Kodak Update – 6/26/26
This morning, we received an update on Kodak from the DEC.
“I spoke with the vet at the Wildlife Hospital yesterday afternoon. When Kodak was received, she had no wounds and reasonable body condition, but was dehydrated. She is being treated for a minor protozoan infection (trichomonas). She will be reevaluated early next week.”
Avian trichomoniasis is a contagious upper digestive tract disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trichomonas gallinae. It is transmitted through contaminated food, water, or beak-to-beak contact.
As we receive updates, we will share them.
In the meantime, Tsavorite and Casey are doing well.
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June 26th, 2026 at 4:12 PM
YAY, Kodak!! We hope to see you again soon! 🩷💕
June 26th, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Thank goodness she rescued and can be treated successfully since she was found before it developed further. I don’t imagine she can go back to the family now, it will have been too long. She’ll stand a better chance being trained up and released later. Sad for us but her chances for survival in the wild will be better served that way. Thank you to everyone that searched for her and participated in her rescue, she survived because of all of you!
June 26th, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Poor Kodak, dehydration can be fixed quickly, but trichomoniasis is a nasty complication. At some scrapes eyases are checked for it routinely during banding and treated before they fledge, but not in NY as far as I know.