Bubbles

Species: Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
(CM23-29)

Arrival Date: April 14, 2023
Stranding Location: Miami, FL

Admission Weight: 23.5 lbs.
Current Weight: 22.4

Initial Condition: Boat strike

Bubbles is a juvenile green found in Miami with a healed boat strike. Radiographs indicate lots of gas present in the GI tract. Treatment is gut motility drugs, enemas, TPN.

PROGRESS KEY:

Good Condition
Fair Condition
Poor Condition

Patient requires continued treatment but is progressing well.

Minor adjustments have been made to the patient's treatment.

Patient is off all medications.

PROGRESS NOTES:

5/12/2023 -

5/5/2023 -

4/28/2023 - Gas has passed.

4/21/2023 - Flipper tips have some necrotic tissue that could be caused by bacteria infection or lack of blood flow to the area. Treatment plan is to address the gas first then the flippers.

4/14/2023 - New patient.