MAYBE HE'S TURNING THE CORNER

WHY CAN'T WE GO TOO.......??

Jasper was out all day yesterday being a "wild" donkey.  He hung with the herd and seems to have blended in.  When he is out he chows down on limbs, brush and whatever else is out there, which is a lot different than the irrigated pasture he was on before.  Linda has seen him snacking quite a bit when he's out, so I guess that stuff is more interesting than all the hay and processed stuff we are offering.  

Last night when he came in, he showed interest in the alfalfa leaves and oats and actually ate a little bit.  Over night he cleaned up 2 cups of oats and quite a bit of the alfalfa and this morning ate a little more.  So hopefully he is turning the corner.  He hasn't had any molasses or Karo since yesterday morning to keep his liver from releasing fat into the bloodstream.  I would think having all that sugar pushed down his throat would take away his appetite even if he had one.  I know if I eat sugar I'm not hungry for awhile. 

Dr. Jeremy said to keep him in today, so we can monitor his water intake and maybe let him out half a day tomorrow, if he continues to improve.  

When he gets over this and is eating normally, his teeth will need some attention.  He has an "sow mouth" or underbite, which is usually a genetic problem and can cause lots of soft tissue damage in the mouth since none of the teeth aren't where they should be.  We haven't looked very much in his mouth yet, we're bothering him enough as it is.  But once this crisis is over, we'll get his teeth taken care of.

Yesterday Fed Ex brought a BIG box of 18 bags of animal crackers............!!!  WOW, if the donkeys knew we had that many animal crackers they'd be trying to get in the pantry.....!!!  Thank you so much Michele, your gift will be much appreciated by all the "fur" kids for quite sometime.

Turbo doing his thing, thanks for the picture and all the cute videos,  Linda.....!!

Linda just put Jasper into the 6 west pens.  She came into tell us he is busy cleaning up Gus's Bermuda hay and someelse's leftover mush......!!!  I'm pretty sure if we gave him that to eat in his pen, he wouldn't eat it.....!!!   LOL  But if stealing leftovers works, go for it, the more he eats right now, the better for him.