New Donkey, help!

Personally I would keep him "quarantined" when he gets to you until after the clinic. I assume he has a current Coggins? If not, get one immediately. If, after the clinic, he is cleared to join the herd, do the intro like you would any other horse. Put them across the fence from each other for a bit. Once they have settled from that, then you can fully introduce with supervision.

Just breath,, it will be fine... i am sure before you bring him home he would have been cleared of any contagous  stuff like strangles.. that would be my first and foremost concern..  

as for donkeys.. well i have had one and he was the most precious little animal ever. got along with everyone. and hated strange dogs. If you can keep him in an area where he can smell all the other horses that is the best way of introducing.. even if you need to fence in a small paddock for him  . to allow him and your horses to smell and to see each other.. my thought is your horses never saw a donkey/burro and would be afraid of what he looks like.. and what he sounds like. so a couple of weeks to allow all to get to know each other.
as for food.. since he foundered , he will need low carb and little grass and no apples or carrots..  
hopefully you can get him gelded with at the quaranteen place.  sometimes their vets will do it for a reduced rate. 
oh, and unless your fence is electric or sturdy and made for him.. he will escape and come to the house.. mine lived where he wanted for 23 years  
good luck and thanks for saving one.  

 

My burro could not be fenced in and perhaps it was my choice... he could escape from anywhere.. since he was 4 months old and i do not really have neighbors and i have the farm about 1000 feet from the main road he just hung around with us or with the horses.   BUT i have heard that once they find that opening and love the lawn over the pasture they will find a way to come visit.  

as for strangles.. there should be a two week quaranteen time for any horse before being introduced or mingled with the residents that are on the farm already.

that is why i never touch  horses or go into someones barn  and if i do, i wash immediately and change my shoes..  a farrier or a horse in a  trailer that is dropped off at your barn  could also contaminate  your herd with strangles..   as it is carried by mucus and if your new horse touches that mucus they pick up strangles.. 
the signs are drippy yellow  from the nose  and after a few days. under the jaw where the jaw bones are the glands will swell,, a few days after that the swelling will pop open and out comes pus.. what a mess.. everything needs to be washed with bleach.. stalls. buckets. you name it..  
AS for you new addition just let him enjoy being with you and get to know him.. it will be fun.. oh and we sure do need those photos    

Good luck with him! I second the quarantine until after he's gelded as well as until a clean coggins comes in, even if his is updated. If you can keep him there for at least month in quarantine, that would be even better, but I know that might not be feasible.

Looking forward to see a precious in his finally furever home :-)

So aggravating, I would love to share pics, but something is not cooperating. I took pics, look fine in the camera, I slip the memory card into the computer and I get this crap about no new data/pics. Excuse me! There are several new pics on there! I took pics of him, his long elf feet and even his teeth. His description said 13.2 hands, I thought that seemed kinda large, but then I haven't seen that many donkeys. Well, just standing by him I'd say 12-12.2. I know different people have different ranges on young, but he does have wolf teeth, and what look to me like full length grooves. I have a spot in the free gelding clinic Sat, but I called the vet to check him out; she'll be here tomorrow.
I know nothing about jacks, but that boy has some serious testicles!
I've been looking for my card reader (computer), haven't needed since computer died and I wasn't thinking I'd need it. 

Sounds like he has his teeth and testicles all his life and that means oh about 15 years or so... 
good luck finding the photos and i would love a photo of his teeth and feet...  

 

Okay, vet (and her intern) examined Don Quixote; his teeth put him at 6 to 8, but she did put him in her records as 8. His large testicles are perfectly normal for a donkey. They agreed that his gums are a little pale, cap refill was fine. In my trying to do some reading, there was info that donkeys can have issues with bleeding, when castrating extra care is needed, ligating the blood vessels; I need to read more, those are the words I think are right. But, Dr J said donkey's are higher risk, and she doesn't like the pale gums. Overall he looks pretty good, but she'd really like to see some blood work. 
When we first got to the pen, Dr J's eyes got a little wider and she shook her head, at Don's hooves. She's always sad to see such neglect. I had been asking questions wanting to know if the free gelding clinic was a good idea. Her opinion is that the clinics are great for younger, healthy colts and she is totally with the idea. Don is higher risk; with free you get the basics. She said I should call before hand and ask about the ligation. It wouldn't be good for anyone to have Don bleed out. Then there are his feet. After gelding horses need exercise, which I know you all know, but donkey's need more. Dr J said to give him the amount of walking he would need, on those feet, would cross the line to being inhumane.  
Way more, all total, to mean no free gelding clinic. I've emailed and told the rescue to give my spot to someone else. I hope lots of people jumped to take advantage. The clinic is sponsored by the rescue and the Unwanted Horse Coalition. 
Don will be gelded after his hooves are in better shape and we're done with the complete health check. Dr J took blood for a coggins and regular blood work. We're going to make sure he's totally healthy.

Farrier; got a good start on his hooves, nipped off more on the front than I had hoped for (with my very limited knowledge). She did run into the lamina having separated due to founder. I think it's good she got so much off before running into it. Didn't get quite as far on the back, the problem was crumbling, too much hoof would just crumble. This is going to be such a learning experience. Don did really good letting us work on the front, on the back he got fussy enough to get a little sedation. 

Hopefully I remembered everything, but you've got a good idea what's happening.
A smiley face gets me a bathtub?

Still can't figure out the pic issue. Kid at Walmart said sounds like the camera's internal memory took over, after many years of never having any problems. Haven't even been able to find out if the camera even has internal memory, being tech challenged sucks. 
What I can do is update how it's all going. He's been perkier and even kicked up his heals just a bit.
Luvy has been interesting also. There had been times I've gone out in the pasture looking for her at feeding time. She would, usually, come when I whistle, so I would get concerned. Since Don Quixote has been here that has not happened, Luvy is always in the shed when I go out. I'm torn in that I like how it looks like Luvy really likes the guy, but then I want her to be going out in the pasture where she can graze (there is a little grass out there) and get some exercise.