Grooming The Donkeys

It's really very important to groom and clean donkeys/your donkey so they don't get dirty and smelly.

As I said in one of my earlier posts, when we were cleaning the donkey at Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary a few/some of them were really very dusty. Whenever you patted or brushed them, dust would come off their fur or hair or whatever you call it!!!!!! Anyway, their fur/hair was very dusty.

Their teeth need to be cleaned (or something like that!!) and looked after to prevent infection.

Their hooves need to be cleaned regularly because they get very clogged up, so it's good to clean out their hooves regularly.

The person who does all the foot/hoove things is called a farrier.

They also need to have their eyes kept clean to stop the flies irritating their eyes and also to prevent infections.