Date Stranded: August 15, 2024
Date Released: October 22, 2024
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side
Patient History
26.5 lb FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Minor abrasions on carapace and plastron, moderate bruising, two small tumors: one above cloaca and one on the right rear flipper
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 30%, TP = 4.2 g/dl, glucose = 182, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Vit C, Meloxicam, and Normosol
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