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2024-0189 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2024-12-11
Final date -
Days in captivity202
SpeciesWBVU - African White-backed Vulture
AgeAdult
SexM
StatusReh
BandG35451
Amputation - toe
Dehydration
Digit 1, Necrotic-Right foot
Emaciation

Cause of injury: Heat stroke

Do NOT release where found

Monitoring for release

Found in Bloemfontein,North West
NA county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1240.00240.00
Daily rate20250.0010100.00
Radiographs3713.002139.00
Complete blood count1900.00900.00
Total  13379.00

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

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2025-04-30 15:52 NW

Location changed to: 6) AWBV Breeding
Dr Katja/Jenny to confirm if the bird is releasable due to toe amputation. Monitor

2025-03-18 12:31 NW

Location changed to: 13) Ruppell

2025-01-30 08:54 NW
Weight: 6.500 kg
Bandage removed monitor walking and flight
Terramycin sprayed

2025-01-27 09:15 NW
Weight: 6.600 kg
Treatments-
Rebandaged: Terramycin and dry bandage. Removed some of stitches the other one should come off
Laser: Standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-23 08:56 NW
Weight: 6.600 kg
Treatments-
Rebandaged: Dry bandage
Laser: Standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-20 09:46 NW

Location changed to: 11) Hospital 2

2025-01-20 09:40 NW
Weight: 6.500 kg
Treatments-
Rebandaged: Dry bandage check again in a week
Laser: Standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-17 08:56 NW
Weight: 6.600 kg
Treatments-
Rebandaged: Dry bandage, remove stitches Monday
Laser: Standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-14 08:42 NW
Weight: 6.300 kg
Treatments
Rebandaged: Terramycin & gauze
Laser: Standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-09 09:27 NW
Weight: 6.100 kg, BCS: 3.0
Treatment
Rebandaged-Terramycin
Laser: standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-06 10:49 NW
Weight: 5.800 kg
Treatments-
Rebandage:
Laser: Standard high 30 seconds

2025-01-02 10:22 CM
Weight: 6.400 kg
Rebandage, laser.

2024-12-30 10:16 NW
Weight: 6.100 kg
Metacam 0.3ml IMI
Rebandage- Iodine + Parrafin
Laser-Multipulse high 30 seconds

2024-12-28 10:37 CM

Location changed to: ICU -2b

2024-12-27 08:44 NW

Location changed to: Onderstepoort

2024-12-24 08:31 NW
Weight: 5.700 kg
Rebandage-Dry bandage

2024-12-20 14:06 NW

Dr Jenny:
Toe amputation necessary-Tuesday 24 December 2024
Bone exposed on P1 + Desiccated
Necrotic (Lateral aspect)

2024-12-17 20:25 CM

CBC
Collection date2024-12-10
WBC count18500
Corrected count18500
Hets/Neut88% - 16280
  Bands0+
  Toxics0+
Lymphs4% - 740
Eos0% - 0
Mono8% - 1480
Baso0% - 0
Thrombocytes
PI1
HemoproteusNEG
LeukocytozoonNEG
PlasmodiumNEG
Read bySarah Woodhouse

2024-12-16 09:16 NW
Weight: 5.600 kg
excede 0.4ml IMI

2024-12-13 09:09 NW

Location changed to: Hospital

2024-12-13 08:43 NW
Weight: 6.100 kg
Right foot D4-suspected necrotic. May need amputation.
Left foot D1- Decreased sensation
Xrays done. Suspect abnormalities in both feet. Concern that this bird had its legs tied at some point.
50mls ringers sub-cut
0.4ml Excede every 3 days.
0.5ml Metacam every 3 days.

2024-12-12 13:09 NW

Band changed to: G35451

2024-12-11 19:00 NW
Weight: 4.800 kg, BCS: 2.0
bird found in veld and transferred to Fichardtpark Animal Clinic.

Treatment given by Fichardtpark Animal Clinic.
* Atropine
* Activated charcoal
* Baytril

Treatment given by VulPro
* 50ml Ringers S/C on arrival + 360nl S/C en-route

Suspected poisoning

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