this is depressing. It doesn't sound good.
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Norfolk Botanical Garden Eagle Update
May 25, 2008
This report was filed by Dr. Dave McRuer, Director of Veterinary Services at the Wildlife Center of Virginia:
The Bald Eagle nestling was taken to the Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville on Saturday afternoon [May 24] to undergo an MRI on the soft-tissue mass located on the upper beak. The purpose of this diagnostic test was to allow the veterinarians to better evaluate the extent of the mass and to better estimate how invasive it had become. The eagle was intubated and placed under general anesthesia in order to keep it perfectly still for the MRI scan. The scan took approximately 20 minutes, with the bird asleep for approximately 25 minutes. Speed was of utmost importance in order to avoid complications.
The MRI indicated that the mass had not only grown out and away from the beak, but also internally into the nasal sinus. Thus far, the mass is localized to just the front aspect of the sinus and has not crossed the septum into the front right sinus. Nonetheless, the mass has invaded both the keratin surface of the beak and the associated underlying bone. This information will be used, along with the biopsy results expected on May 28 or 29, to determine prognosis and potential treatment options.
The eagle was returned to the Wildlife Center following the MRI and was heartily eating within one hour of the trip.
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“We’re getting financial support and inquiries about this bird from as far away as British Columbia,” Clark said. “We would give this kind of care to any patient, but the fact that this bird is a celebrity provides some incentive to really go the extra mile.”
It also provides a priceless opportunity to promote the wildlife center’s underlying agenda, he said.
“We take care of individual animals, and that’s an important part of what we do,” Clark said. “But clinical care is also a
vehicle: Each case gives us a window to see larger environmental problems affecting wildlife.”
The eaglet’s condition is a prime example of this principle he said: Whatever caused the extraordinarily rare growth –
possibilities include pesticides, pollution, toxins in the food supply – could easily impact other animals in the Norfolk area,
including humans, he said. The fact that people around the world feel an emotional link to this particular bird will certainly help raise awareness of larger issues as well, he said.
“That’s what sets the Wildlife Center apart from most other centers that care for wildlife: Just fixing the eagle isn’t enough – we’ve got to figure out what made it sick.”
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I hope this last quote means, that they will try to treat him/her....and not just euthanize him/her too quickly.
This link will show pictures of the MRI procedure....they are very interesting...
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