Mannar Donkey Welfare and Management - September Report

The team at the Mannar Donkey Clinic and Education Centre have sent through a couple of case studies from September:

Set Free from Ten Days of Pain

 A mother donkey and her foal were often seen scavenging for food in Moor Street, Mannar Town. Suddenly, the foal darted in front of a moving vehicle scoring a seriously wounded leg. The foal was noticed hobbling in pain for ten days but no one informed us until Bridging Lanka manager, Rojan, did, sending an immediate WhatsApp message complete with photo and location. Our donkey rescue team was soon dispatched. It took some time to locate the foal and mother. Stephen, a passer-by said he had noticed the injured animal but didn’t know who to contact. The two were brought to the clinic and examined by our vet, Dr Vincent, who administered Betadine, Negasunt, Amoxicillin and Flunixin) before attending to the broken leg bone.

I Can See Clearly Now

 In the back blocks of Puthukkudiyiruppu one of our Animal Welfare Officers, Uzmaan, noticed a donkey whose left eye was grotesquely injured and the odour, overpowering. Although it was well after office hours, Uzmaan contacted the DCEC manager, sending him photos and location details. The donkey rescue staff were deployed and our vet summonsed. Catching the feisty donkey was challenging and took a substantial amount of time. Back at the clinic our vet checked the donkey’s eye and provided medical treatment (Hydroxyzine, Betadine, Negasunt and Amoxicillin). Each day the wound is examined and dressed and the donkey is cared for with nutritious green fodder, rice bran and corn and daily grooming.