Overview
- Jackie, who was rescued and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center on July 17, received a life‑saving blood transfusion from a donor eagle at CALM Zoo after being found grounded following a territorial fight.
- Veterinary teams have moved her out of intensive care and fitted a lightweight rigid tail guard to protect steering and braking feathers while she recovers.
- Recent bloodwork shows Jackie's packed cell volume has improved to about 17 percent, which signals progress but remains well below the roughly 30 percent target needed for full imaging and release evaluation.
- Clinicians say they have ruled out common causes such as lead, zinc, rodenticide poisoning, aspergillosis, and renal disease, and that specialized heavy‑metal and toxin testing is pending and may take several weeks.
- Care remains round‑the‑clock and uncertain with recovery expected to take weeks to months, while the Big Bear community has supported rehabilitation fundraising and been asked not to interfere with veterinary work.