In the animal kingdom, really? Do animals make friends and have long standing relationships? Well Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) is convinced it’s so. There are so many incredible stories of animal friendships at the Centre that are truly wonderful for the soul to see and experience.
Here is one such sweet story of companionship, although the end is ultimately incredibly sad as EHCRC suffered a double loss in less than a fortnight, this story of true friendship is to honour the two animals in question.
![Della day after her rescue with farriers](https://www.theleader.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Della-day-after-her-rescue-with-farriers.jpg)
It’s the story of two inseparable elderly ladies, two donkeys that is, Della and Little Lady. Sadly Lady died on 11 January having suddenly deteriorated and Della went downhill immediately after and despite all possible veterinary intervention and 24 hour care, less than 2 weeks after the passing of Lady, the painful decision to put Della to sleep had to be taken.
Sue Weeding, Co-founder, said “we are devastated by the sudden loss of Lady and Della.”
Just two weeks ago Lady suddenly started to show some odd behaviour. Their vet Dorothea came immediately.
It appeared to be a neurological problem and despite doing everything possible they were unable to save her and she passed away during the night in her sleep with her constant companion Della by her side.
However the heartache didn’t end there as almost immediately Della really started to struggle after she lost her faithful companion. Literally the moment Lady passed, they noticed Della deteriorate, she stopped eating and drinking and then one morning she just couldn’t get up, her existing health issues flared up suddenly.
![Little Lady day she was rescued](https://www.theleader.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Little-Lady-day-she-was-rescued.jpg)