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Luna
Released: 2-7-24

Luna

About Luna
Released: 2-7-24

Species:

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) (CM23-2447)

Luna is a juvenile green found floating and entangled in fishing line in Jupiter Inlet. Luna went to CTscan on Wednesday to check for internal tumors. Luna passed the fishing line. Current treatment is antibiotics.

Admission Details

Arrival

Date

November 24, 2023

Stranding

Location

Jupiter Inlet, FL

Initial

Condition

Entanglement, fp, floating

Admission

Weight

3.3 kg., 7.26 lbs.

Current

Weight

3.9 kg., 8.58 lbs.

Care & Progress

Feb 09, 2024
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Luna was successfully released from Juno Beach.
Feb 02, 2024
Good
Off All Medications
Luna has been cleared for release.
Jan 26, 2024
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Luna had another tumor removal surgery. Current treatment is antibiotics.
Jan 19, 2024
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Jan 12, 2024
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Luna has some tumors regrow. Luna will need another surgery next week.
Jan 05, 2024
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Dec 29, 2023
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Dec 22, 2023
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Luna had surgery to remove floating tumors. Tumor free. Current treatment is antibiotics and pain medications.
Dec 15, 2023
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Needs another tumor removal surgery. Current treatment is antibiotics and pain medications.
Dec 08, 2023
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Luna had surgery to remove tumors on Dec 6.
Dec 01, 2023
Poor
Requires Continued Treatment
New patient.
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