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
-BCS 3/5 normal
-epibiota: N/A
-in-house PCV = 32%, TP = 4.8 g/dl, glucose = 198
Update: 6/1
– Current weight – 3.3 lbs
– Receiving medication, debridement, cold laser therapy every 3 days
– Wounds are healing well, turtle is eating very well
Patient Injuries
moderate abrasions on plastron, cloacal prolapse upon arrival, mentation: depressed
Patient Treatments
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex & fluids, administered meloxicam
-took 3-view radiographs
-dry-docked overnight and will place in shallow freshwater this morning
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