Together for donkey’s years

SPANA vets inspected her carefully and found that she had stepped on a piece of sharp metal that had penetrated the sole of her foot and formed an abscess. Immediately they administered a painkiller and began working on her foot—draining the abscess and soaking the foot using a special rubber boot to help draw out any infection. The boot was invented by the Chemaia team and has helped them no-end as they were finding it increasingly difficult to keep animals still whilst soaking wounds to their feet.

Once Marwa’s foot was clean, the vets applied a clean, dry dressing to keep out the dirt and dust. They will return on their next visit to check on Marwa’s progress.

Despite both of their advanced ages, when Marwa is well, Mohammad still works her to transport whey that he collects locally and sells as animal food. Their work brings in the only income that the family has, which supports Mohammad, his wife, and the three grandchildren that live with them.