Date Stranded: June 15, 2024
Date Released: October 22, 2024
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties channel side
Patient History
6.4 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Severe abrasions on carapace (missing most of the scutes), moderate abrasions on plastron, minor abrasions on ventral side of flippers
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 29%, TP = 4.0 g/dl, glucose = 177, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Vit C, Meloxicam, Normosol
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