Question for you equine types...in general, if an animal has a healthy appetite, is he most likely more or less healthy? My question pertains to donkeys (mini) in particular, but they are closley related to horses, so horse types please chime in...
Also, I have been told that a normal temp for a mini-donkey is 100...I have been getting consistently 98-98.5, and only occassionaly have read 100 (is 104 a few days ago but we are treating him for what the vet calls "shipping sickness").
We already lost 1 of the 2 we bought, probably because we didn't recognize the symptons fast enough, but the vets says we probably wouldn't have been able to save him anyway...sad day that was.
Anyway, the 2nd donkey seems better, but not 100%, and I am concerned about the low temp. He is eating a decent amount. The vet was not concerned a bout the temp, but then again he wasn';t concerned about the first one either right up until it died so not sure I trust his judgement.
Any helpful advice?