Species: Green (Chelonia mydas) Age Class: Juvenile Gender: Unknown Date Stranded: Oct. 24, 2010 Location of Stranding: Power plant in Port Everglades, Broward County Date of Arrival: Oct. 26, 2010 Number of Days of Care: 181 Final Disposition: Died on April 24, 2011
10/26
Bailey arrived at the hospital today in very poor
condition. The turtle is very weak and suffers from many fibropapilloma
tumors
all over its body. Fluids were given, X-rays taken and blood drawn.
Bailey does not show any interest in food. 10/30 Staff
performed laser surgery today to remove the tumors on the upper body and
eyes. Bailey was dry docked
overnight and placed in the water the next day. 11/1
Fluids are being
administered daily and Bailey is recovering slowly. 11/28
The turtle has not eaten
on its own accord and so we are tube feeding gruel, which is a blended
meal of
fish, oil and protein. Bailey has
started to put on some weight and hopefully will start eating on its own
soon. 12/13 Bailey has yet to start eating and continues to be fed through a tube twice a day. 12/30 Bailey has started to slowly eat! Only small amounts of sea grass and a special algae grown here at the aquarium, but this is a good sign. 2/1 Bailey has started to eat everything put in the tank! The turtle will have a second surgery in a few weeks to remove the remaining tumors. 2/25 Bailey has had some papilloma tumor regrowth in several areas so today Bailey had X-rays done to get a better look to see if there is if there has been internal tumor growth. Our vet will be studying the X-rays further to get a more thorough diagnosis. 3/28 Bailey has had a second surgery to remove more of the papilloma tumors. The turtle recovered quickly and started to eat the next day. 4/24 Unfortunately, Bailey did not survive a third surgery for fibropapillomatosis.
