Date Stranded: June 11, 2026
Reason for Stranding
Stuck in the rocks of the Boca Chica jetties
Patient History
Loggerhead Sea Turtle 120.8kg
Patient Injuries
Eggs: laid more than 60 eggs
Epibiot Load: 1 large barnacle and few small barnacles on carapace. Barnacles on all four flippers and head.
External Carapace Notes: Some abrasions to left marginal scutes. Natural shedding along center of carapace.
Plastron: Minor abrasions
Head/Flippers/Soft Tissue: Abrasion above nose.
Patient Treatments
In House Bloods: PCV: 24%, TS: 2.7, Glucose: 120
Meds administered: No meds administered
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