What a great way to spend a birthday. Thanks for dropping by, and taking some time out to enjoy a donkey walk about. You-all come back now.
CONSIDERING REHOMING YOUR DONKEY(S) BUT ARE HESITANT ABOUT LEAVING THEM WITH A SHELTER?
Are you finding yourself in a position where you have to give up your beloved donkey(s) but just aren't comfortable with leaving them at a shelter; yet at the same time, you're also struggling with the fear of them ending up in a bad situation if placed in an ad in a public market publication or other ad format or selling them on Craiglist (where kill pen brokers often look for their equine)?
Want to make sure they go to a good home and remain safe, happy and healthy throughout the remainder of their life?
Partner with us! 😃
Where circumstances warrant it, we will work with the surrendering owner through our "Direct Home Placement Program" which allows the owner to foster their own donkey(s) and participate in the rehoming process. They will not be given the potential adopter's address or phone number (it will be up to the adopter's discretion if they want to provide future updates with the former owner after the adoption is completed).
Keeping animals out of shelters through our "Direct Home Placement Program" helps donkey owners take part in finding a new home for their own donkey(s).
We believe that donkeys that have to be rehomed do best if they can be transitioned directly from their current home straight over to their new, loving owner's home thus avoiding the stress of staying at a shelter.
You would transfer ownership over to us Which will allow us to bring them up to date on their vaccinations, hoof trims and deworming (if they have fallen behind).
We will meticulously vet all of the potential adopters and forward the names and a little bit of background of those we've "approved" over to you.
You get to meet each of them personally, exchange questions and answers, watch them interact with your donkey(s) and then YOU will make the final decision as to whose home you feel good about handing your donkey over to.
Can't get any better than that. For more in
Odie enjoys wrestling with Jimmy. Jimmy can be very rough & tumble when he plays, but he tones it down quite a bit for Odie.
Odie enjoys wrestling with Jimmy. Jimmy is a rough & tumble kind of player, but he tones things down for Odie.
So Odie is being released tomorrow. We're not able to pick him up but our manager at the Healing Heart Spokane branch will be picking him up and keeping him there until we're able to go get him.
Doctor Regle said that they are going to try several pain maintenance medications that don't only address his feet but all over his body as he may be dealing more with arthritis than his hooves.
I asked about my plan to put him on a daily walk exercise routine and he said to encouraging him to walk but don't push him to walk. Let him walk at his own level and at his own pace.
Dr. Regle said it is clear to them that Odie has a will to live. He also has a very strong mind of his own and when he wants to do something or go somewhere he let's them know it (but he's not mean about it), he stays determined until he gets his way and he always got his way at the teaching hospital.
Dr. Regle has grown quite fond of Odie. He told my vet, Dr. Charlie, that he likes him A LOT.
The two vets are working out a pain management program together. Here's a video of Odie playing with Jimmy just prior to his trip to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
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Paulette Quiroga-Jacklin
Founder/Director
Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge
Riverside, Washington
(509) 322-4995
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Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hhdonkey.org
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Oh look, Jimmie's got the zoomies too! There must be something in the air. Could they, perhaps, be sensing that Spring is just around the bend?
Ginger's got the zoomies today. She's trying to get Sissy to join her, but she ain't havin' it. 😆
Oh look, Jimmie's got the zoomies too! There must be something in the air. Could they, perhaps, be sensing that Spring is just around the bend?
Ginger's got the zoomies today. She's trying to get Sissy to join her, but she ain't havin' it. 😆
Sometimes doing good work can feel isolating, but on #GivingTuesday, Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge-North Central Washington Region is declaring we aren't alone. Your generous support of Healing Heart's Donkey Shelter And Refuge shows how much you care. Go to www.hhdonkey.org to make a donation. Thank you in advance.
Oldest daughter, Jessica Lawrence, brought her camera and got some great pictures while Debbie Lawrence and her twins Claire & Aiden were volunteering at Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge-North Central Washington Region. These 4 donkeys make the work fun! ♥️💙💜
Oldest daughter, Jessica Lawrence, brought her camera and got some great pictures while mom, Debbie Lawrence, and her twins Claire & Aiden were volunteering at Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge-North Central Washington Region. These 4 donkeys make the work fun! ♥️💙💜
Oldest daughter, Jessica Lawrence, brought her camera and got some great pictures while Debbie Lawrence and her twins Claire & Aiden were volunteering at Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge-North Central Washington Region. These 4 donkeys make the work fun! ♥️💙💜
Kent Hawkins, a good friend and staunch supporter of Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge, messaged me one day and said that he wanted to get into better shape. He wanted to walk a mile each day (Monday through Friday) and wondered if he could walk a donkey while he was at it.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA! Not only was he getting himself in shape, but he was helping our donkeys stay in shape as well.
Kent has stayed true to his word and has been coming every day Monday through Friday (with only a couple of unavoidable interruptions).
BE LIKE KENT. Kill two birds with one stone. Help yourself and a donkey at Healing Hearts. It's good for your heart and your soul.
#WalkingDonkeys
#exercisingyourheart
#exercisemotivation #ExercisingYouHeartAndSoul
#donkeywalk
#donkeywalkers
Kent Hawkins, a good friend and staunch supporter of Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge, messaged me one day and said that he wanted to get into better shape. He wanted to walk a mile each day (Monday through Friday) and wondered if he could walk a donkey while he was at it.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA! Not only was he getting himself in shape, but he was helping our donkeys stay in shape as well.
Kent has stayed true to his word and has been coming every day Monday through Friday (with only a couple of unavoidable interruptions).
BE LIKE KENT. Kill two birds with one stone. Help yourself and a donkey at Healing Hearts. It's good for your heart and your soul.
#WalkingDonkeys
#exercisingyourheart
#exercisemotivation #ExercisingYouHeartAndSoul
#donkeywalk
#donkeywalkers
Dan took a video of me preparing Odie's morning medication. I give him Gabapentin (nerve pain) and Miloxicam (inflammation, swelling, stiffness, and joint pain)
hidden under a pound of senior feed every morning.
I give him pergolide mesylate (Prascend) hidden in apple sauce, carrots or an unsalted peanut mid-day. The vet suspects he may have Cushing's.
I give him more Gabapentin hidden under senior feed for dinner.
#GabapentinForDonkeys
#MiloxicamForDonkeys
#PergolidePrascendForDonkeys
Dan took a video of me preparing Odie's morning medication. I give him Gabapentin (nerve pain) and Miloxicam (inflammation, swelling, stiffness, and joint pain)
hidden under a pound of senior feed every morning.
I give him pergolide mesylate (Prascend) hidden in apple sauce, carrots or an unsalted peanut mid-day. The vet suspects he may have Cushing's.
I give him more Gabapentin hidden under senior feed for dinner.
