Date Stranded: May 8, 2022
Date Released: July 18, 2022
Reason for Stranding
Stuck in the rocks at Boca Chica jetties channel side
Patient History
5.3 lb non-FP juvenile green
Update: 6/1
– Current weight – 6.1 lbs
– Receiving medication/debridement/ cold laser therapy every 3 days
– Minor wounds have all healed and turtle is eating very well
Patient Injuries
Severe abrasions on plastron, minor abrasions on flippers and chin cloacal prolapse upon arrival
Patient Treatments
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex & fluids, administered meloxicam
-took 3-view radiographs
-will dry-dock overnight and will place in shallow freshwater tomorrow morning
Ways to help Gem's Recovery
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