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 Just brought home our new pasture buddy a 8 yr old large miniature 
donkey.(too cute ) anyway  I didn't want a "Jack" ,translate uncastrated 
male. Don't need any arab mules!!So they castrated him for me the 22nd. I 
went to pick him up, and first they had a bad fly problem, eis legs were 
covered in flys. (they said they have a huge problem, we discussed fly 
predators,etc.) And his "wound" was open and is being treted as an open 
wound. She said his  testicles were  ' huge'. .I asked if we could hose him 
off and clean him up. So we did , she used some Citronella shampoo on his 
legs and scrubbed some, then sparayed his legs. He has some fly scabs and a 
small sore or two maybe quarter size. I asked about his castrattion and how 
he did. She said he bled alot, the vet was there about 2 hours and kept 
checking him while working on her other horses. He didn't leave till he 
stopped.(I have read that donkeys bleed more than horses at castration so 
wasn't too surprised)I asked if the vet saw him since ,she said Tue. and he 
looked ok to him.
    So anybody know what kind of aftercare I should give this,Should I hose 
it daily or tiwce or clean it any particular way. She said ,maybe clean it 
with betadine. I thought I might put some swat around the area, but not on 
it. We don't have very many flies yet, but gnats are abundant.He is penned 
in the shed for now till he heals and gets aquainted over the fence.
   My colt didn't have any complications so I am not sure how to handle 
this exactlly. I may go ahead and call the vet Monday, I think I could stand 
to have coggins drawn  about this time anyway.
I was just wondering ,if I should leave it alone, but watch it or if there 
are procautions I should take like hosing or cleaning with betadine? I have 
some nolvasen creme, wonder dust, 7% Iodine shampoo,and furizone int he med 
kit.
   His name is Eeyore, of course , and my husband says ,when people ask 
what he got me for mothers day, he said he'll say  a "jack----" so that when 
he travels I'll always have one around."
hhhhmmmmmm

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