URGENT APPEAL
27.4.12
Tabitha's foal is weak and not suckling - she needs to
be rushed to the
Veterinary Hospital at Wadebridge. Please will you
help us fund this
treatment to save her life?
27.4.12
Tabitha's foal is weak and not suckling - she needs to
be rushed to the
Veterinary Hospital at Wadebridge. Please will you
help us fund this
treatment to save her life?
TAMMY GIVES BIRTH 3.30 pm 12.4.12
Isn't she gorgeous?? A Beautiful Mum and Daughter.
Mum is very proud and exceptionally protective, probably due to having every previous foal she has had taken away from her.....not this one, they will be together for life.
Jewel Gives Birth Today 14.4.12 at 11.45 am - another beautiful little girl.
The birth was a little more difficult for Jewel, possibly as it was her first foal, after keeping vigil we sought 'over the phone' advice from our vet and gave her a very minimal helping hand.
TABITHA GIVES BIRTH TO A GIRL TODAY 26.4.12 AT 7.00 AM
It was a slightly longer and tiring birth for Tabitha, after waiting on the sidelines we had to help a little as baby was in danger of not getting air into her lungs. Happy to say Mum and baby are very well. As you can see from the photo she has a rather distorted right ear, this may or may not come right in the days and weeks to follow. Whatever......she's perfect, her Mum adores her, and so do we!!
We are hopeful now that Tabitha's overall condition will start to improve - she has been looking very underweight, not helped by the fact she has been carrying a foal.
We are hopeful now that Tabitha's overall condition will start to improve - she has been looking very underweight, not helped by the fact she has been carrying a foal.
Our Wonderful New Donkey Barn
Completed Donkey Barn
Work commenced on our new barn back in April 2011 - the barn was complete by October 2011 - a fantastic new donkey barn and huge huge thanks to 'The Gerrick Rose Animal Trust', Jeremy Hobbins, Adoption for Pets - Pets at Home, The Tanner Trust for making our dream become a reality
Donkeys first day in New Barn - October 2011
Donkeys in their new barn
The donkeys loved their new spacious bright barn, their braying was deafening!!
Jasper Arrives at Flicka 19.12.11
Jasper a dear sweet little donkey has been rescued by The Donkey Sanctuary, deciding he was not fit enough to make the longer journey to Devon he has come to 'Flicka' for some rehabilitation.
Here he is arriving in the back of a huge 7.5 tonne lorry, led out by Robbie. Robbie has worked at The Donkey Sanctuary for over twenty years, travelled thousands of miles rescuing donkeys with the late Dr Elizabeth Svendsen. He is affectionately nick named 'Grizzly Adams'.
Jasper has settled in straight away - he is an exquisite little donkey and, despite the life of hardship, loves company and people. We will keep you updated.
Here he is arriving in the back of a huge 7.5 tonne lorry, led out by Robbie. Robbie has worked at The Donkey Sanctuary for over twenty years, travelled thousands of miles rescuing donkeys with the late Dr Elizabeth Svendsen. He is affectionately nick named 'Grizzly Adams'.
Jasper has settled in straight away - he is an exquisite little donkey and, despite the life of hardship, loves company and people. We will keep you updated.
Tom 1977 - 2011
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart to tell you we lost our beautiful 'Tom' at 11.45pm 24.12.11.
Thank you Tom for sharing your life with us and bringing us years of joy, pleasure and love. You will be sorely missed every day xxx
Ben 1975 - 2012
We are so sorry to have to tell you that we lost our lovely little chap Ben this morning 8.1.12 at 9.30 am.
After three vet visits and doing all we possibly could, it would seem that Ben may have had a stomach tumour. It was a privilege to have Ben here, another favourite who will be sadly missed.
Two of 'Flicka's' great characters left withing two weeks of each other.
God Bless Tom & Ben xxx
26.3.12
JEWEL
It would now seem 'extremely' likely that Jewel and Tammy are expecting, Jewel is almost a baby herself.
There is also a possibility that Tabitha is pregnant too, but we are not sure yet. These three girls were in very poor condition, there is a long way to go with them, still timid and now carrying foals is not helping their condition improve as quickly as we would like. Tabitha & Tammy are still quite lame from previous overgrown feet, left to be a chronic problem, they are now suffering the effects of long term neglect and brutal trimming procedures.
So we are now on 24 hour midwifery duties!!!
There is also a possibility that Tabitha is pregnant too, but we are not sure yet. These three girls were in very poor condition, there is a long way to go with them, still timid and now carrying foals is not helping their condition improve as quickly as we would like. Tabitha & Tammy are still quite lame from previous overgrown feet, left to be a chronic problem, they are now suffering the effects of long term neglect and brutal trimming procedures.
So we are now on 24 hour midwifery duties!!!
