Old Cases (Link to previous update--here):
1. Opossums (babies, 31 total) - All groups are still doing great! Most of them have made it to the outdoor pre-release caging, all except the youngest six who had some issues with bloating and stuff. Everyone is off tube feedings! Hooray!
2. Golden Eagle (asper suspect, healed wing injury) - I think I accidentally said Bald Eagle in my previous post. It is a golden, oops! Anyway, so turns out, no asper. We thought he was just fat and having issues with getting tired, but they took another set of radiographs and think that the way the bone healed is causing some pain when flying. Dr. John plans to do surgery Wednesday to correct the problem.
3. Opossum (adult, L leg luxation) - RELEASED!!
4. Band-tailed Pigeon (infant, orphan) - RELEASED!! 2 new ones have come in since, nothing exciting to note about them.
5. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (adult, missing tail feathers, cat attack) - RELEASED!!
6. Mallards (31 now!) - So we've been hit by mallard season! We've had a few die for various reasons, but no major problems to report. The first group of 4 are living a pool already with just a couple floats for them! Man, they grow up quick.
7. Gosling (infant, orphan, 1 with leg injury) - We got another one in, much older than the first orphan, but they seem to do okay together. They have moved up into outdoor caging. One is receiving antibiotics for leg injury--radiographs didnt show what the problem was.
8. Bald Eagle (adult) - Now they are thinking he has an Asper infection (v. agressive fungus). He is being nebulized 2x a day with amphoteracin to try and control it. Pretty much, we catch him up, put him in a kennel and hook up a hose that mists the medication into the air so he breaths it in. Hopefully it was caught soon enough.
New Cases:
9. Hermit Thrush (adult, dog attack) - Started on antibiotics. He seemed okay on admit, could fly, etc. Then he developed a wing droop while we had him which has since resolved. Right now he is on cage rest and soon will be moving to the aviary!
10. Eastern Cottontails (infants, orphans, 14) - These guys are the bane of my existance. They don't get quite as many in as we did in the midwest, and I don't have to tube feed them here, so it isn't quite so bad. Bunnies are very challenging to rehab because they are so sensitive to stress and are very susceptible to diarrhea. Everyone is off tube feedings and in the bunny hutches awaiting release.
11. Great Horned Owl (juvi) - Young guy, still has his downy feathers. This is my favorite kind of owl. They are so sassy! I was really excited when he came in.... and I was the only one there to help! Not too much to note, he is in good health except for a small injury on the beak.
12. White-winged Scoter (adult) - This is a type of seaduck and was found beached, so someone scooped her up and brought her in. She is thin, but that is the only thing we could find wrong at this time. While at PAWS, she has gotten some lesions on her feet which were treated yesterday (with my help)! Currently being tube fed 3x a day and fish being offered.
13. Sharp-shinned Hawk (adult) - This was the coolest admit ever! I've never seen one of these guys close up... they are tiny! I was expecting more Cooper's Hawk size. This must have been a male since he was so small. Anyway, he was found on the ground (probably a window strike) being attacked by crows. The receptionist mentioned that there was a large wound on chest. Turns out, his crop burst. The cool thing is there was a foot sticking out of his chest from the bird he ate just before this happened! Dr. John is doing surgery today to repair it.
14. Raccoons (babies, orphaned, 13) - And raccoon season is upon us! There are 13 so far... they are tube fed KMR about a billion times a day. And they scream.
15. Beavers (2, orphaned, infants) - We got one in initially. Beavers are very social, never left alone when they are young, so it was a bit worrisome to keep him at first. We tried placing him elsewhere, but no one had beavers. People were taking him home at night to feed him and keep him company. The first one was found on a sand bar by a kayaker and brought in since babies wouldn't leave the den at all. His temperature was so low on admit that it wouldn't even register on the thermometer. Then, 3 days later, another unrelated baby beaver came in! WHAT LUCK! This ones mom got run over by a skido. :(
Both are doing well now, except for a bit of a loose stool. Apparently, we will have these guys for 1 year min. - 2 years max. -- it takes that long for them to mature enough to be on their own. Keeping them is a huge commitment. Hopefully they make it to the end!
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