Comments/Disposition:
Lethargic, weak turtle on arrival.
8/12 Turtle was found floating in New Pass, Sarasota Bay, and is very lethargic, anemic, underweight, and covered in barnacles and algae. Turtle was begun on treatment. 8/13 Began taking solid food and is doing fairly well. 8/22 Turtle continues to improve. Appetite is variable, but increasing. 9/1 Appetite is much improved and turtle has begun to gain weight. 9/11 Turtle's anemia has suddenly become worse, but is eating fairly well. Will monitor closely. 9/12 Turtle died yesterday afternoon. Necropsy revealed massive hemorrhage into the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart.
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