Gelded the Donkeys today

[gsganzer]

Well both of my mini-donkey jacks are now a little lighter on their hooves. The vet stopped by today and we castrated both of them. It only took about 20 minutes per donkey. I've worked with cattle and seen the way they're typically done, donkeys are very vascular in that area, so they're done a little differently then a cow or horse.

It was pretty interesting to watch, although I found I was crossing my legs a bunch . (I'm doing it again as I type this) First he'd give one a sedative that would make him relax and droop his head. Then he'd give them a second shot that would make them wobble, drop and pretty much go unconcious. We'd cover their eyes with a wet cloth and then tie one of the hind legs up to the fence (open the legs) so he could work.

Next he's cut the the scrotum open and then pull each testical free, stitch it off in two places and then cut each teste free. He loosely sewed (to permit drainage) the scrotum back up together and then gave them a couple of other shots (antibiotic, tetanus) and spayed some wound care over the area.

After about another ten minutes, they'd start to wake up and then get up and stagger around like drunken sailors for a while. Everything went real well and seemed like it was very low stress and little trauma for them.

Fortunately, it's raining this afternoon, so both of the donkeys decided to retire to the loafing shed for a much deserved nap. I'll check up on them every couple of hours to make sure they're doing well.

 

[Scooby074]

Poor donkey... he must be going nuts

i think Mike Rowe Gelded a horse once.. As a guy, that one was a little hard to watch. didnt he geld some sheep with a pocket knife and his teeth that one was pretty nasty too.

 

[heehaw]

how old are your ex-jacks? we got rid of our jack last year: we were having a rash of baby jacks born, an couldn't sell them: but still had the worry and sometimes hassle of having babies born. finally gave them away, but it wasn't always easy to find a taker.
heehaw

 

[dmccarty]

I remember the show were they did the castration with his teeth.

I think it was on No Reservations or Bizarre Foods where they were in South America, Argentina maybe, and they were castrating bulls. They kept the "oysters" in a bucket. The shows host and his guide were kinda hopping around with crossed legs watching the work being done.

Eventually they cut up the oysters and fried them on an old disc. They looked good once they were cooked. The fresh, raw lamb blood with citrus juice was another matter.

Later,
Dan

 

[jayste]

Well both of my mini-donkey jacks are now a little lighter on their hooves. The vet stopped by today and we castrated both of them. It only took about 20 minutes per donkey. I've worked with cattle and seen the way they're typically done, donkeys are very vascular in that area, so they're done a little differently then a cow or horse.

It was pretty interesting to watch, although I found I was crossing my legs a bunch . (I'm doing it again as I type this) First he'd give one a sedative that would make him relax and droop his head. Then he'd give them a second shot that would make them wobble, drop and pretty much go unconcious. We'd cover their eyes with a wet cloth and then tie one of the hind legs up to the fence (open the legs) so he could work.

Next he's cut the the scrotum open and then pull each testical free, stitch it off in two places and then cut each teste free. He loosely sewed (to permit drainage) the scrotum back up together and then gave them a couple of other shots (antibiotic, tetanus) and spayed some wound care over the area.

After about another ten minutes, they'd start to wake up and then get up and stagger around like drunken sailors for a while. Everything went real well and seemed like it was very low stress and little trauma for them.

Fortunately, it's raining this afternoon, so both of the donkeys decided to retire to the loafing shed for a much deserved nap. I'll check up on them every couple of hours to make sure they're doing well.

Sounds pretty "dead nuts on" with what I've seen myself!

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Jay

 

[Redbug]

Hey Jay...And I was going to say..."you guys are Nuts"...

 

[gsganzer]

how old are your ex-jacks? we got rid of our jack last year: we were having a rash of baby jacks born, an couldn't sell them: but still had the worry and sometimes hassle of having babies born. finally gave them away, but it wasn't always easy to find a taker.
heehaw

Heehaw,
Our jacks were 11months and 12 months old. Everyone that has jacks told me to geld them as soon as possible, so they don't pick up jacka$$ traits and habits. I've been checking them periodically to see if they dropped enough and finally decided the time was right. Supposedly, they'll drop between 9- 12 months. The vet said the timing was perfect.

 

[thatguy]

thank you for NOT posting pictures.. LOL

brian

 

[gsganzer]

thank you for NOT posting pictures.. LOL

brian

 

[marimus]

You guys are kinda squeemish aren't ya