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The green turtle
named Omsin, "piggy bank" in Thai, underwent a seven-hour-long
operation this month to remove 5 kg (11 lb) of coins which she
had mistaken for food.
But Omsin, who lived at a conservation center in Chonburi, east
of the Thai capital Bangkok, was rushed into intensive care on
Sunday night, breathing too slowly. She received an emergency
operation on Monday, after which she went into a coma.
Her fate had preoccupied Thais, who cherish turtles as a symbol
of longevity, and the vets had urged people to pray for her
recovery.
"Her cause of death is blood poisoning," one of the vets told
reporters.
The gap in Omsin's stomach left by the removal of the coins
caused her intestine to become strangled, blocking blood flow,
the vets said. Acute infection in the intestine then caused
blood infection.
They also said they would perform an autopsy on Omsin as a case
study, which would benefit the treatment of turtles in the
future.
"She is our teacher," another vet said.
(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat;
Editing by Nick Macfie)
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