Date Stranded: August 15, 2024
Date Released: October 22, 2024
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side
Patient History
1st Visit:
6/13/22 – 7/26/22
6.3 lb juvenile green
Stuck in jetty rocks channel side BCB
Minor plastron abrasions
2nd Visit:
9/17/23 – 12-17-23
11.3 lb FP juvenile green.
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side
Minor abrasions on carapace and plastron.
3rd Visit:
8/15/24 –
24.9 lb FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Minor abrasions on carapace and moderate abrasions on plastron, FP grade 1/3 one small tumor on right eye
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 28%, TP = 3.6 g/dl, glucose = 175, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Vit C, Meloxicam, and Normosol
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