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Diet and Management (Older) - Donkey (view source)
Revision as of 10:08, 23 April 2014
, 10:08, 23 April 2014→Suggested routine care and management of the 20+ year old donkey
* Avoid obesity
* Avoid obesity
* Feed according to weight, dentition, season, laminitic predispositon and the individual response to intake. Adlib or small and frequent feeds rather than a single daily ‘feast’ are advisable. Many aged donkeys spend most of their day getting through these feeds but, surprisingly, manage to thrive quite well as long as they are given the opportunity to eat in their own time
* Feed according to weight, dentition, season, laminitic predispositon and the individual response to intake. Adlib or small and frequent feeds rather than a single daily ‘feast’ are advisable. Many aged donkeys spend most of their day getting through these feeds but, surprisingly, manage to thrive quite well as long as they are given the opportunity to eat in their own time
* Regular, preferably six-monthly, dental examinations
* Regular, preferably six-monthly, dental examinations. See [[Media:Donkey Dental Care for Vets and Equine Dental Technicians.pdf|Donkey Dental Care for Vets and Equine Dental Technicians]] factsheet
* Tetanus vaccination
* Tetanus vaccination
* Regular faecal worm egg counts (at least four times a year)
* Regular faecal worm egg counts (at least four times a year)