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| 2025-05-20 18:40 KS | ||||||||||
S: Sternal, not using legs O: No feces in cage but also did not feel any to express. Caught for meds, dropped 20g chopped rat/venison Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole: 0.34 cc (48 mg/ml) PO Gabapentin: 0.04 cc (100 mg/ml compounded) PO Meloxicam: 0.13 cc (1.5 mg/ml compounded) PO A: More alert, clacked in hand and keeping eyes open P: CCP
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| Weight: 408.0 grams, BCS: 2.5 S: Lying sternal in box. O: Began exam and noted bruising/swelling over L wrist. Gave 0.08 cc torb IM. Performed full physical exam and took radiographs. Expressed a large amount of feces/urates and fluid. Gave 20 cc warmed LRS in R leg inguinal area. Gave 0.14 cc meloxicam PO and 0.04 cc gabapentin PO. ------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ---------------- Mentation: QAR Temp (F): 101.5 Dehydration (%): 7 Heart rate: DNE Resp rate: DNE Neurologic: WNL Head/mouth/beak: Scabbed/thickened skin along edges of eyelids OU from buffalo gnats. Ears: Scabbing on inside of ear flaps from buffalo gnats. Eyes: DNE Wings: Bruising/swelling over L carpus Legs: leg paresis/paralysis- no use and no deep pain response in either leg. Very, very small muscle reflex during deep pain test Feet: See "legs" Body: Abdomen very full Feather condition: Majority of feathers were previously wet and had dried and are still not fluffed out. Sticky substance of feathers- possibly tree sap Ectoparasites: buffalo gnats Radiographic findings: Possible swelling/compression fx in spine. No obvious fracture in L wing/carpus identified A: Pt presented after sustaining trauma during a recent tornado. Pt has paralysis of the legs and is unable to defecate on their own. Prognosis is very guarded considering the bird does not have a deep pain response in the legs/feet. These next couple days will be crucial. P: 5/21- fecal, blood, check eyes 5/22- vet check Rx- meloxicam, TMS, gaba Tx- monitor L carpus, monitor scabbing on eyelids and in ears, monitor use of legs/feet, clean vent/evacuate BID
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