Cargo

Date Stranded: May 16, 2024
Date Released: June 24, 2024

Reason for Stranding

Found in the tide line at mile marker 9 (possible predator avoidance)

Patient History

5.7 lb non-FP juvenile green

Patient Injuries

Actively bleeding on arrival but only minor injuries, minor abrasions to all four flippers and carapace/plastron

Patient Treatments

In-house PCV = 29%, TP = 4.2 g/dl, glucose = 236, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Vit C, Meloxicam, Normosol.

Ways to help Cargo's Recovery

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