
Date Stranded: June 29, 2023
Date Released: September 20, 2023
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side.
Patient History
4.1 lb non-FP juvenile green.
Patient Injuries
Severe carapace/plastron abrasions, severe cloacal prolapse.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 34%, TP = 5.8 g/dl, glucose = 321, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex and Normosol. Administered meloxicam.
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