Sea Turtle gets CT scan
By Cindy Steinle · September 7, 2010 2:27 pm
Modern medicine isn't just for humans anymore. A Loggerhead Sea Turtle named J. George received a CT scan for free at Bon Secours Health Center to help learn why he couldnt dive.
From Pilot-Online:
"His caudal end is buoyant," said the stranding team's Christina Trapani, and Dr. George translated: "He floats with his rear end up like a crab pot marker." Jersey George was found on a New Jersey beach Aug. 1, 2009. He had been hit by a boat propeller, resulting in three large cuts across his back and paralyzing his rear flippers. The aquarium agreed to take him into rehab, and J. George has responded well over the past year. But periodically his rear end floats up, a problem for an air-breathing animal that must dive for food.After 13 months of rehab, they are currently working to see if J.George will be able to be fixed and released. If he is unable to dive, he will need to remain in captivity.
