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“Pip”

“Pip”. UVIS # 244335 Wildlife # 14-019. Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Adult. Juvenile. Signalment & History. 2 year old Male (?) Red-Tailed Hawk Presented to UGA VTH on 02/08/14 Sustained degloving injury to R. carpus, inflicted by cage-mate

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“Pip”

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  1. “Pip” UVIS # 244335 Wildlife # 14-019

  2. Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Adult Juvenile

  3. Signalment & History • 2 year old Male (?) Red-Tailed Hawk • Presented to UGA VTH on 02/08/14 • Sustained degloving injury to R. carpus, inflicted by cage-mate • Surrendered to the wildlife treatment center by private falconer due to inability to pay for treatments

  4. Initial Physical Exam • Degloving injury to the R. carpus • Allula exposed • All other exam findings unremarkable • Radiographs were ordered to better assess the carpal injury.

  5. RADIOGRAPHS

  6. Initial Treatments • Surgical correction • Alula and bone fragments removed • Tissue debridement • Incomplete wound closure • Antibiotics • Anti-inflammatories

  7. Daily Maintenance • Physical Therapy & Bandage Changes SID • Laser Therapy SID • Medications BID • Feed 1 mouse BID

  8. Progress • Better • Worse • Better • Worse • Attitude good and eating well, but wound taking an unusually long time to heal...

  9. Osteomyelitis? • Need to determine reason for non-healing wound • Theory: infection has reached the bone and current antibiotic therapy insufficient • How do we find out? • more radiographs...

  10. RADIOGRAPHS

  11. Before

  12. Before

  13. Take advantage of anesthesia • Better exam of wound • DEBRIDE • Sample for Culture & Sensitivity

  14. Results • Resistant Enterococcus spp. infection (Think MRSA - different… but similar concept) • Switch Anti-biotics! • More aggressive wound care • Flush with anti-microbial agents (Betadine & Gentamycin w/ Tris-EDTA) • Topical anti-biotic ointment (SSD) • Continue systemic antibiotics • Heightened awareness to cleaning/hygiene protocols

  15. Progress • With appropriately targeted antibiotic therapies, wound began healing rapidly • Continued physical & laser therapy • Infection resolved and transferred to Bear Hollow Zoo to remain a permanent resident as an educational animal

  16. General Husbandry for Wildlife Patients • Our patients are awesome, but it is important to remember that they are wild animals that need to be returned to the wild. • Reduce stress • Keep cages covered • Limit daily handling • Provide enriching housing

  17. Husbandry • Birds: perches (clean & wrapped), hide houses, nests, appropriate water source • Small mammals: keep them warm!, bedding, things to chew (nutriberries) • Water fowl: let them swim! • Turtles: need a pool and somewhere to bask, need to be able to dunk their whole head underwater to drink

  18. Stress • A hospital is a stressful place, simply being here can be enough to cause an animal to become sick or to keep a sick animal from healing • It is important to keep this in mind and to use your best judgement in deciding when is best for the animal to be transferred for rehab • Most rehabbers can continue things like oral medications

  19. Rehab & Release • We are legally permitted to release animals back to the wild through DNR • Squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, songbirds… • Animals MUST be well enough for survival • VERY important to make every attempt to find out where they came from and return them as close as possible to that location • AWARE - Litonia, GA • Great for Raptors • Awesome website with more information • Would be a great place to volunteer if your are looking for more experience/externship hours

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