Overview
- New bloodwork on Monday showed Jackie’s packed cell volume fell to 13 percent, indicating a decline in red blood cells and a worsening of her anemia.
- The Ojai Raptor Center has opened additional advanced diagnostic tests and requested expedited lab results while continuing intensive supportive care for the eagle.
- Earlier treatment included a life-saving blood transfusion from Spirit, a female eagle at CALM Zoo, which temporarily raised Jackie’s red blood counts and allowed her to leave the ICU.
- So far veterinarians have ruled out lead and zinc poisoning, the fungal infection aspergillosis, rodenticide toxicosis, and renal disease, leaving the underlying cause unexplained.
- Jackie is a livestream-famous raptor whose illness has spurred broad public support, but clinicians say the prognosis is uncertain and recovery could take weeks to months.