AlpineSummit
Active Member
Well it has been 5 weeks now since our donkeys arrived and 3 weeks today that Pedro died. The sadness and pressure to find a stall mate has been intense here. We have a 5 month old Jack coming in 2 weeks! But let me back up a little. When Sofia came back home she was stressed and quickly caught pneumonia - again. She responded poorly, and slowly. It was feared she had Equine Infectious Anemia and she was tested for it. We sat on pins & needles for 8 days until the test came back NEGATIVE! Thank Heavens. Meantime we had been lovin her up every possible chance we had. We'd sit there in her stall on a bucket w/her several times a night just talking, whispering, brushing, sometimes I'd snooze w/her alongside me. She stays laying down when we enter now, very much at ease. Our bonds grow; we love her and we're getting it back now. She has improved markedly. She blows her trumpet every day, soooo sweet to hear! Such a sweet girl, she is I love her deeply.
Finally my question: Bringing home that little boy soon and we've never been set up for 2 separate donkeys but I have fashioned a small corral area so they can visit each other. But the sleeping arrangements won't be good if the lil boy needs to be separate for a while. The PLAN is both donks together. Of course, there may be problems with the new alliance at first. I do have a stall cam and can watch but if there's a problem it would take too long to get outside and deal with it. And so my plan is to carry in a half dozen bales of hay and plop down my sleeping bag and rest with the critters. That way I'm there if any issues arise (which I doubt, but hey they are animals after all)
Decent plan,,,,,,Terrible plan?
Thanks for any insight as this is all new to me here
Finally my question: Bringing home that little boy soon and we've never been set up for 2 separate donkeys but I have fashioned a small corral area so they can visit each other. But the sleeping arrangements won't be good if the lil boy needs to be separate for a while. The PLAN is both donks together. Of course, there may be problems with the new alliance at first. I do have a stall cam and can watch but if there's a problem it would take too long to get outside and deal with it. And so my plan is to carry in a half dozen bales of hay and plop down my sleeping bag and rest with the critters. That way I'm there if any issues arise (which I doubt, but hey they are animals after all)
Decent plan,,,,,,Terrible plan?
Thanks for any insight as this is all new to me here