donkey with intestinal parasites

Date

May 2012

Country

Syria

Location

Refuge name or

mobile clinic location

4^th mobile clinic in AlSuaidaa

Photos or video

Photos

Donkey/ horse/ mule/ camel

Donkey  

Animal age and name (if has one)

10 years, named Naser, (means Eagle in English).

Male/ female

Female

Work of animal (what does it do on a daily basis)

Works in cultivating and transporting.

Work hours (how long does it work for every day)

Works about 5 hours in cultivating, and 4 hours in transporting the corps.

Working conditions (what is the environment like that it works in)

Works in mountain area, he feeds on green grass, bran, and barely. 

Owner’s name

Salman Abu Zaki

Family details (e.g. do they have wife/ children?)

Wife, 7 children

Area owner lives

Villages of AlSuaidaa

How did owner get animal to SPANA?

Through the rounds of the 4^th mobile clinic in the villages of Alsuaidaa.

Owner quote- what did they say about SPANA? What did they say about importance of animal?

The owner is happy and thanks to SPANA for their good works.

 " Thank SPANA"

How long has owner worked with animals? 

The owner uses his animal for 5 years.

Injury/ illness

General weakness and worms.

Injury/ illness signs

Clear weakness , and emergence of the chest muscles.

Injury/ illness cause

Under nutrition, and carelessness 

Treatment description

The donkey was given  dose of ivermectin (anti worm), which was repeated after 15 days. 3 doses of vitamins.

Recovery time

One month

Advice given to animal owner by SPANA staff

The owner had been advised to improve the place of the animal. And to give him the barley with the fodder in small quantity at the beginning, and to give him the clean water.