Macaroni is usually the first patient of the day to be treated. If you come at 11:00 when the talking treatments program begins, you will mostly likely see a funny, soft-shelled turtle sitting on the treatment table with a towel draped over his face. This is Macaroni. He is a pugnacious Florida soft shell turtle that was found on St. Simons Island. He was hit by a car and brought into a local veterinarian who called us. Unfortunately for Macaroni, he had his right rear leg barely attached to his body! The Georgia Sea Turtle Center’s veterinarian, Dr. Terry Norton, did an emergency amputation surgery that night! The turtle has since then been recovering with a few bumps in the road. He is eating on his own, but in order to get him to eat we must soak him only half way in water, keeping his rear half from getting wet. Macaroni has an infection in the amputation site that caused us to treat his wound as an open wound for the time being and he may need to have the femur of the leg removed in the near future! If you are interested in learning more about Macaroni, please come stop by the sea turtle center! He does usually get his treatment first thing in the morning (around 11:00 o’clock), but because this is a hospital all times are subject to change! We’ll keep you updated on Macaroni’s progress!