Female Peregrine from De Mortel shot (1 Viewer)

Ronald Zee · Jul 30, 2011

The Female Peregrine which is called S2 from De Mortel in the Netherlands has been shot last wednesday. She was found in a small village not far from where the tower with the nest is. She was hit in a wing and had two fractures. She will be operated today and hopefully she will recover but if she does it will take a long time and this means the male might have found another partner in the meantime. If the operation fails it will mean the end of her which is very sad.

Here a link to an announcement about her (in Dutch) with a picture when she was taken into care and the x ray:

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/nieuws/26-nadere-info-over-s2.html

Mary · Jul 30, 2011

Thanks for letting us know. I'm assuming she is the same bird that has been in the webcams through the summer. I'm so sad this has happened, and so angry. I hope she recovers well, and the perpetrators are found and.......(use imagination here!) Unfortunately, I can't see that whilst humans walk the planet, it will ever end - there will always be those who are selfish and greedy.

Tiger_mz · Jul 30, 2011

Ronald Zee said:
The Female Peregrine which is called S2 from De Mortel in the Netherlands has been shot last wednesday. She was found in a small village not far from where the tower with the nest is. She was hit in a wing and had two fractures. She will be operated today and hopefully she will recover but if she does it will take a long time and this means the male might have found another partner in the meantime. If the operation fails it will mean the end of her which is very sad.

Here a link to an announcement about her (in Dutch) with a picture when she was taken into care and the x ray:

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/nieuws/26-nadere-info-over-s2.html

Oh that is so sad. We have known her for five summers now.

Link to the De Mortel webcam from season just gone. See de Mortel webcam.

DaisyG · Jul 30, 2011

Thank you so much for letting us know Ronald. I do hope the operation is a success.

Ronald Zee · Jul 30, 2011

The operation was succesfull but complicated. First the small bullet was removed and the wound closed and then the two fractures were fixed externally. For this 4 pins were used which have to stay there 4 to 6 weeks. The vet who operated her was positive about her returning to the wild, let's hope this will happen.

After the operation there was one very tense moment when she came out of the anaesthetic because she stopped breathing but fortunately she came round.

I have gone to the tower 6 times this year and by chance I was there wednesday as well and I saw her flying, maybe I and another guy were the last ones to see her apart from the idiot who shot her.

Here a link to the refresh images:

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/

and a link to pictures of the operation

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/fotos/category/23-status-s2.html

On the 11th of june one of the 3 youngsters of this year stayed in a tree very close to the birdwatchers field, it stayed there from about 9 in the morning till 8 at night. Here a link with 3 very good clips in HD and a couple of links with great pictures:

http://perigrines.nl/forumtest/viewtopic.php?t=321&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=525

http://www.freebirds.nl/slechtvalken/fotoalbum/valken/2011/juveniel-cn-11-06.html

http://www.kuiko.nl/cms/in-2011/juni-2011/214-heartbeats

DaisyG · Jul 31, 2011

That is really good news Ronald. Thanks for the update and pictures.

Ronald Zee · Jul 31, 2011

I just read that the operation lasted 3 hours.

After she stopped breathing the vet gave her mouth to mouth resuscitation and it worked, unbelievable.

See picture:

Ronald Zee · Aug 3, 2011

S 2 update.

S 2 is doing well and is quite calm, she produces pellets so everything in her body is functioning properly. She does however peck at her bandage so this has to be renewed regularly. The 4 pins in her wing are still in place. Medication is added to her food and she is only given the best parts of the prey because the bones of it are removed from the cage after she has finished plucking it.

Hyrax · Aug 3, 2011

Ronald Zee said:
I just read that the operation lasted 3 hours.

After she stopped breathing the vet gave her mouth to mouth resuscitation and it worked, unbelievable.

See picture:

Three cheers for that vet! Amazing

Andy in West Oz · Aug 4, 2011

Phenomenal effort by the vet. Well done indeed.

Great to hear the recovery is going well.

Tiger_mz · Aug 4, 2011

Thanks for the updates Ronald.

Ronald Zee · Aug 9, 2011

Another update.

There is good news and bad.

The good news is that S 2 is doing quite well, she sits quietly in her cage (90x60x60) and is eating well. In 3 weeks time another x ray will be made. If the fractures have healed the pins will be removed and then she will have to work on her condition before she can be returned to the wild. If all goes wel she will be released at the place where she was found (not far from the tower). Here a short clip just after the resuscitation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHTEPWAU2kY

The bad news is that 2 days after she was shot a new female has appeared at the tower. I have seen her twice now, the first time I saw her she chased away yet another female who appeared at the tower. She also comes from Belgium, (Nameche) and was ringed May last year. She is easily recognisable by the two lighter feathers at the back. If S 2 will be released she has to fight it out with this new female.

Ronald Zee · Aug 14, 2011

Another update.

S2 is is rather active and she uses both her wings and does not let the wounded one hang but it is in the normal position. A good sign but still they have to wait to see if the fractures have healed. Here a short clip of her

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBJUeq4NTvQ&feature=player_embedded

Mary · Aug 14, 2011

Thanks for the update, Ronald, much appreciated.

Ronald Zee · Sep 4, 2011

Another update, on tuesday august 30 X rays were taken to see how how the situation was.

Although the vet has a mobile X-ray unit and could have gone with it to the wildlife centre it was decided to take S 2 to the clinic because there they could put her under anesthesia.

But first they tried to do it without anesthesia and that worked wonderfully well. S2 behaved very calm, eventhough she was taken from her now familiar surroundings and had to be taken by hand. She underwent the whole treatment without resistance and when the pictures were taken she lay very still.

The result is visible on the photo. According to the vet the most important thing at this stage is mainly bone growth and that is clearly visible. The ulna, which is fixed externally, appears in the right position to grow back together. The non-fixed parts (the loose piece of bone from the ulna and radius) are still not quite in the original place but that can still improve in the coming weeks. Ultimately it's about the bone pieces growing back together. There may be swelling left, but this will give extra strength. It is crucial that the normal position of the wing is reached. As for the principal parts, as far as can be seen, they seem in the correct position so there is still chance of complete recovery.

However, the future will tell if that is so. For now, the external fixation will stay in place four more weeks. Then a new X ray will be taken and, if the outlook is still positive, the fixation will be removed.

If all goes well she will then be moved to a bigger bird cage so they can see how she uses her wings and then she must work on her condition before she can be released.

Here a link to the article and video clip:

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/nieuws/47-herstel-slechtvalk-s2.html

At the tower another female has appeared and has been there now for a couple of weeks, the other one who was there before her apparently left or was driven away by the new one.

SaxCat · Sep 4, 2011

Ronald Zee said:
Another update, on tuesday august 30 X rays were taken to see how how the situation was.

Although the vet has a mobile X-ray unit and could have gone with it to the wildlife centre it was decided to take S 2 to the clinic because there they could put her under anesthesia.

But first they tried to do it without anesthesia and that worked wonderfully well. S2 behaved very calm, eventhough she was taken from her now familiar surroundings and had to be taken by hand. She underwent the whole treatment without resistance and when the pictures were taken she lay very still.

The result is visible on the photo. According to the vet the most important thing at this stage is mainly bone growth and that is clearly visible. The ulna, which is fixed externally, appears in the right position to grow back together. The non-fixed parts (the loose piece of bone from the ulna and radius) are still not quite in the original place but that can still improve in the coming weeks. Ultimately it's about the bone pieces growing back together. There may be swelling left, but this will give extra strength. It is crucial that the normal position of the wing is reached. As for the principal parts, as far as can be seen, they seem in the correct position so there is still chance of complete recovery.

However, the future will tell if that is so. For now, the external fixation will stay in place four more weeks. Then a new X ray will be taken and, if the outlook is still positive, the fixation will be removed.

If all goes well she will then be moved to a bigger bird cage so they can see how she uses her wings and then she must work on her condition before she can be released.

Here a link to the article and video clip:

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/nieuws/47-herstel-slechtvalk-s2.html

At the tower another female has appeared and has been there now for a couple of weeks, the other one who was there before her apparently left or was driven away by the new one.

Thank you for your translation in humanly readable language :-O

Tiger_mz · Sep 29, 2011

Any updates on S2?

SaxCat · Sep 30, 2011

Tiger_mz said:
Any updates on S2?

Yes

Bezoek dierenarts

Gemert, donderdag 29 september 2011

Vanavond was het de bedoeling dat S2 onderzocht en geopereerd zou worden door de dierenartsen.
I.v.m. meerdere operaties vandaag zou het vanavond te laat worden en daardoor te weinig tijd om S2 voldoende en bovenal geconcentreede aandacht te geven. Het verwijderen van de fixatie is toch nog een redelijk complexe operatie en daarom is na onderling overleg besloten om dit te verschuiven naar zaterdagmorgen 1 oktober. De artsen zijn dan uitgerust en hebben dan alle tijd om de operatie hopelijk tot een goed einde te brengen.

VWG Gemert

Good luck :eat:

Ronald Zee · Oct 12, 2011

Saturday October 1, 8 weeks after she had been operated, the external fixation and the pins were removed. The x rays showed that the bones have grown together and now she has to get used to hold the injured wing in it's normal position.

Later she will be moved to a much larger cage to work on her condition. Here a clip of the removal of the fixation and pins.

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/nieuws/53-filmpje-verwijderen-fixatie.html

Tiger_mz · Oct 17, 2011

Ronald Zee said:
Saturday October 1, 8 weeks after she had been operated, the external fixation and the pins were removed. The x rays showed that the bones have grown together and now she has to get used to hold the injured wing in it's normal position.

Later she will be moved to a much larger cage to work on her condition. Here a clip of the removal of the fixation and pins.

http://www.vwggemertslechtvalk.nl/nieuws/53-filmpje-verwijderen-fixatie.html

Thank you very much for that Ronald.

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