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Leonard
Green (Chelonia mydas)
(ST12014)
| Age Class | Juvenile |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date Stranded | April 11, 2012 |
| Location of Stranding | Lee County |
| Date of Arrival | April 11, 2012 |
| Number of Days of Care | 629 days |
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 sugery to remove life threatening tumors.
6/5 Leonard is not eating well since sugery.
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.
