Bruce
Patient Profile
name: Bruce
Species: Green Sea Turtle
Weight:
Reason for visit: Entanglement, Fibropapilloma (FP) tumors
Location found: Marathon, FL
Status Report
- 7/22/2025 – Meet Bruce! a juvenile green sea turtle at The Turtle Hospital. He came in entangles in fishing line and covered in fibropapilloma (FP) tumors. When brought to the surgery room Dr. Terry Norton carefully removed the fishing line and then proceeded to treat the wound. We also fund out Bruce has ingested fishing line! He’ll receive mineral oil in hopes it will help him pass the line. Our rehabilitation staff also worked to improve blood flow and reduce swelling in his flipper. After treatments he was brought to a rehabilitation tank where he can rest and continue to receive treatment and physical therapy on his flipper, and once he is in a stable condition he will get his FP tumors removed.
- 8/4/2025 – Bruce is being monitored by hospital rehabilitation staff for defecation
- 8/27/2025 – Bruce has passed some fishing line!!!
- 9/3/2025 – Bruce has been convalescing at The Turtle Hospital and is responding to treatment. Bruce had been entangled in fishing line, ingested fishing line, and emaciated with FP tumors. He has now passed a lot of fishing line! He is eating fresh sea grass and mixed seafood. Bruce’s treatments include broad spectrum of antibiotics, vitamins, and fluids. Bruce will receive tumor removal surgeries when he is up to a healthy weight.
- 10/11/2025 – Bruce went through FP tumor surgery and is healing nicely in his rehabilitation tank.
Bruce Photos
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