Date Stranded: August 12, 2023
Date Released: September 20, 2023
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side.
Patient History
4.3 lb non-FP juvenile green.
Patient Injuries
Minor abrasions on carapace and plastron, old wound that’s healed on right rear flipper.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 32%, TP = 3.6 g/dl, glucose = 139, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Normosol.
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