Public Sea Turtle Release

Surgery Foursome

Turtle patiens; Elizabeth, Dre, Sylah and Diana had their day with the doctor earlier this week.

Dr Kristen Hall from Marathon Veterinarian Hospital donated her time off to perform 2 endoscope procedures (to determine if there are any internal fibropapilloma tumors)

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and two eye surgeries to remove fibropapilloma tumors that can cause blindness.

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No internal tumors were found. All four turtles will have additional surgeries to remove external tumors.

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