Date Stranded: May 18, 2025
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at Boca chica jetties, channel side
Patient History
12.8 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Minor abrasions on carapace and plastron, minor plastron bruising, minor abrasions on both front flippers.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 28%, TP = 5.0 g/dl, glucose = 125
Started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Normosol
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