de Oliveira Radan Elvis Matias, Attademo Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer, Galvincio Jaqueline Silva, da Boaviagem Freire Augusto Carlos, da Silva Alessandra Salles, de Lorena Pires Juliana Maia, de Lima Laize Regina Palhares, Aguiar Joao Mauricio Ferreira, Moreira Amy Borges, Melo Lucas Inacio Dos Santos, Gavilan Simone Almeida, Lima Stella Almeida, Lima Mariana Almeida, de Lima Silva Flavio Jose, de Oliveira Moacir Franco
Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Applied Animal Morphophysiology Laboratory (LABMORFA), Department of Animal Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Árido - UFERSA, Mossoró-RN, Brazil.
Costa Branca Cetacean Project, State University of Rio Grande do Norte - PCCB-UERN, Mossoró-RN, Brazil.
Vet Med (Praha). 2021 Jun 1;66(7):313-319. doi: 10.17221/81/2020-VETMED. eCollection 2021 Jul.
The standardisation of protocols and discussion of therapeutic procedures in the rehabilitation of turtles affected by oil spills are necessary to optimise the recovery time and increase the chances of survival of these animals. This study aimed at reporting the processes adopted for the stabilisation, decontamination, rehabilitation and release of an oiled olive ridley sea turtle (), rescued alive on September 23, 2019, at Santa Rita Beach, Extremoz municipality, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Its entire body was covered by oil. At first, the animal was mechanically dry cleaned using a gauze soaked in mineral oil in the keratinised regions (carapace and plastron) and a gauze soaked in vegetable oil was used on the oral, nasal, ocular, and cloacal mucous membranes. The second stage of the oil removal consisted of washing the animal with heated pressurised water (39 °C) and a neutral detergent using a soft foam sponge. The animal received treatment with antitoxins, antibiotics, analgesics, gastrointestinal protectors, and fluid therapy. After 7 days of treatment, the blood count showed that all the parameters were within the normal range. The oil cleaning process and the therapeutic protocol used in the rehabilitation of the olive ridley sea turtle were efficient.
规范海龟受溢油影响后的康复治疗方案并进行相关讨论，对于优化恢复时间和提高这些动物的生存几率至关重要。本研究旨在报告2019年9月23日在巴西北里奥格兰德州埃斯特雷莫兹市圣丽塔海滩获救的一只油污橄榄绿海龟的稳定、去污、康复和放归过程。它的全身都被油污覆盖。首先，在角质化区域（背甲和腹甲）用浸有矿物油的纱布对动物进行机械干洗，在口腔、鼻腔、眼部和泄殖腔黏膜处使用浸有植物油的纱布。去除油污的第二阶段是用加热的加压水（39°C）和中性洗涤剂，使用软泡沫海绵给动物洗澡。该动物接受了抗毒素、抗生素、镇痛药、胃肠道保护剂和液体疗法治疗。治疗7天后，血细胞计数显示所有参数均在正常范围内。用于橄榄绿海龟康复的油污清理过程和治疗方案是有效的。
