Pedigree Query

Roaring Lion colicked shortly after arrival last week at Cambridge Stud in NZ. He was operated on almost immediately for a small intestine twist.

He had another surgery yesterday to loosen some adhesions from the first surgery.

It's looking really, really bad.

last I saw he came out ok. did he have to go back in?

Yes there was some dead sections of intestines they had to remove.
I don't know that he will survive and if he does how they will ever get him back to Europe.

A lot will depend on the next 2 months.

I expect there will be a lot of meetings between various owners, shareholders, and insurance company reps in that time.

Tappiano wrote:Yes there was some dead sections of intestines they had to remove.
I don't know that he will survive and if he does how they will ever get him back to Europe.

Per the Cambridge Stud twitter page, Roaring Lion has had 25% of his small intestine removed.

Good god.

Out of the hospital and back to Cambridge Stud.

He's one lucky bugger, that's for sure.

He colicked again and had to be put down. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/235385/roaring-lion-euthanized-after-another-bout-of-colic

Sad and disappointing but also unsurprising. Whatever was going on must have been bad for the vets to only ultrasound him and decide to euth then and there.