If you're wondering why we haven't posted anything since last Friday, it's because we had a visitor-packed holiday weekend that kept us hopping ... and I just didn't get a chance to get into the office and post these photos until now! Among our visitors this weekend were two very wonderful veterinarians.
Dr. Karla Mooers was one of our vets when we lived in Seattle. Karla and her staff held a recent fundraiser for the animals and came out in a two-vehicle convoy this weekend, loaded with 2,000 pounds of equine senior grain, cat litter, medications, and $1,700 in donations! Wow! Here in the photo is Karla in the pink shirt, along with Sabrina from her clinic and Meghan (in green shirt). Not only did they bring us all these fabulous gifts for the animals, but then they groomed all the dogs while they were here, cleaned the cat house, and helped us bring horses in from pasture.
Here's a sign they had on one of the vehicles they drove. You had no doubt where they were headed! This sign was on the truck Sabrina drove, carrying all the grain.
We also had our veterinary surgeon from Spokane, Dr. Joe Harari, and his daughter Eve come to the ranch this weekend for a visit. Joe has operated on a number of our animals here, and he and his partner, Dr. Howard Lawrence, have also done medical evaluations on animals coming to us from Spokane shelters. That's always a big help. Joe and Eve helped us feed horses and bring them in from pasture, too.
Of course, with all this veterinary expertise on hand this weekend, we didn't have a single medical crisis!
(Click on photos for larger image.)
Thanks to all these angelic visitors and the wonderful help and donations they brought.
Posted by: Roz | July 06, 2006 at 07:07 AM
What an amazing weekend you had! It must be thrilling for you to know such kind and compassionate people!
Posted by: Nina | July 05, 2006 at 08:49 PM
So glad to hear you had great visitors bearing wonderful gifts & help. How did they raise the $1700. ? Just curious if they had a raffle or what exactly they did. I'm sure you had a great time visiting with your friends from your former home. Old friends are always great to have around. I was a bit concerned when you didn't post for so long, but glad it was all good.
Hugs to all,
ginger & Tobias
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | July 05, 2006 at 06:26 PM
Sounds like you had a nice holiday weekend, with good friends, and animals. I dream of the day when RDR has it own resident Vet.....saving on those long drives and wear and tear on the vehicles.
Posted by: Karen SA/TX | July 05, 2006 at 03:51 PM