05-03

2025-05-03

2025-05-04
2025-05-20 16:26 KS

Updated medication doses based on a latest weight of 618.0 g

2025-05-20 16:12 MP
Leftovers: 312
Group entry: 9 animals
S: 3 babies perched on A frame while other babies were perched on back perch.
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[02431] / ASY / F - On edge of baby platform, flared and hissing
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Bucket cleaned and changed water. Removed 312 g of scraps from food platform.
Dropped 926 g of chick, rat, and venison under drape.

A: All BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-19 17:44 AE

Group entry: 9 animals
S: Most babies standing on back perch squinting and then clacking. Some flared wings.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK - Perched on turf PVC ramp above nest platform.
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Entered mew and covered food drop with towel. Placed a portion of chopped food
on nest platform. Dropped 902g of rat/venison/chick.

A: All BAR.

P: CCP

2025-05-19 12:04 AE
Weight: 618.0 grams, Leftovers: 109
Group entry: 9 animals
S: Almost all birds standing on top back perch. Clacking.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK - Replaced color band.
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK - Standing in nest.
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK - Weight change: +39 g (7 %)
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Caught all and weighed/checked color bands. Placed babies in crate and Sayyida
in blue box. Moved all down to F1.

A: All babies are alert/aware and appear to be doing well.

P: Weigh all in a week.

2025-05-18 18:49 AE

Group entry: 9 animals
S: Blind food drop.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Dropped 902g of rat/chick through blind food tube.

A: No assessment to give for blind food drop.

P: CCP

2025-05-18 09:54 DR
Leftovers: 116
Group entry: 9 animals
S: All juveniles except 25212 perched with 02431, then flying to platform and back
several times.

[02431] / ASY / F - stayed perched
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK - standing on diagonal perch by platform; jumped
to ground and moved under 02431 until finished cleaning, then began climbing ramp.
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Bucket cleaned and refilled water. Changed mat on platform. Removed 116g scrap.
2 adult feathers broken and molted. 6 casts removed.

A: BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-17 18:08 MP

Group entry: 9 animals
S: Blind drop
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Blind dropped 903 g of chick, fish, and rat. Dropped chopped through baby platform
tube and whole through main tube.

A: All assumed BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-17 16:15 MP
Weight: 579.0 grams, BCS: 2.5, Leftovers: 202
Group entry: 9 animals
S: Brown on baby platform. All others on high perch with Sayyida. All but Brown and
Sayyida flew around to avoid catch. One or two occasionally food called
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Caught and weighed all birds except Sayyida. Bucket cleaned and changed water.
Removed 202 g of mainly chick scrap. Removed about a dozen casts.
Weight change: -2 g (0 %)

A: All BAR, Blue only one not up in weight. BCS is still good though and weight lost was not significant

P: Weigh and move to F1 when it is ready for them

2025-05-16 18:42 fw

Group entry: 9 animals

S: Youngest nestling sitting on nesting platform. Eldest owl (besides Sayyida) was
perched next to nesting platform then flew to join others on nesting branch after
entering enclosure. Remaining birds perch on branch platform, most clacking and/or
flaring.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Bucket cleaned enclosure, moved baby off of nest platform and onto food platform,
replaced hospital mat on nest platform, returned baby to nest platform,and refilled
water dish. Collected 7 casts and minimal food scrap. Blind dropped 902 grams of
fish and chick through food tubes.

A: BAR.

P: CCP.

2025-05-15 18:44 fw
Leftovers: 40
Group entry: 9 animals

S: One baby sitting on nest platform. Sayyida and other babies perched on perching
branch, clacking. Different baby left perching branch and tried to perch on wooden
beam on wall but later fell to ground and climbed ramp to food platform.
[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Moved baby from nesting platform to lower food platform. Bucket cleaned enclosure,
replaced hospital mat on nesting platform, and refilled water dish. Found 40 grams
of chick scrap and two casts. Blind dropped 899 grams of fish, chick, and rat through
both feeding tubes.

A: BAR.

P: CCP.

2025-05-14 17:31 KK
Weight: 581.0 grams, BCS: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 9 animals
S: All other than Sayyida, 25212 and 25222 were on high back perch clacking. All
but 1 flew to front to avoid me when I cleaned back. 2 were wet/recently bathed,
but didn't identify which 2.
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[02431] / ASY / F - On platform with youngest 2 babies. Hopped to perch when I entered.
Flared and clacked at me entire tiem and occasionally made motion like was going
to lunge at me but never left platform
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK - On nest platform. Clacked and ran to farthest
corner to try and get away from me for catch.
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK - On perch by nest platform. Very wet at had abviously
just bathed. Flared and clacked for catch. Returned to platform after catch. Lunged
and tried to attack my face when I reached to grab 212 off platform for weigh
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: Weighed 25212 and 25222. Bucket cleaned and changed water. Blind dropped 866g
chx, fish, rat through tube.

A: 212 and 222 both up slightly in weigh but could stand to gain more as BCS still
reduced. 222's weight may be inacurate due to how wet he was. All birds alert and
moving around well. All but 212 are ready to go to larger space and no longer need
nest platform.

P: Move all older babies to F1 at next weigh in 3d. Move Sayyida and yougest baby
to F1 as well if platform can be set up for 212. Increase food by 50g

2025-05-13 16:46 EG

Group entry: 9 animals
S: did not see due to doing blind food drop

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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -
[25227] / Gray / Brancher / UNK -

O: dropped 853 grams of rat fish and chick

A: did not see

P: CCP

2025-05-13 09:19 MP
Leftovers: 98
Group entry: 8 animals
S: Brown and Blue on baby platform. All others on high perch with Sayyida. Most to
all clacking.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -

O: Removed 98 g of chick scrap from lower level platform. Bucket cleaned and changed
water. Changed out mat on baby platform. Removed several casts.

A: All BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-12 16:42 AE
Leftovers: 107
Group entry: 8 animals
S: Most standing back back perch and clacking.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK - Standing on baby platform and clacked.
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK - Perched on edge of platform clacking, flaring and
jumped away to ground.

O: Bucket cleaned and replaced hospital mat. Retrieved 107g of fish/chick scrap.
Dropped 750g of rat/fish/chick through food tube.

A: All babies are alert/aware. 25-222 is an angry brancher. No scraps were seen on
baby platform.

P: CCP

2025-05-11 17:38 TL

Group entry: 8 animals
S: Blind drop. Heard some movement towards food after drop.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -

O: Blind dropped 763g rat and fish through food tube. Dropped all chop and some whole
on baby platform, dropped whole food on middle platform.

A: N/A

P: CCP

2025-05-11 10:02 TL
Weight: 556.0 grams, BCS: 2.0, Leftovers: 90
Group entry: 8 animals
S: All except Brown and Blue moving freely around enclosure, up to perches and back
to platform.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK - Moving around on platform. Defensive and clacking
when caught.
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK - Moving around on platform. Defensive, footy when
caught. ***Weight change: -15 g (3 %)***

O: Weighed 212 and 222. Hose cleaned enclosure. Collected 90g scrap (2 chicks and
a few pieces of missed chopped fish from middle platform). No scrap left on baby
platform. Collected many casts.

A: All seem to be doing well moving around enclosure. Both new additions are down
slightly in weight but still in good BCS.

P: Up food amt slightly and make sure all chop is getting dropped on baby platform.
Reweigh 212 and 222 in 3D.

2025-05-10 18:58 TL

Group entry: 8 animals
S: Blind drop. Heard shuffling along the perches and some chittering.
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25165] / White / Nestling / UNK -
[25166] / Red / Nestling / UNK -
[25175] / Green L / Nestling / UNK -
[25177] / Purple / Nestling / UNK -
[25178] / Orange / Nestling / UNK -
[25212] / Brown / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Blue / Brancher / UNK -

O: Blind dropped 721g fish and chick through food tubes, 3/4 thru the baby platform
tube

A: N/A

P: CCP

2025-05-10 16:42 TL

Updated medication doses based on a latest weight of 571.0 g

2025-05-10 09:19 MP

Band changed to: Blue

2025-05-10 09:16 MP
Weight: 571.0 grams, BCS: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
S: All in back corner
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25212] / Nestling / UNK -
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK -

O: Caught and weighed all. Changed no band (25212) to Brown. Changed Red (25222)
to Blue. No scraps in cage. Moved all out to R1.
Weight change: +18 g (3 %)

A: All BAR

P: Moved to R1. Weigh Brown and Blue tomorrow.

2025-05-09 18:30 BS
Leftovers: 7
Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F - Standing in rear corner of cage with wings flared, clacking.
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - Standing underneath Sayyida.
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - Standing beside Sayyida clacking.

O: Dropped 150g rat for babies and 81g fish and chick for Sayyida. 1 cast and 7g
leftovers collected.

A: BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-09 09:34 MP
Weight: 553.0 grams, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F - Flaring in corner. Jumped at my head at one point
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - Snuggled under Sayyida
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - Snuggled up to Sayyida. Jumped out of nest bowl
during weigh.

O: Weighed babies. Changed out mats in cage w/o catching Sayyida. Dropped 50 g of
rat in cage in camo. Shredded casts in cage noted.
Weight change: +4 g (1 %)

A: All BAR. Babies continue to gain weight well and SF

P: Move to SID food in PM, then move all outside w/ others.

2025-05-08 17:14 BS
Leftovers: 14
Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F - Standing in back of cage with wings flared.
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - In front of Sayyida food calling
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - In back of cage looking around.

O: Dropped 151g rat for 25212 and 25222, as well as 80g rat and chick for Sayyida.
14g leftovers collected.

A: BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-08 08:55 AE
Weight: 549.0 grams, Leftovers: 27
Group entry: 3 animals
S:-------------------------
[02431] / ASY / F - Standing flaring and backing away.
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - Food calling and walking around.
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - Standing in corner clacking.

O: Weighed both and shifted Sayyida around while cleaning. Noted a lot of casts and
both baby abdomens are squishy. Retrieved 27g of whole chick scrap. HF 212 until
full, ate 35g of rat. Dropped remaining 15g of rat. 222 not interested in hand feeding.

A: Both babies are up in weight and appea to both be casting. Only leftovers from
last night was whole chick. 25-212 still needed some hand feeding today, but did
take 3 pieces from food pile by itself. BAR.
Weight change: +35 g (7 %)

P: CCP

2025-05-07 17:42 KS
Leftovers: 8
Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F -
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - Splayed out in back sleeping. Woke up abruptly and started
food calling.
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK -

O: Dropped 78 g of rat and fish for Sayyida and 140 g of chopped rat for the babies,
both in camo. Removed 8 g of scrap from cage.

A: All BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-07 10:12 KS
Weight: 514.0 grams, BCS: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F - flared, clacking in front of babies
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - food calling, standing behind Sayyida
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - clacking, standing behind Sayyida

O: Cleaned around Sayyida, pulled babies for weights. No scrap, 1 large cast. Dropped
61g rat/rabbit

A: All BAR, babies up in weight and self feeding well
P: Switch to SF only and transition to once a day food. Once on only PM food move
outside

2025-05-06 17:40 BS
Leftovers: 10
Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F - Standing behind babies with wings flared, clacking.
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - Food calling in front of Sayyida
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - Standing in front of Sayyida

O: Dropped 123g rat for babies and 81g chick and rat for Sayyida. No casts collected,
10g leftovers collected.

A: BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-06 17:10 KS

Updated medication doses based on a latest weight of 491.0 g

2025-05-06 10:49 KS

Group entry: 3 animals
S:
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[02431] / ASY / F - clacking
[25212] / Nestling / UNK - looking for food, nibbling at piles but not super coordinated
[25222] / Red / Brancher / UNK - hid behind Sayyida right away

O: dropped 82g chopped rat
A: All BAR and seem to be getting along
P: Monitor interaction

2025-05-06 10:47 KS

Band changed to: Red

2025-05-06 10:47 KS
Weight: 491.0 grams, BCS: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
S: Footy, struggled a lot in hand
O: Weighed, 1 cast. banded red, moved in with 212 and Sayyida. Cuddled up to mom right away
A: BAR
P: Monitor interaction with others

2025-05-05 16:46 KS

S: Standing, clacked and backed away quickly
O: Dropped 51g chopped rat wearing camo
A: BAR P: Introduce to Sayyida + 212 tomorrow

2025-05-05 09:59 ES
Leftovers: 0
S: Standing in cage

O: Hand fed 51g R

A: BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-05 09:00 AD
Weight: 461.0 grams, BCS: 2.0
S: Clacking for catch. Cast in cage.

O: Very BAR in hand, clacking and angry. No significant abnormalities on exam.
LRS SQ: 21.45 cc (LRS) SQ
Droncit (Praziquantel): 0.08 cc (56.8 mg/ml) PO

A: Apparently healthy brancher BAOW. As only one fluke was seen on fecal and flukes have indirect life cycle, ok to give dose of praziquantel and move outside.

P: SF in PM, if bird eats on own ok to move outside.

2025-05-04 17:55 AE

S: Standing in back of cage.

O: BB HF 51g of rat in camo gear.

A: Took food well. BAR.

P: CCP

2025-05-04 15:42 TU

Fecal
Collection date2025-05-04
ResultsPOS for
Fluke

2025-05-04 10:15 DR

S: Standing in back near stuffy.

O: Hand fed 40g rat. Ate well, grabbing at food.

A: BAR

P: CCP

2025-05-04 10:01 TL
Weight: 452.0 grams, BCS: 2.0
S: Laying sternal next to stuffed owl. Jumped up once saw handler. Visual and squirmy in hand.

O: Collected fecal. Performed fundic exam w IOP study - NSF. Drew blood from both medial metatarsal veins - hematoma on each as patient was very uncooperative in hand. Gave fluids in R inguinal.
LRS SQ: 21.45 cc (LRS) SQ
Weight change: +23 g (5 %)

A: BAR, good weight gain. No redness observed on eyelids but they both appear a bit shriveled, maybe from dehydration or a combination of old bug damage. Basic blood WNL.

P: CCP.

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-05-04 10:01:00
PCV35 %
TS2.8 g\dl
Serumclear
Eye exam
Exam date - 2025-05-04
Examiner - TL
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
NSF on fundic.
Left eye:
NSF on fundic.

2025-05-03 17:23 fw


S: Standing next to cage wall and owl plushie.

O: Hand fed 40 grams of chopped rat while wearing camo.

A: BAR.

P: CCP.

2025-05-03 14:15 AE

S: Standing in back of cage clacking.

O: Noted baby did not touch food that was dropped earlier. HF all 40g rat.

A: May need to hand feed a few meals until self feeding.

P: HF until full and drop remaining

2025-05-03 12:40 AE
Weight: 429.0 grams, BCS: 2.0
S: Standing in box clacking.

O: Checked vitals. Performed intake exam. Took rads. Placed in ICU. Dropped 40g of rat.

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Mentation: BAR
Temp (F): 102.1
Dehydration (%): 5
Neurologic: NLW
Head/mouth/beak: Mouth dry.
Ears: NSF
Eyes: Eyelids a little red and puffy.
OU: Baby cataracts.Good PLRs. NSF
Wings: NSF
Legs: NSF
Feet: NSF
Body: NSF
Feather condition: In blood
Radiographic findings: No fractures.
Initial treatment: 11cc LRS SQ.

A: Apparent healthy brancher with mild redness on both eyelids. Will check IOPs tomorrow. Likely can move outside with other babies if eats on own. No known nest location where baby was founding unsafe dog park area.

P: Collect blood and fecal 5/4. Vet check 5/5. Check IOPs 5/4.

Vitals
Date2025-05-03 12:40:00
Temp102.1 F

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