Skywalker

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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