Data
SPECIES: Donkey, burro, Equus Assinus
SEX: Female
COLOR: Gray with a white muzzle and small black spots
EYES: Dark brown
EARS: Long (about 10")
HEIGHT: 12 hands (48") - Standard to Large Standard donkey
CALCULATED WEIGHT: {Girth²[57"]² x Length [53"] / 300} + 50 = 624 lbs.
HOOVES: Despite trimming them every 6 weeks, being neglected in the past (no regular foot care and unrestricted access to pasture), they developed laminitis. After evaluation of DICOM images taken by Great Basin Equine Medicine and Surgery, Inc., hoof angle has been changed to ease Pumpkin's walking by trimming her hooves more on the heels and keep her toes short.
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DATE OF BIRTH: 1985 (estimated by dr. Peck, DVM)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Unknown
SEX: Female
COLOR: Gray with a white muzzle and small black spots
EYES: Dark brown
EARS: Long (about 10")
HEIGHT: 12 hands (48") - Standard to Large Standard donkey
CALCULATED WEIGHT: {Girth²[57"]² x Length [53"] / 300} + 50 = 624 lbs.
HOOVES: Despite trimming them every 6 weeks, being neglected in the past (no regular foot care and unrestricted access to pasture), they developed laminitis. After evaluation of DICOM images taken by Great Basin Equine Medicine and Surgery, Inc., hoof angle has been changed to ease Pumpkin's walking by trimming her hooves more on the heels and keep her toes short.
You can find a list of Natural Hoofcare Professional Trimmers in your area here.
DATE OF BIRTH: 1985 (estimated by dr. Peck, DVM)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Unknown
PERSONALITY: Wonderful, playful, smart, not too touchy, extremely sensitive, with a warm look and sometimes a human-like touch, depending on her mood... But to be able to see all this and much more, you have to spend with her about one thousand of hours every year, like me. She surely knows how to let you know what she wants, likes and dislikes, and what is on her mind. Just watch her for a while, play with her and you will understand. Nobody before me did.
There are two major differences between a donkey's and a horse's personality:
1. Donkeys usually recognize only one owner (master)
2. Donkeys are very much aware of their own safety, so they think twice about what you want them to do, depending on how much they trust your judgement, which is often misunderstood for being stubborn.
HEALTH PROBLEMS (except those stated under HOOVES): Treatment for uveitis (inflammation of the eye) in the beginning of January 2004 and 2005. She is blind on her right eye, affected by untreated uveitis (moon blindness) in past.
Hoof crack (infection in the right front toe) treated on September 24th, 2007 by dr. Peck, DVM.
Treatment of liver for Hepatitis "Cholestasis" (elevated GGT values in blood) with 10 dissolved tablets of Trimethoprim/Sulfa per day for 14 days (5 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon), starting on August 27th, 2010.
