The Turtle Hospital. Rescue, Rehab, Release.

Squirt

Squirt

Arrival: 7/30/15

Species: Green

Weight: 36 lbs

Location: Islamorada

Reason: Boat strike, Fishing line entanglement, FP

UPDATED: 10/15/15 Starting to feel better.

Squirt

 

UPDATED: 12/18/15 Getting a bath and feeling a little bit better every day.

Squirt

 

UPDATED: 1/7/16 I’m feeling better and soon will be going to the eye doctor for a check up.

Squirt

 

UPDATED: 2/12/16 Well the good news is ……I’m now swimming in the Main Pool with all the other turtles. I’ve put on some weight and am currently weighing in at 40 lbs, and that is without all those nasty tumors covering my body.

UPDATED: 3/4/16 Deceased due to internal tumors.