Trevor


The Spotted Shag


ADMISSION DETAILS
 
Species: Spotted Shag "Stictocarbo Punctatus". Also known as Flip-Flap
Date Captured: 18 January 1996
Location Captured: Eastbourne Beach near Konini Street. Caught by Rosalie Goldsworthy. 
Person Reporting: Carolyn Mayston
Band Number: Dominion Museum H29 O-21029
Admission Weight: 1000g
Release Weight: 1650g
Sex: Unknown
Rehab Unit No: 321 "Trevor"
Description: Juvenile -Very pale fawn grey-brown above, lighter below. Eyes a bluey green color. Spots beginning to appear as darker patches on back. Bill and feet yellow. Bill long and slender. Brown flecks on lateral under tail coverts. 
Condition/Injury: Parasites,very thin and tired - not fully fledged. Scar from top of beak to underneath his right eye. Face swollen on right side and scar tissue present. A fishing hook injury? Faeces dark green and yellow. 

TREATMENT DETAILS
 
18/1/96 16:45 Caught on Eastbourne Beach with a net. Quite an art to catch him - if runs into water unable to get him - does not stay in for long - indicative of how 'low' he is. 

17:00 Dosed with Ivomec, Rescue Remedy and Arnica. Put in an outside pen within the aviary salt and fresh water left voluntarily. 

18:20 Given 6 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. 1/2 Clavulox. 

19/1/96 06:20 Force fed 6 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. 1/2 Clavulox. Faeces green and yellow. 

15:20 Force fed 5 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. Opens mouth willingly. Need to put fish well down his throat before he swallows. 

18:00 Given 5 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. Taken voluntarily. 

18:20 Given 5 larger whole fish coated in cod liver oil taken voluntarily from my hand. 1/2 Claulox 

20:00 Given 1 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil taken voluntarily. Still left in pen. 

20/1/96 07:15 Given 5 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. 1/2 Clavulox and 1/2 Mazuri. Taken voluntarily. 

15:20 Given 5 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. Taken voluntarily. 

17:20 Given 4 small whole fish coated in cod liver oil. Taken voluntarily. 1/2 Clavulox. Faeces starting to turn white which is normal. A very shy bird - likes to keep his distance. Gets very easily stressed with sudden movement or when you get too close to him - even when changing his water. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

21/1/96 07:05 Given 30 grms filleted strips of fish. - handed to him. 1/2 Clavulox. Face looking better today. 

09:35 Given 30 grms filleted strips of fish. - handed to him. 

13:00 Given 40 grms filleted strips of fish. - actively begging now. 

17:05 Given 30 grms filleted strips of fish. - handed to him. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

22/1/96 06:55 Given 100 grms filleted strips of Javelin fish. - handed to him. 1/2 Clavulox. 

09:15 Given 30 grms Javelin fish. - thrown to him - he is very good at catching it. 

11:15 Given 40 grms Javelin fish. 

13:30 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

14:30 Banded by Rod Cossee - DOC. National Museum H29-O21029 

16:30 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

17:05 Given 30 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

23/1/96 06:35 Given 50 grms Javelin fish - handed to him. 1/2 Clavulox. 

07:15 Given 15 grms Javelin fish. 

10:05 Julie - Given 15 grms Javelin fish. 

12:30 Julie - Given 40 grms Javelin fish - don't tell me he only eats a little at the time - he wolfed it down. 

18:00 Given 40 grms Javelin fish 

20:05 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

24/1/96 06:15 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

07:35 Given 20 grms Javelin fish. 

11:45 Julie - Given 50 grms Javelin fish with gusto. 

13:00 Julie - Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

16:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

20:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

25/1/96 06:25 Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

08:35 Given 20 grms Javelin fish. 

12:45 Julie - Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

14:00 Julie - Given 40 grms Javelin fish 

16:30 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

20:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

26/1/96 06:45 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/4 Clavulox - have resumed clavulox because eye has swelled again - Needs to see the vet. 

9:30a Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Have reconfigured house due to Southerly - to keep him well out of the wind. 

10:45 Steve (Vet) - Chronic infected wound to lower Right eyelid. Infection through to Right Hand Side of mouth down to mandible. Mandible swollen consistent with early osteomyelitis post wound. Treat eye with Achromycin twice daily to eye for 4-5 days. Vibravet 50mg 1/4 daily for 3 weeks. Watery eye related to minor but self-repairing injury to lower eyelid. 

12:05 Julie - Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

17:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

20:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

27/1/96 06:45 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. 

10:30 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. 

12:30 Julie - Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

15:30 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

18:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

28/1/96 06:45 Given 100 grms Javelin fish with 1/2 Vibravet. 

10:30 Given 20 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Escaped from avairy. Four attempts to catch him to no avail. Was not flying. Jumped onto the seawall and off it into the water. 

12:30 Julie caught him down at Tony and Dawn Cowdrys. Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

18:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

29/1/96 06:10 Given 80 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. Achromycin to Right eye. 

13:00 Ineke - Given 50 grms Javelin fish - took it well. 

17:30 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 

20:30 Given 100 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. Is not happy being caught for eye ointment. 

30/1/96 06:05 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. 

10:15 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. 

12:10 Julie - Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

16:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

19:00 Given 100 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

31/1/96 06:45 Given 80 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. Achromycin to Right eye. 

11:30 Ineke - Eye very swollen. Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Took it well. Appetite is unaffected!! 

15:30 Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

19:00 Given 80 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

1/2/96 06:15 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. Achromycin to Right eye. 

11:30 Ineke - Given 50 grms Javelin fish. 

15:30 Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

19:00 Given 80 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

2/2/96 06:05 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. 

10:25 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. 

12:30 Julie - Given 20 grms Javelin fish 

16:10 Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

19:00 Given 80 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

3/2/96 06:05 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. 

10:15 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. 

12:10 Julie - Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

16:00 Given 50 grms Javelin fish 

19:00 Given 100 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

4/2/96 06:30 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 

11:10 Flew away. - Jumped onto the pen top and onto the table. 

5/2/96 06:12 Gone 
6/2/96 20:00 Standing on rocks by Tony and Dawn Cowdrys. Caught. Given 80 grms Javelin 1 clavulox. Looks fine after his adventure but is tired and hungry. 
7/2/96 06:05 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. 

09:45 Given 20 grms Javelin fish. Have removed pen. He is able to get out if he wants to so better to leave him to choose. 

12:45 Julie - Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

17:10 Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

19:10 Given 40 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

8/2/96 06:05 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. Stands on the large rock by Tonys house. 

10:25 Given 50 grms Javelin fish. 

12:30 Julie - Given 20 grms Javelin fish 

16:10 Given 60 grms Javelin fish 

19:00 Given 80 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

9/2/96 06:25 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 1/2 Vibravet. 

11:15 Given 30 grms Javelin fish. Achromycin to Right eye. 

12:45 Julie - Given 40 grms Javelin fish 

17:05 Given 20 grms Javelin fish 

18:45 Given 100 grms Javelin fish. Fresh water and salt water left voluntarily. 

10/2/96 06:55 Given 100 grms Javelin fish 

09:45 Walked quietly out of his house after a huge feed of Barracouta - 150 grms. Jumped onto the seawall stood for 10 minutes, then jumped into the sea for a swim and walked up the boat ramp to the penguin sanctuary. 

11/2/96 09:25 Trevor perching on the kennels roof at Tony and Dawns. Flew down to the sea wall Fed 100 grms Javelin fish by hand. 

12:45 Waiting on seawall 100grms Javelin fish 

18:45 Waiting on seawall. Given 100 grms Javelin fish. Flew off at dusk. 

12/2/96 06:15 Trevor perching on the seawall waiting. Flew down to the sea wall Fed 100 grms Javelin fish by hand. 

11:55 Has been here all morning waiting on seawall 100grms Javelin fish 

17:45 Still waiting on seawall. Given 100 grms Javelin fish. Flew off at nightfall. 

13/2/96 06:45 Flew in for breakfast - Fed 100 grms Javelin fish by hand. Flew off after feeding. 

12:45 Trevor circling overhead - landed on seawall 100grms Javelin fish 

18:45 Waiting on seawall. Fed 100 grms Javelin fish. 

14/2/96 06:25 Waiting on the window sill this morning. Fed 100 grms Javelin fish by hand. 

12:35 Ineke - Waiting on seawall 100grms Javelin fish 

18:45 Flew in for dinner tonight. Given 100 grms Javelin fish. 

15/2/96 06:25 Didn't come today - Weather very bad. 
16/2/96 06:05 Waiting on the wall this morning - ravenous!!! Fed 150 grms Flounder. 

12:45 Ineke - 100grms Flounder 

17:55 Waiting on seawall. Stood watching while I cut all the fish up. Fed 150 grms Flounder. 

17/2/96 06:15 Waiting on the window sill peering in through the window. Fed 150 grms Cod. 

12:45 Ineke - 100grms Cod 

16:55 Waiting on seawall. Fed 150 grms Cod. 

18/2/96 06:25 Waiting on the wall this morning. Fed 150 grms Flounder. 

13:05 Ineke - 100grms Flounder 

17:25 Waiting on seawall. Fed 150 grms Flounder. Flew off straight after eating. 

19/2/96 06:05 Didn't come this morning or lunchtime. 

18:05 Trevor circling overhead - landed on seawall. Fed 150 grms Cod. Flew off immediately. 

20/2/96 06:10 Didn't come today 
21/2/96 06:05 Didn't come this morning 

13:15 Ineke - Trevor in the avairy standing on his stone. Ate 150grms Mackerel. 

18:00 Left after eating 100 grms Cod. 

22/2/96 06:00 Didn't come today 
23/2/96 06:10 Didn't come today 
24/2/96 07:25 Waiting on the wall - very hungry this morning. Fed 150 grms Barracoutta. Flew off after resting on the seawall for a hour. 
25/2/96 11:25 Waiting on the table in the aviary - very hungry again this morning. Fed 150 grms Barracoutta. 

18:25 Waiting on the wall - Fed 150 grms Mackerel. Flew away. 

26/2/96 06:05 Waiting on the window sill. Fed 150 grms Mackerel 

13:15 Ineke - Ate 100grms Mackerel. 

18:00 Left after eating 100 grms Mackerel. 

27/2/96 06:15 Waiting on the seawall. Fed 150 grms Mackerel 

17:55 Left after eating 100 grms Mackerel. 

28/2/96 06:05 Didn't come today 
29/2/96 16:35 Bernice saw Trevor waiting on the seawall - Fed him 150grms Cod 
1/3/96 16:45 Trevor waiting on the seawall - Fed by Bernice - 150grms Cod 

20:00 Trevor standing in the avairy on his stone 

20:45 Trevor left for the night. 

2/3/96 10:15 Trevor arrived - very hungry. 120 grms Cod 

19:20 Trevor still here - has been standing on the seawall for most of the day. Stll hungry. Fed 150 grms Mackerel. Flew off after feeding. 

3/3/96 08:15 Trevor arrived and sat on the window sill.- very hungry ate 120 grms Mackerel. Left. 
4/3/96 06:10 Didn't come today 
5/3/96 19:35 Trevor arrived. Fed Mackerel and Squid. 
6/3/96 11:10 Ineke - Trevor devoured 100 grms Cod. 

17:30 Trevor ate 1/4 of an icecream container of Cod. Flew off. 

7/3/96 16:50 Trevor arrived - ate 200 grms Mackerel.- very hungry today. 
8/3/96 17:05 Trevor was here when I arrived home. Offred him food but he was not hungry - ate only 2 bits. 
9/3/96 18:00 Didn't come today 
10/3/96 17:45 Trevor arrived while I was feeding the penguins. Ate 200 grms Mackerel. Was so full I am surprised he could fly away. 
11/3/96 10:00 No sign of Trevor today. 
12/3/96 16:55 Trevor arrived and ate 200 grms Mackerel with Techvet - ate voraciously. 
13/3/96 17:20 Trevor circling overhead. Ate 200 grms Mackerel with Techvet. Weighed - 1.65kg 
14/3/96 18:00 No sign of Trevor today. 
15/3/96 18:00 No sign of Trevor today. 
16/3/96 18:00 No sign of Trevor today. 
17/3/96 16:35 Trevor arrived while I was feeding the penguins. Extremely hungry - Ate 200 grms Mackerel. 
18/3/96 15:00 Trevor waiting on the window sill. Extremely hungry - Ate 200 grms Mackerel and squid. He must have been hungry to brave the bad weather and come out. 
19/3/96 18:00 No sign of Trevor today. Returned to natural habitat of his own accord. 

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