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Meredith’s Healing Update

February 2, 2024 by Ellen Brady-McGaughey

As J.B. covered in a previous blog, Meredith started slowing down this past summer which we discovered was due to osteoarthritis. She had a procedure at WSU to correct this in her right front foot, and she has been recovering and healing from this procedure. We were happy to welcome her back home to continue her recovery after her stay at WSU in December and early January, and I wanted to provide you all with an update on her progress since returning home.

Honey checks on her daughter, Meredith

She continues to show promising signs of healing, and seems to be feeling very ready to break out of her recovery stall to rejoin her herd! She has been enjoying extra attention from her caregivers during our cattle time, complete with lots of pets and scratches. Dr. Erin has also been coming for extra check ins on Meredith and helping to care for her and the herd. While I know she is ready to fully rejoin her family, I do think she enjoys having her own personal hay feeder to snack on at her leisure and not having to hurry to finish her grain before grain-obsessed Betsy is done with hers and looking around for more snacks! She will be due for her recheck appointment soon, so we will know more about exactly how her foot is healing. We hope for continued good news!

Enjoy some pictures of the rest of the herd as well. We are all enjoying the sunshine today!

Nutmeg showing off his best side (okay, all sides are his best side) and looking a little sassy

L to R: Nutmeg, Honey, Betsy, and Meredith in the back.

Betsy and Honey, looking ready to drop their next album!

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  1. Kathleen says

    February 2, 2024 at 3:17 pm

    I will be keeping my fingers crossed for a very positive checkup for Meredith. I love her facial markings. She is beautiful with that black mask and white dabs above her eyes. And that photo of Nutmeg is definitely album cover worthy as well. Good grief, he is so gorgeous!

    Thanks for the Meredith update. She certainly couldn’t be in better hands!

  2. Judy says

    February 2, 2024 at 4:07 pm

    Thank you so much for the very rock star photos of the bovine crew and the undate on Meredith… holding good thoughts for her to be able to resume life in the company of her family. They are surely in the best place they could possibly be. Oh that Nutmeg… what a handsome devil.

  3. CarolR says

    February 2, 2024 at 4:32 pm

    Thank you so much for the update……good to know she’s doing fine. We’ll see the results when they run out to their summer pasture!

    • Marie says

      February 2, 2024 at 5:05 pm

      They are Truly Beautiful Creatures :hugging:…Enjoy those Pampered Extras Meredith..We Love You….Nothing better than some Family Love and Eskimo Kisses:kiss::kissing_heart:

  4. Gaynell says

    February 2, 2024 at 5:06 pm

    Thank you so much for Meredith’s update. We wish her continued success in her recovery. The photos of beautiful bovine faces were very nice.

  5. Tobin says

    February 2, 2024 at 5:11 pm

    That you, Ellen, for the update on Meredith. And thank you, Dr. Erin, for attending so attentively to Meredith, Honey B, and all the residents of the Sanctuary. And the photographs in today’s blog…once again… capture works of art, those who dwell at this refuge.

    Meanwhile, I wait with anxious anticipation of the moo-sic soon to become available from the duo of Honey and Betsy. And, I also await word as to whether Neggie saw her shadow when emerging from her nest this morning (I hope so…we are in desperate need of snow in the Twin Cities).

    • Marie says

      February 2, 2024 at 7:39 pm

      Boy..Never thought of that! Would be some Amazing Shadow:grin: Ay :rofl:

      • Marie says

        February 2, 2024 at 7:54 pm

        A Shadow that would Guarantee a Double Dump of Snow:ok_hand:

    • Linda C says

      February 3, 2024 at 4:11 am

      Really, Tobin? My friend has been happy not paying anyone to plow her ling driveway in Afton, and she goes back to work next week. It would be ironic if she had January break with not that much snow, and then had to drive in it when going back to work!

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