Even if donkeys are stoically strong it do's not mean they never got health matters and there is a basic require thise animals have to stay healthy and well.
So we present a list of the basic consume, need and Check of a Donkey per Year:
Our vet is Christos Gogos from Kalloní he takes care of all our pets.
Our ferrier is Panagiotis Bandas from Mytilini
Yearly basics
- Worming: as our Donkeys are grazing free and older we prefere to worming the 4 time a year, in spring and summer .... and in the winter and summer ....
- Ferrier, needs to come over twice a year
- Once a year it is necessary to being seen by the dentist, this is in the vet's functions
- Vaccination: antitetanic once a Year
-a general check from the vet is also necessary
Incoming Donkeys:
- Blood test: Subsequently the dead of Cassandra after only 6 month she came to us caused from a not recognized Diabetes we would prefer to do a blood test to each new incomer.
- Vaccination has to be done twice, the second after 1 month
- Dentist
- Ferier
Senior Donkeys:
Olderly Donkesy my need some extras they generally have arthritis as they did not got a shelter in rainy days and donkeys absolutely do need.
- Extra food like hey-pellets as they tooth can't cut the normal hey anymore they just chew-it and spit it out.
- Dentist better twice the year
- Rain coat
- And what ever individually need could happen.
Extras:
- Like Carlotta's hoof witch do not grown properly and to fast the ferrier got to come four times a year
- Allergys: like "sweet itch" an allergy from witch frequently equines do suffer caused from the biting of a fly during the summertime, like Oscar used to have and successfully heald with a bio-chimical therapy.
And some more extras can come in, for this it exist an approximately extra amount per year.
Cost fore one donkey/year:
- Hey: 3Kg/day = 1000 Kg/Y = 250 €
- Worming: 4/Y 50 €
- Ferrier: 2/Y 60€
- Dentist: 1/Y 50 €
- Vaccination 1/Y 25 €
- Blood test 1/Y 40 €
- For extras approximately/y 120€
Extra for seniors (e.i. tooth problem or some weaknesses)
- Cereals 300gr/day 20 Kg bag 10 -15 €
- Pellet 1-2 Kg/day 600 Kg bag 320 €
- Dentist ev. twice/y
Incoming donkeys
- Blood test: 40 €
- Vaccination: 2x25 50€
- Ferrier: 30 €
- Dentist: 50 €
For all: 1/Y visit from the vet for general controll in-house 60 €
