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Case Synopsis for Cheers
aka ST0453
Species: Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
Age Class: Adult
Gender: Male
Date Stranded: August 19, 2004
Location of Stranding: Manasota Key, Sarasota
Date of Arrival: August 19, 2004
Number of Days of Care: 3 days
Final Disposition: Died on August 22, 2004
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Comments/Disposition:
This turtle stranded on Manasota Key. It is extremely emaciated, anemic, and covered in barnacles and algae. It has lost a large amount of weight and its shell is extremely soft. Very similar to the other anemic loggerheads that we have seen this summer. 8/21 Turtle is slightly weaker and less responsive. Being tube fed. 8/22 Turtle died this morning. Necropsy is scheduled for tomorrow. 8/23 Necropsy revealed severe pneumonia, liver abscesses, granulomas, and excess coelomic fluid.
Frontal view
Lateral view
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