Date Stranded: November 20, 2021
Date Released: November 29, 2021
Reason for Stranding
Floating Found By Boater
Patient History
11.0 lb juvenile FP green
-found by a boat captain floating near Barracuda Cove
Patient Injuries
FP in both eyes but both parts of both corneas are visible (hard to tell in the photos), looks like a possible old boat strike on the caudal end of the carapace (healed)
-moderate barnacle & algae load, marine leech eggs, and adult marine leeches
Patient Treatments
Cove has anemia, so we will treat with Iron injections weekly
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex & fluids
Ways to help Cove's Recovery
Adopt Cove
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