Posted on 11/13/2021 7:40:17 PM PST by blueyon
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Florida's most famous dolphin Winter, beloved by fans around the world and star of the movie “Dolphin Tale,” died of twisted intestines, according to necropsy results released by the aquarium Saturday.
The dolphin's intestines were in an area impossible to reach through surgery.
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another COVID related death
Sad. Met Winter at the aquarium in Tampa when we went on a cruise several years ago.
I just found out the famous paralyzed Weiner dog, Anderson Pooper, died earlier this year.
twisted intestines
Would this be the same as “Colic” in horses?
I thought colic was caused by horses not having the ability to vomit or what is call a gag reflex so they get stopped up and the procedure is to flush them through enema. Didn’t you watch MASH?
I worked as a horseshoer many years ago. A vet back then said Colic was caused by a twisted gut or blocked.
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