Date Stranded: January 11, 2023
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at Isla Blanca jetties channel side
Patient History
-4.7 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
-PE: minor plastron wounds, severe wound on the flipper, and beginning healing process
Patient Treatments
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, & Normosol. Administered meloxicam and began lasering
-took 3-view radiographs
-dry-docked overnight, swimming well in freshwater today
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