I am reasonably confident in
onforwarding the below message, which came through to myself at 75kb.
Thanks to Greg Flowers, for raising the matter following the owl’s recent
reappearance.
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2007 5:26 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Subject: Saga of the cere
Update on this. (See previous messages). First
picture below was on Day 1 (13 May), second on Day 83 (4 August), third on Day
107 (today). The question to me is whether the second picture represents
a recent wound, possibly from prey, or a worsening of an underlying condition
such as an infection. It seems that today’s picture is not
conclusive. While this is consistent with the healing of the Day 83
wound, it is also consistent with a significant worsening of the Day I
condition, which might have also caused the bleeding in the second
picture. There is no scarring of the kind you would expect if the second
picture had indicated the extent of a new wound. If I was a vet and
someone brought me this owl, I might be inclined to suggest that a bit of
filler be applied to the problem.
