Last week, we caught a break in the weather and were able to bring Meredith safely back home from WSU. While she has to remain confined to a pen in the barn for a short while during her recovery, she and her herd mates are happy to be together again. Notice in the video that you can see the exact moment when Honey realizes that Meredith is back…Mom sure missed her daughter.
Despite this, Meredith may actually wish she had stayed an extra week at the hospital, as yesterday we woke up to a temperature of -12.5F, which is the coldest I can remember in my nearly 16 years here at CSNW. Despite the extreme cold, the chimps and cattle are all doing well, and we’ve only had to deal with a few equipment freeze-ups so far. As a cold-climate sanctuary, we’re pretty well prepared for winter weather but these extremes certainly put all of our preparation to the test. In a couple days, we’ll climb out of these arctic temperatures and get to enjoy a regular old snow storm.
So nice to see how happy everyone was to see her back! Especially Honey’s excitement when she spotted her in the pen!
Thank you for sharing this! The herd insticts in cows is remarkable. When they are treated with kindness and gentleness they feel safe enough to show these same qualities. Thank you so much for your care of these amazing animals.
The air may be Arctic, but Meredith’s reunion with her family warms the heart and the soul.
Though I learned that Meredith was back home the other day, it is still heartening to see her home with her Mamas and her bud, Nutmeg. I hope that her treatment can alleviate her joint pain. In the meantime, make sure she and herd get all the side scratches they want from their human friends.
Like calf blankets….. do they have the same things for older animals to keep them warm that you strap underneath to keep them warm over their backs…. that’s terribly cold
hopefully she has tons of straw too bad you don’t have that place heated
Cows stay warm with lots and lots of hay to eat. They don’t need blankets as long as they have that, and I have no doubt they are well taken care of.
In Iceland, they feed their horses hay. ..and bread!
Yes, that’s definitely a possibility for animals that are underweight. Lucky for Meredith, she doesn’t have that problem. For healthy cattle, we deep bed the straw, make sure they are sheltered from the elements, and give them extra grain and alfalfa to keep their internal temperatures up.
Thanks for the Education…gives me Peace of Mind…:relieved:
It’s wonderful to see Meredith back and we hope she is doing much better with all the wonderful care she is receiving. Thank you all. This video is so beatuiful.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Touching video.
What a wonderful welcome home. No doubt, her recovery will progress even better now that she’s with her family, both bovine and humans.
Wonderful video of a sweet reunion and homecoming. It brought tears of joy to see Meredith safe and lovingly greeted by her family- bovine, chimpy, feline and human- She is well on the road to recovery.
Oh my. What a beautiful family reunion! Honey ran to greet her. I believe I felt her excitement. Thanks so much for capturing this for us. In countless ways, we animals are not so very different.
Welcome home Meredith. Be well!
Stay warm. 12 below is far too cold!!
Such a sweet reunion:heart::heart::heart::heart:.
Lovely to see her back home :ox: and the welcoming :heartpulse: from the others!
Is she blind/visually impaired on her left eye? It looks a bit milky and seems to reflect differently in the camera light?
I had the same thought when first I saw the video, but after the second vieuwing I realized that cows have differently shaped lenzes, like goats. They are NOT round and that could be the reason the light reflexes differently. I think she can see just fine.
Reunited and it feels so good!
Glad Meredith is back home! Hopefully she’ll be pain free from here on out and can enjoy being her wonderful, independent self.
This is one of the sweetest videos I have seen in ages….it was amazing to see the reactions of each of these precious animals. I particularly enjoy the bovines and Love seeing and hearing about them (my midwest country background is showing!)….Thank you for sharing and providing such excellent care for all of the santuary residents.
So sweet. My heart just swelled for this sweet family.
All the greetings are precious, but the vocalization, turn and dash Honey makes to her babie is so beautiful! Happy this family is back together.