Soft tissue surgery including abdominal, thoracic, head and neck, and limb surgeries. Orthopedic including Total Hip Replacement, TPLO, TTA, fracture repair, angular limb deformity repair, joint stabilization procedures, lameness evaluations, medical management of lameness, rehabilitative therapy.
Physical Description. The eastern box turtle is small (4.5 to 6 inches shell width, up to eight inch shell length), land turtle with a high, dome-like upper shell (carapace). Younger box turtles can be distinguished by their flatter carapaces.
Common Name: Loggerhead sea turtle. Latin Name: Caretta caretta. Size/weight: Up to 38 inches long and 250-300 pounds when fully grown. Range: Found in warmer waters in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. In the western Atlantic, loggerheads can be found from Newfoundland to Argentina.