Barney

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)

(ST 0750)

Age Class Adult
Gender Male
Date Stranded August 11, 2007
Location of Stranding New Pass, Sarasota Bay
Date of Arrival August 11, 2007
Number of Days of Care 30 days

Final Disposition

Died September 11, 2007

lateral view of injured sea turtle named barney

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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