Date Stranded: August 16, 2024
Date Released: August 30, 2024
Reason for Stranding
Found stuck in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties beach side
Patient History
1st Visit:
7/21/23 – 8/14/23
6.1 lb Non-FP juvenile Atlantic green.
Trapped in Boca Chica Beach jetties beach side
Minor abrasions on carapace and plastron.
2nd Visit:
8/16/24 – 8/30/24
8.7 lb Non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Moderate plastron abrasions
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 23%, TP = 3.8 g/dl, glucose = 222, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Vit C, Meloxicam, and Normosol
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