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William

He’s absolutely fine after a rather traumatic day – spooked by efforts to catch Winnie, who’d escaped the sheep pen, he tried to jump the hurdles at the top of the Avenue. He’s not a good jumper and didn’t quite make it, but with some momentum and considerable body weight he ended up on his back, four hooves in the air and looking rather surprised, so he just rolled over and stood up! Once Winnie was secured in the sheep pen William was able to walk down the Avenue and into Willow paddock, a graze at the top of his leg stopped bleeding quite quickly and the vet was able to have a look and dose the area with antiseptic spray. A not very relaxing sunny, warm, day with light winds.

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Vet Visit

A busy day for the sheep, Digby had his horns shortened by an inch or so as the points were starting to get too near his neck, Ivy had a swelling at the sight of a previous injection which needed checking, and a dose of purple spray. Elton needed his annual booster vaccination against pneumonia, and young Jago was castrated. Getting the right sheep in the right pen at the right time was a bit of a challenge, Jago was easiest as he quite likes being picked up. A handful of treats for all of them after the vet had left. A sunny day with light winds.

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Donkey Dental

The donkeys needed their annual check so this is William getting bored waiting for the vet to arrive. His teeth were fine, no filing required and he didn’t need a sedative unlike Toby who needed something to relax him. He was a bit too staggery once the injection took affect so he needed waking up a little to do the examination. Some teeth had a few sharp edges; donkeys chew side to side so can wear down the inner edges and leave a sharp edge on the outside, the electric grinder did the job quickly. Afterwards they both had to wait to have something to eat as Toby wouldn’t have been able to swallow until fully awake – William stood next to him most of the time giving reassurance and they were both grazing happily a couple of hours later. A hot sunny day with bright blue sky, watered the vegetables, picked runner beans and a few tomatoes, must pick the courgettes tomorrow.