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Rosie, the Long-necked turtle was brought to us via a carer from Samford who had looked after her after she was hit by a car. She originated from Rosewood, west of Brisbane, and was in a terrible state when she arrived. You can see her badly damaged shell which was fractured both top and bottom, exposing her organs to the environment. She was surprisingly bright and was given antibiotics and pain relief on arrival. The following day she was anaesthetised and a two hour procedure followed to place her shell back into position and allow her to function normally again. She was ventilated by our veterinary nurse during the procedure. It is now 2 days since the procedure as I am writing this and she has been receiving pain relief, fluids and antibiotics. She has been given a shallow bath in water to rehydrate herself whilst watching that she has the energy to keep her head above water to breathe when she needs to. I am hopeful of a recovery but am always mindful of the terrible damage they sustain when hit by motor vehicles. It is not always evident externally. We will slowly introduce her to food and being more submerged in the coming days. I will try to update everyone in a couple of weeks on her progress. Turtle shells take a very long time to repair!! :-S
Rosie was happily returned to the wild in the region she originated from several months later just as the weather was heading into spring so she could forage for food . Her shell healed very well :-D
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