Is my mini donkey pregnant?

[jenjenjlm]

Is my donkey pregnant? We rescued her a year ago and I know she was previously with a bunch of jacks. It was suspected that she could be pregnant. Please help! Thank you.

 

[Standards Equine]

Hi @jenjenjlm, you've had her for a whole year already? I understand donkeys to have a gestation of 12 months but I have no experience breeding donkeys - just horses. If she is pregnant, I'd expect her to be foaling in the very near future.
Can you give some more information? Is she maiden or has she produced previously? How old is she?

 

[jenjenjlm]

Hi @jenjenjlm, you've had her for a whole year already? I understand donkeys to have a gestation of 12 months but I have no experience breeding donkeys - just horses. If she is pregnant, I'd expect her to be foaling in the very near future.
Can you give some more information? Is she maiden or has she produced previously? How old is she?

We did rescue her in February of last year. They told us she was around 10 years old and she had previously been with a bunch of jacks. I am not sure if she has birthed before. We’ve always suspected that she could be pregnant, but recently her vulva has swelled, which makes me wonder even more. I could call the vet out, but we were trying to avoid the cost if it wasn’t absolutely necessary. Thank you for responding!

 

[Standards Equine]

The same suggestion I give to everyone, I'm quite sure it would apply to Jennys as well. Watch the udder. If you're able to express her periodically, that's your best indicator. If she begins to bag up (fill her udders), that's a pretty obvious indicator. When the fluid turns white and the pH drops, she'll be very close to delivering. It is certainly possible, even likely, that she would be pregnant, unless her uterus is unhealthy.

 

[HersheyMint]

We did rescue her in February of last year. They told us she was around 10 years old and she had previously been with a bunch of jacks. I am not sure if she has birthed before. We’ve always suspected that she could be pregnant, but recently her vulva has swelled, which makes me wonder even more. I could call the vet out, but we were trying to avoid the cost if it wasn’t absolutely necessary. Thank you for responding!

Hi, Did your donkey have a foal?