Getting the little jenny is moving along, they want to bring her down here Wed or Thur. I just got a message from someone else that the jenny has been seen by a vet & it was recommended that she be euthanized. I'm sure by now most people know my opinion about euthanasia unless there is absolutely no option left.
I know that vets a lot of times are quick to recommend euthanasia as a quick easy fix to the problem when time & on going effort could make a lot of difference. Unless there are x-rays there is no way of really knowing what the inside of her feet look like. I am waiting to hear back from people that supposedly know the vet, so we'll see what I can find out.
Boaz has once again, shown his affinity for going on a walk-a-bout. Wasn't here at feeding time, so John headed one way & I headed the other. I left the gate open when I went out with the golf cart, just in case, everyone else were in their pens. I went up the road quite a ways, headed back & who did I see doing a "burn-out" turn into the driveway...........???? At least he knows where he belongs, he just has wanderlust.......!!!
John walked the complete fence line of the 30 acres & didn't find any hoof prints inside the fence, but did find a bunch of them outside the place where he got out last time, & John fixed it. It's in a bad spot because it's right at the edge of the 15 foot high bank of the big wash, impossible to put up a post that will be sturdy enough to discourage a determined donkey I guess. John did a quick fix & so far Boaz is staying home. John says the permanent fix will take most of the day, & he hasn't had time yet.
This morning John noticed a tiny little pile of diarrhea in Aaron's pen........hmmmm....! Not unusual for 5-7 day old foals to have diarrhea while their system adjusts to being on their own, rather than relying on momma's body to take care of him. They also eat momma's poo to get the probiotics into their gut, which we caught him doing yesterday. Time for Pepto Bismol or Keopectate. I had to get in touch with Kathy at Longhopes Donkey Shelter in Colorado to find out how much to give him.
When Georgette & I went up to Longhopes in Aug, they had a little 5 day old foal, with diarrhea & she got Pepto Bismol, so I figured Kathy would know, & she did. So now John & I will be on poo patrol for a day or so. This is why we are never bored........!!!!
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