Date Stranded: May 29, 2022
Date Released: July 18, 2022
Reason for Stranding
Stuck in the rocks at Boca Chica jetties channel side
Patient History
3.7 lb non-FP juvenile green
Update: 6/1
– Current weight – 3.7 lbs
– Receiving medication, debridement, cold laser therapy every 3 days
– Wounds are healing well and turtle is eating well
Patient Injuries
-PE: minor plastron abrasion
-mentation: alert
-BCS 3/5 normal
-epibiota: moderate amount of barnacles on carapace/plastron
Patient Treatments
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex & fluids
-took 3-view radiographs
-Fecal positive for Caryospora, will start on oral Ponazuril
Ways to help Igneous's Recovery
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