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[[Image:Ligate castration donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Ligate around vaginal tunic (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]

[[Image:Ligate castration donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Ligate around vaginal tunic (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]

[[Image:Emasculate donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Emasculate distal to ligature (Image courtesy of  [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]

[[Image:Emasculate donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Emasculate distal to ligature (Image courtesy of  [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]

Castration in the donkey is complicated by the '''small size''' of the patient necessitating '''general anaesthesia''', and the need for '''ligation of the spermatic cord'''. In addition, a wide range of ages may be presented for castration. At [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary] the range can be from 6 months to 29 years. There are also a number of donkey owners who request castration of foals only a few days old.

Castration in the donkey is complicated by the '''small size''' of the patient necessitating '''general anaesthesia''', and the need for '''ligation of the spermatic cord'''. In addition, a wide range of ages may be presented for castration. At [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary] the range can be from 6 months to 29 years. There are also a number of donkey owners who request castration of foals only a few days old.

'''[[Media:Castration aftercare donkey.pdf|Castration Aftercare Fact Sheet]]

'''[[Media:Castration aftercare donkey.pdf|Castration Aftercare Fact Sheet]]

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==References==

==References==