{"id":13264,"date":"2025-02-28T08:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=13264"},"modified":"2025-02-24T22:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T04:31:47","slug":"american-kestrel-overcomes-traumatic-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/american-kestrel-overcomes-traumatic-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"American Kestrel Overcomes Traumatic Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/american-kestrel-sjwr-20250228-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Americana kestrel on wooden perch in habitat\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/american-kestrel-sjwr-20250228-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/american-kestrel-sjwr-20250228-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/american-kestrel-sjwr-20250228-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/american-kestrel-sjwr-20250228.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about an American kestrel was shared with us by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohnwildliferehab.org\/\">St. John Wildlife Rehabilitation<\/a> in St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This young adult American kestrel was hit by a car on St. Thomas Island and transferred to us on St. John. We are now starting to develop an extension of our organization on this other island. The kestrel weighed 150 grams (about 5.3 ounces) on intake.<\/p>\n<p>Once the kestrel was hydrated and alert enough, we fed <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-carnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Carnivore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bird was kept for care and treatment of a broken radius and ulna.<\/p>\n<p>While this was a tough case, the bird healed very well. 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