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| UNO,DOS,TRES,
CUATRO, CINCO SEIS, SIETE |
Kemp's Ridleys
(Lepidochelys kempii) Juveniles |
Admitted December 17, 1999
Released June 20, 2001 DOS
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| THE
STRANDING |
These sea turtles, along with about 100 others, found themselves in cold, New England water and unable to escape in time. They became cold-stunned, a fatal condition if not rescued and treated. |
SCL: 22.2 SCW: 21.1 WT: 1.78 kg Strand date Released 9/12/01 |
SCL: 26.8 SCW 25.6 WT: 3.04 kg Strand date 11/17/99 Released 6/20/01 |
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SCL: 22.2 SCW: 20.2 WT: 1.7 kg Stand 11/17/99 Released 9/12/01 |
SCL: 24.5 SCW: 22.3 WT: 2.84 kg Strand date 11/18/99 Released 6/21/00 |
SCL: 28.3 SCW: 26.7 WT: 3.3 kg Strand 12/1/99 Released 6/21/00 |
SCL: 29.0 SCW: 26.8 WT: 3.36 kg Strand 12/4/99 Released 6/21/00 |
SCL: 29.2 SCW: 27.2 WT: 3.6 kg Strand 12/4/99 Released 9/12/01 Found Dead in VA June 2001 |
| THE TREATMENT | The New England Aquarium could not care for 100+
sick and injured sea turtles.
Arrangements were made with other facilities to accept some of the turtles, including Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Marathon Turtle Hospital, and Mote Marine Lab in Florida. We agreed to accept eight, seven Kemp's and one loggerhead. They arrived very ceremoniously by airplane. Our Turtle Team then transported our cold guests to the Center. 
The turtles are placed in individual tanks. Each day the tanks are drained and cleaned. During this process the turtle is removed to the examination table for inspection. |
| UNO
RELEASED 9/12/00 |
Initial examination: Right elbow swollen & abscessed
(microchip in vicinity), corneal opacity in right eye, bruises on plastron,
elevated white blood count.
1/3/00 Microchip (pit tag) surgically removed, thanks to College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State. |
| DOS | Initial examination: Pneumonia, hypovolemic
shock, flipper swollen at humeral radial joint, remarkably sunken eyes,
small cut above nostril.
Xray reveals ostemyelitis  circled
is pit tag |
| TRES
RELEASED 9/12/00 |
Initial examination: Severe flipper tip necrosis, right front flipper swelling, possible coelomitis. Started on Batril (enrofloxacin) 10 mg/kg for 2 weeks. |
| CUATRO
RELEASED
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Initial examination: Flipper tip necrosis & missing
tip of rt front flipper, moderate plastron bruising, elevated white blood
count.
Fully recuperated and ready to go 6/21/00  |
| CINCO
RELEASED
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Initial examination: Pneumonia, rt. flipper tip has
white raised lesion, entire tip is swollen, elevated white blood count.
.Out to the beach 6/21/00.  |
| SEIS
RELEASED
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Initial examination: Floater, lethargic, flipper
tip lesions, abrasions on all flippers.
Lots of daily care has this turtle back in the water 6/21/00  |
| SIETE
RELEASED 9/12/00 |
Initial examination: Floater, lethargic, injury to
rt shoulder, elevated white blood count. PCV 28%, Glucose 206
 Siete
has developed little lumps and could not be released with the first three
of this group. |
| DOS UPDATE
MAY 2001 |
 This little
guy has made a remarkable recovery and will be ready to go this summer.
Outgoing weight is 8.4 kg, a gain of 5.3 kg.
Hematocrit 34 % |
| Released
June 20, 2001 |
Dos released June 20, 2001. |
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