Date Stranded: October 23, 2024
Date Released: December 3, 2024
Reason for Stranding
Found tightly entangled in braided line around neck and LFF at the Isla Blanca jetties channel side about 20 yards out
Patient History
3.7 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Minor plastron abrasions, swelling/minor abrasions from entanglement around left front flipper
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 40%, TP = 3.2, glucose = 147, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Normosol, & Meloxicam
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