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Age Class | Juvenile |
Gender | Male |
Date Stranded | September 16, 2007 |
Location of Stranding | Near Sebastian Inlet, east coast Florida |
Date of Arrival | September 16, 2007 |
Number of Days of Care | 171 days |
Euthanized on March 5, 2008
Turtle on arrival.
9/18 Turtle was caught yesterday by scientists from UCF during a routine survey. Turtle has fibropapillomatosis and has monofilament line around some tumors and down its throat. Radiographs revealed no hooks present on the line. Started on antibiotics. 9/25 We were unable to retrieve the fishing line via gastroscopy, so we are giving the turtle some time to see it the line will pass on through or will require surgery. 9/28 Turtle had laser surgery to remove some of the tumors. Is doing well, but line has not passed and appetite has decreased somewhat since surgery. 10/19 Contrast radiography revealed no blockage to the GI tract. Turtle is eating some and taking medications. 10/24 Appetite is greatly improved. 10/28 Continuing to improve. 10/31 Turtle finally passed the monofilament line today, taking almost 1.5 months to pass. 11/13 White count is high and turtle is on antibiotics, but doing well otherwise. 11/21 Turtle had laser surgery this morning to remove remainder of tumors. Surgery went well and turtle is back in the water. 11/29 Turtle is recovering from surgery very well and eating well. 12/5 Turtle is healing well from surgery. 12/14 Turtle continues to heal well and do well. 12/26 Turtle is battling a high white count again, but is eating well. 1/15 White count has improved. Doing very well. 1/23 White count is down. 2/4 White count is finally staying down. 2/13 Did an MRI at Bowes Imaging Center and found a 1.6 cm growth in the right lung. Deciding what to do at this point. 3/5 Turtle was euthanized this morning and the necropsy revealed about 12 tumors growing in both lungs. No treatment was possible for these tumors.