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Case Synopsis for Leonard
aka ST12014
Species: Green (Chelonia mydas)
Age Class: Juvenile
Gender: Unknown
Date Stranded: April 12, 2012
Location of Stranding: Lee County
Date of Arrival: 12 April 2012
Number of Days of Care:
Final Disposition: Deceased
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Comments/Disposition:
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| Leonard upon arrival. |
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| 4/12 Turtle was found floating near the Sanibel Causeway. This green sea turtle has multiple fibropapillomas that are shown in the image above. 4/13 Will start Leonard on antibiotics and fluid therapy until the turtle begins eating. 4/16 Leonard is eating small amounts of sea grass. 5/1 Leonard has started to eat better and is stable in weight. 5/25 Leonard was stable enough to have sugery to remove life threatening tumors. 6/5 Leonard is not eating well since sugery. 6/15 The turtle is finally eating better but remains on antibiotics and pain medication. 6/30 Eating all that is offered. 7/30 Turtle has an elevated white blood cell count, so we will try a new antibiotic for treatment. 9/17 We did cryosurgery on some new fibropapilloma tumors that were found on Leonard 10/7 Internal tumors were found — a condition that cannot be treated. So Leonard was humanely euthanized. |
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