Introducing our two newest arrivals at
 our Rehabilitation section of the rescue.

They are both 5 years old and as they arrived as jacks, they both underwent castration yesterday December 12th,2011
at Kern Road Veterinary Clinic.

The boys came to us from their former owner located a bit North of us. The donkeys had lived in their previous home for the past two years. Due to both their owners inability to care for them as well as the fact that this past June, Curly developed a nasty sarcoid close to his eye the decision was made to place the boys with TPDR.

Castration was the very first order of business as well as pulling coggins, vaccines and micro chipping.

We started topical sarcoid treatment on Curly at that time. Sarcoid treatment is never an easy thing. Sometimes these tumors never return, but often they DO return with a vengeance. If we do not get a good result with topical treatment the next step will be immunotherapy. We will make every effort to help Curly but this one has a guarded outlook to be sure.

The brown donkey is Moe and the gray is Curly. They went into foster care this morning with Jane Olney of Ortonville., MI and will stay with Jane and her donkey Buzz and foster donkey TPDR Rodger until they are ready for adoption.

You can contact Jane for more information about this pair!

Jane Olney at 248-236-9728 (Home) or  248-425-3383 (Cell)

or contact Sharon Windsor  at 517-623-0000 or email her at: akaminidonkeys@fnwusers.com

Curley's Sarcoid

***UPDATE 12-14-11**

They are drinking and ate a flake of 1st cutting and a 1/2 flake of 2nd.  They got to sniff noses with Rodger and Buzzy again.  Once again Mo is more brave of the two, but backs up after a while.  There was chewing going on, on Buzz and Mo's part.  I caught Buzz and Rodger playing outside in the fog.  They seem happy there is more to their herd.  

I gave more water and another flake of 1st cutting for the night.  No one is dripping blood.

There is no kicking or biting when I go in the stall or even the trailer when we got home.   They are a bit shy, and the halter is a bit scary.  They are very attentive and curious.  I definitely feel safe around them.  It seems they need just basic lessons and daily contact.  

I will use the topical medication as directed.  Your vet said I am to send pictures as a follow-up.  I will do that.  I am dedicated to get this thing under control by the spring.  I have no problem with bringing him back for "plastic surgery" and his aftercare.

I am going to research fly masks.  I think there is one made out of spandex that I can slip over his head.  Maybe donkey play can't dislodge that one.  

I will send another report, and maybe call you on Saturday.

Jane

How lucky we are to have such
a capable foster caregiver for the boys!!
Jane is a nurse so the boys are
in the perfect place for their care.

THANK YOU JANE!