Final Disposition
Died on December 18, 2006
Photo of turtle on arrival affected by red tide toxicosis.
11/11 Turtle was found floating near Venice Inlet and was brought to the Hospital for rehabilitation. Turtle appears to have red tide toxicosis. Treatment has been initiated.
11/12 Turtle appears the same, no change. Not able to swim. White count is very high.
11/15 Turtle is still not strong enough to be in water, but seems slightly improved.
11/28 Very little improvement in the last 10 days or so. Still floating on a pad and being tube-fed.
12/8 Turtle is not doing very well, but still being tube-fed. Not very responsive.
12/14 Still no change, but we have begun a new treatment. Turtle has been diagnosed with lungworms, only the second case ever diagnosed in turtles, and is being treated for that as well.
12/19 Unfortunately, the turtle died late yesterday afternoon. Necropsy this morning revealed an enlarged liver and spleen and a fungal pneumonia. Samples were collected for toxin analysis.