Date Stranded: May 15, 2022
Reason for Stranding
Hooked by fisherman at the Boca Chica jetties channel side on SPI
Patient History
11.7 lb non-FP juvenile green
Update: 6/1
– Current weight – 11.9 lbs
– Receiving medication, debridement and cold laser therapy every 3 days
– Wounds are healing well and turtle is eating very well
Patient Injuries
Small hook in left side of mouth, hook removal was successful, moderate abrasions to left eyelid, carapace, plastron, front and rear flippers
-mentation: depressed upon arrival
Patient Treatments
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex & fluids, meloxicam
-took 3-view radiographs
-Will Dry-dock tonight and will place in shallow freshwater in the morning
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