Final Disposition
Deceased
Leonard upon arrival.
4/12 Turtle was found floating near the Sanibel Causeway. This green sea turtle has multiple fibropapillomas that are shown in the image above.
4/13 Will start Leonard on antibiotics and fluid therapy until the turtle begins eating.
4/16 Leonard is eating small amounts of sea grass.
5/1 Leonard has started to eat better and is stable in weight.
5/25 Leonard was stable enough to have surgery to remove life threatening tumors.
6/5 Leonard is not eating well since surgery.
6/15 The turtle is finally eating better but remains on antibiotics and pain medication.
6/30 Eating all that is offered.
7/30 Turtle has an elevated white blood cell count, so we will try a new antibiotic for treatment.
9/17 We did cryosurgery on some new fibropapilloma tumors that were found on Leonard
10/7 Internal tumors were found — a condition that cannot be treated. So Leonard was humanely euthanized