December 8 update
NX continues down the road to recovery. She ate everything last night and once again kept her food down. The vets will check out her GI tract again on radiographs, which will be taken on December 9, but at this point, Dr. Dave anticipates that they will not need to scope NX.
NX was weighed today [wrapped up tightly in a "raptor wrapper"] and is 3.55 kg. While this is down from her initial weight on December 2, the veterinary team isn’t concerned. Her initial weight included her transmitter [80 grams] and a crop full of rancid deer meat [which she regurgitated on her first night in the hospital]. Also given the fact that she had to be fasted prior to radiographs, the vets aren’t surprised that NX’s weight has decreased a bit. She’ll likely put that weight back on in a matter of days as she continues to recover.
Dr. Dave affixes a “tail guard” to NX’s tail to protect it while housed indoors:
Raptor wrapper
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