Date Stranded: May 30, 2025
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side, entangled in a gillnet
Patient History
2.6 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Moderate plastron abrasions, minor face abrasions, minor front flipper abrasions, missing notch out of right marginal scute
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 26%, TP = 3.6 g/dl, glucose = 76
Started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Meloxicam, and Normosol
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