Date Stranded: May 15, 2023
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side.
Patient History
3.9 lb non-FP juvenile green.
Patient Injuries
Severe abrasions on plastron, moderate abrasions on soft-skin areas, has a skin tag near left rear flipper that at first glance looks like FP, however, based off of appearance and touch I believe it to not be FP and just a cyst/skin tag.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 32%, TP = 3.8 g/dl, glucose = 181, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex and Normosol.
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