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Lola
Released: 5-16-24

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About Lola
Released: 5-16-24

Species:

Juvenile Green (Chelonia mydas) (CM25-44)

Lola is a juvenile green transferred from The Whitney Lab with a boat strike on the carapace. Lola was placed on the wound vac over the weekend. Dr. Barron performed a carapace repair on Tuesday. Current treatment is wound care, nebulization, and antibiotics.

Photo: Marisa Marulli

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Admission Details

Arrival

Date

January 20, 2025

Stranding

Location

Transferred from The Whitney Lab

Initial

Condition

Boat strike

Admission

Weight

6.16 lbs. / 2.8kg.

Current

Weight

9.02 lbs. / 4.1 kg.

Care & Progress

May 16, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Lola was successfully released on May 16, 2025.
May 09, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Boat strike wound and surgical sites are healing. Current treatment is wound care with debridement and antibiotics.
May 02, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Apr 25, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Apr 18, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Apr 11, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Apr 04, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Lola is tumor free. Boat strike wound is healing. Current treatment is wound care with debridement and antibiotics.
Mar 28, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Mar 21, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Boat strike wound is healing. Current treatment is wound care with debridement and antibiotics.
Mar 14, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Had tumor removal surgery. Tumor free.
Mar 07, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Feb 28, 2025
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Had tumor removal surgery. Will need one more surgery to be tumor free. Boat strike wound is healing. Current treatment is wound care and antibiotics.
Feb 21, 2025
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Feb 14, 2025
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Alternating between wound vac therapy and bone cement. Current treatment is wound care and antibiotics.
Feb 07, 2025
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
New patient.
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