ALL THE NEWBIES HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT......

Dr Jeremy came out yesterday specifically to see Macho Man, but also gave the other 3, plus Sasha a quick look.  Anazazi was limping on a rear leg when we picked her up.  She had been favoring it off and on, so I didn't think it was an abscess, he said he could see a little swelling above the fetlock, so she's probably stepped wrong.  When we picked them up, the woman said she had been limping for a couple of days.  

We had worried about Sasha's tendons, she went from walking with long feet to walking with short feet.  He said her tendons felt OK, so I guess when she walks ouchy, maybe she's just tender footed.  

Now to Macho Man.  Dr. Jeremy said it looked like his sheath might be from getting caught on a fence or something rather than habronema larvae damage.  He said the couple of inches that is enlarged on the end could probably be amputated and it would probably be best done in a hospital setting, rather than in the field.  Macho is 20-24 years old, it couldn't be done until cooler weather, and would it make a big difference in his life?  It's a 3 hour haul to the surgical clinic, which also has to be factored in to the equation.  I have sent pictures to the clinic to see what they think.  

He has cataracts on both eyes, and limited vision in the right eye.  And I have a project for the foreseeable future to apply a pressure bandage daily on his leg. 

Thanks for the picture Mikaela

This is how it looked this morning when I took off the professional bandage and got ready to try my first attempt at a pressure bandage.  Mine looked pretty good, we'll see how it looks in the morning, when I change it.  If it sags or wrinkles, I'll flunk and have to try harder. 

The light pink around the edges is healthy scar tissue.  The pressure bandage is used to keep the over growth of cells from growing wild, and to give the healthy cells a chance to grow in a natural pattern.  

He actually was a good boy to work on.  He was eating his hay and stood still.  

Since we couldn't put most of the donkeys over in the Burro Barracks for the next few weeks after yesterday's trial, this morning we tried putting a small group over there for the day.  The trial proved to be awkward, Cisco started coughing because of the dust over there.  When we have tours, it would add more walking for the visitors, and it's much easier to have them all in pens in a row.  So the next plan was to to have it as a "day camp"  with small groups going over for the day.   Today Rosie, Gigi, Jasper (their boyfriend) Bella, and Sasha, got to go.  

They have spent the day with their heads up in the trees eating beans, or pushing on the trees to make the beans fall.  Of course the minis can't reach the beans, so they are hanging around waiting for the bounty to be shared. 

So the next plan is everyone will have to stay in the pens, until the all the beans fall.  Then we can rake the Burro Barracks pen and have "day camp".  Unfortunately that isn't going to happen for awhile.  

I think some of them are already tired of being in the pens.  Overnight Koshare tore down the wiring for the lights in the pen.  This afternoon Bunny broke off the faucet in one of the pens.  It caused a lake in the pens before Richelle saw it.  Actually I've thought about putting these 2 together and see which one survives.  Not really, but personality wise, they are a lot alike.  Can't wait to see what they come up with tomorrow.......!!! LOL