Final Disposition
Died on August 22, 2004
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