Date Stranded: May 8, 2024
Date Released: June 9, 2024
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side.
Patient History
3.5lb non-FP juvenile green.
Patient Injuries
Minor carapace abrasions, moderate plastron wound, severe cloacal prolapse.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 31%, TP = 3.6 g/dl, glucose = 196, starting on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Vit C, Meloxicam, Normosol.
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