Date Stranded: April 30, 2022
Date Released: June 16, 2022
Reason for Stranding
Possible predator attack
Patient History
4.9 lb non-FP juvenile green, found in the tide line just north of county access 6 on SPI
Update 6/1:
current weight: 5.2 lbs
– Receiving debridement and cold laser therapy every 7 days
Patient Injuries
minor abrasions on carapace/plastron from possible predator attack, minor abrasion on right eye
Patient Treatments
-in-house PCV = 26%, TP = 4.4 g/dl, glucose = 113
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex & fluids
-took 3-view radiographs
-Dry-docked last night, placed in shallow freshwater, very active, started eating trial diet
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