Date Stranded: June 17, 2026
Reason for Stranding
Stranded on Boca Chica jetties
Patient History
Atlantic Green 2.6 kg
Patient Injuries
Epibiot Lead: 7 barnacles on carapace, 6 on plastron removed for radiographs. Small amount of green algae. Embedded barnacle at front left of carapace.
Mouth/Beak: Hard to open, nothing seen. Small piece of missing from center of beak.
External Wounds: very minimal scab on the neck at base off carapace.
Head/Flippers/Soft Tissue: Rear flippers missing small portions. LRF is missing, clean cut possible from boat strike injury – healed.
Patient Treatments
In House Bloods: PCV: 33%, TS: 2.7, Glucose: 126
Blood collected for TVMDL
Meds administered: No meds administered.
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