Overview
- Jackie was rescued after being found grounded following a territorial fight and was transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center on July 17 for emergency care.
- Veterinary teams say Jackie remains stable but “very sick,” with packed cell volume improved to about 17 percent after a life‑saving blood transfusion and oxygen therapy.
- Bloodwork shows leukocytosis, meaning Jackie’s body is responding to inflammation, stress, or a possible infection, and clinicians continue frequent monitoring of blood and white cell levels.
- Staff have ruled out common causes including lead, zinc, aspergillosis, rodenticide toxicosis, and kidney disease and are running specialized tests for less common heavy metals while planning further CT imaging once PCV rises.
- Rehabilitation teams fitted Jackie with a lightweight tail guard to protect flight feathers as she moves out of intensive care and the nest’s mate, Shadow, continues to defend the territory while the eaglets appear to have fledged.