Isabell Werth's Olympic silver medal winner Bella Rose had to undergo surgery yesterday. The Bellissimo M daughter was diagnosed with an intestinal blockage.Bella Rose has undergone surgery and is doing well, according to circumstances. "This could have ended much worse," it sounds.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the day the German team won the gold medal at the European Dressage Championships, Bella Rose suddenly showed signs of colic at home in her stable in Rheinberg. The chestnut mare was taken to a clinic. During the on-site examination, it became clear that surgery was unavoidable.
The German Equestrian Federation (FN) published the following statement: "In the case of Bella Rose, it was a particularly severe and painful form of colic, a so-called foramen epicloicum, for which no conventional medication would have helped. Surgery was therefore urgently needed and had no alternative," said team veterinarian Dr Marc Koene. "Fortunately, Bella Rose got up quickly after surgery. She has since eaten and her bowels are working normally again."
"We are all very happy that Bella Rose came through the surgery so well. I visited her this morning and she was already allowed to eat her first grass again," said Isabell Werth, adding, "I would like to thank the veterinary team at the Animal Hospital in Meerbusch for their excellent and careful work.
Source: St Georg