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KEMP'S RIDLEY Lepidochelys kempiJuvenile |
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| THE STRANDING | Found with boat propeller
wounds to the left rear quadrant, across the spinal column. Both
rear flippers are moving. |
| THE TREATMENT | Placed in shallow water.
Dressing of gauze soaked in Silverdene, covered with tegaderm.
Appetite is increasing, she is eating 3-4 crabs per day.   Jean Beasley flushing the wound  Cindy, enduring.  Back in the water with fresh bandage. Tomorrow, surgery. |
| JUNE 18 |
Taken to the NC State University School of
Veterinary Medicine to stabilize the fracture. |
 radiograph reveals fracture in pelvic region. |
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| July 2007 |
Cindy is experiencing severe respiratory
distress. Additional surgery revealed lungs in very poor
condition. |
| Aug
9, 2007 |
Cindy
had a third surgery to try to improve her breathing.
Unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries and died the next morning. |
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