Among Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) newest patients is Keto, a juvenile green sea turtle, who is battling the effects of cold stunning and frostbite after being found in Northern Florida’s snowfall earlier this winter.
Keto’s condition has presented significant challenges for the team at Loggerhead. His injuries are severe; at one location on his body, the infection has compromised the shell and the bone beneath, leaving him without a protective shell.
“The infection spread throughout Keto’s body, impacting not only his shell and joints but also affecting his lungs,” Dr. Heather Barron, chief science officer and veterinarian at the center, explained…