Owyfly was rescued from Hollywood, FL floating in waist-deep water. She is extremely underweight and covered in barnacles. She has a possible propeller strike wound on her right front flipper and lesions on her rear flippers.
Species: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Age: Adult (~35-100 yrs)
Location: Hollywood, FL
Concern: Chronic Debilitation & Flipper Injury
Status: Deceased
Weight: 86.2 kg 190 lbs
| 2020-Mar-31 | Owlfly succumbed to her injuries and passed away. |
| 2020-Mar-29 | Passed more small shells and part of a plastic bag in fecal. Start adding mineral oil to tude feeding diet twice a week. |
| 2020-Mar-28 | Passed small shells in fecal, indicating long-term malnourishment as she was too sick to eat or catch larger prey items. |
| 2020-Mar-26 | Started tube feeding due to inconsistence eating. X-rays taken of injuried front flipper. |
| 2020-Mar-20 | Cleaned carapace of algae and barnacle growth. Begin MLS laser therapy on carapace margins and right front flipper. |
| 2020-Mar-18 | Ate four squid. Showing signs of an appetite. |
| 2020-Mar-15 | Rescued from Hollywood, FL covered in barnacles, underweight, and with flipper injuries. Began supportive medications and completed diagnostic bloodwork. In shallow water to support her weight. |
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