Final Disposition
Released May 18, 2006 from Lido Beach
This turtle was rescued by a dredge trawler off Anna Maria Island. It had an old injury to a front flipper and a newer fracture to its caudal carapace. It has been started on antibiotics and antifungals and the wounds have been cleaned and debrided.
12/4 Dealing with infection in the fracture site, but turtle is alert and active.
12/9 Turtle is still not eating, but is otherwise active.
12/16 Turtle has finally begun to eat and wounds are healing.
12/20 Turtle is now eating very well.
1/2/06 Turtle is gaining weight and healing well.
1/13 Continuing to do very well.
1/24 Carapace is now beginning to heal and turtle continues to gain weight.
2/1 Continuing to do very well.
2/11 Slowly healing and eating well.
2/22 Turtle is continuing to gain weight and heal.
3/5 More of the same.
3/12 Turtle continues to do very well.
3/22 Turtle is still doing very well and healing well. Should be releasable as soon as carapace heals more.
3/29 Continuing to do very well.
4/11 Turtle continues healing well.
4/24 Still doing very well. Will probably be ready for release in about a month or so.
5/2 Continuing to do well.
5/12 Turtle is doing very well and will likely be releasing it within two weeks.
5/18 Turtle was released this morning from Lido Beach. It swam away strongly.