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The Annual Check-Up

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Today our small animal vet, Dr. Brenda Culver from Montana Veterinary Specialists in Helena, came out to the ranch for her annual visit to give all the dogs their medical exams and vaccinations.  It was a long day indeed — Brenda and her vet tech, Heather A., arrived about 9 a.m. and left shortly after 6 p.m. — but everyone got done.  In the photo at top, Brenda and Heather are with my minion, blind-and-deaf Ellie May.

Here they are with blind Widget, still showing her new, svelte figure:

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Blind Helen, who recently had a rear leg removed because of cancer, got her check-up, too:

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And here Brenda is doing an eye exam on Margaret, who can see:

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Finally, here’s deaf Stuart getting his exam:

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25 responses to “The Annual Check-Up”

  1. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Widget is in danger of losing her Beagle union card. Tell her to get in there and cage some treats off of you.

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  2. Jerry Stemnock Avatar
    Jerry Stemnock

    Margaret?!?!
    Did we know you had a goat?
    (That IS a goat, isn’t it? If not, please give her my apologies.)

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  3. Moon Rani Avatar
    Moon Rani

    You know, for a dog, Margaret sure looks like a goat. 🙂

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  4. Shirley * James * Portland, OR Avatar
    Shirley * James * Portland, OR

    Love to hear that these doggies are healthy!

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  5. Kristen D. Avatar
    Kristen D.

    Margaret?? Who is Margaret? Spill the beans, Steve! Glad to hear all the doggies are healthy!

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  6. Jessica, NL Avatar
    Jessica, NL

    Hahaha, Moon Rani, your comment cracked me up!! I was scrolling down past her…thought about it and scrolled back up to take a better look at that little tail poking out and my thought was what you wrote ;-).

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  7. Luzie Avatar
    Luzie

    Margaret? Is she a new breed of dog? 😉 I don’t remember reading about her, either.
    Widget looks very svelte!

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  8. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    Margaret??? When did she arrive??? How did I miss that?

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  9. shelby Avatar
    shelby

    Margaret? Never heard that name there yet. hmmmm is she a goat or a dog?
    Just wondering. Thanks for all the updates WE Love them.
    ttfn

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  10. Barbara Ribinski Avatar
    Barbara Ribinski

    I agree with everyone else. Margaret is adorable!! But did we know you had a goat? Does she have a disability or is she there just to help keep the grass trimmed? More info about Margaret, please.

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  11. gayle Avatar
    gayle

    Why is there not a blog on Margaret? I would like some back ground info on the pretty little thing and maybe a better photo.

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  12. danielle Avatar
    danielle

    others beat me to it, but Margaret sure is a funny looking pupper….
    🙂

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  13. Jamie Avatar
    Jamie

    Has anyone told Margaret (or you, for that matter) that she is not a dog?

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  14. Heidi & the kitties Avatar
    Heidi & the kitties

    Ummm….did I miss a meeting? How did a goat sneak in there? Margaret IS a goat, right? Or am I just not too bright when it comes to doggie breeds?
    Well, whatever she is, she’s a cutie.

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  15. Debbie B. Avatar
    Debbie B.

    I have to agree with Moon Rani..Margaret sure looks like a goat. And what a pretty girl she is. Let’s see more of her. Who does she “room” with? Is she our only goat at RDR? I’ll bet Roy and Margaret would get along well! How is Roy?

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  16. Karen Simmons Avatar
    Karen Simmons

    Who is Margaret?

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  17. Lynn Avatar
    Lynn

    Thanks for including Helen. I think about her often and was wondering how she was adjusting to having three legs instead of four. What a beautiful, brave soul she seems to be. Wish I could meet her.

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  18. jydavis Avatar
    jydavis

    Read your blog every morning at work. What a great job you all are doing for these animals. Have to admit I totally missed the goat until I read thru the comments! Had to go back and look and Margaret sure looks like a goat…..

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  19. Miranda Avatar
    Miranda

    Are you withholding info and preventing us from going ga-ga with oooohhhhs and aaaahhhhs for a really cute Margaret who looks suspiciously like a pygmy goat? Come on…fork over details…we’re waiting to get silly over her!

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  20. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Goats! You never told us about goats! Those little ones are SO cute.
    Nancy

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  21. Kelly Luchtman Avatar
    Kelly Luchtman

    LUUUCCYYYY! You have some ‘splainin’ to do!

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  22. Laura & Levi Avatar
    Laura & Levi

    Steve…you just wanted to see how many people would notice that you slipped a goat in there!! RDR Blog readers are too smart for that!! You are so busted!! You know you are going to have to do a blog on them now!!

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  23. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    I’m with everyone else. Where have you been hiding Margaret? You’ve been holding back Steve.

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  24. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    Margaret! She wants to break that canine coalition and be involved in the big day too!
    Cutie pie – knew she wasn’t a dog by that tail!

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  25. Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin - San Antonio TX Avatar
    Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin – San Antonio TX

    I am a day behind on the posts so when I saw Margaret I was like, huh??? & thought that’s a different looking dog cuz of the tail. Plus, I didn’t recognize the name. Wasn’t sure what was up but now I see you have a new blog today splaining it!!! I will now catch up on the latest & greatest. I’m glad to see everyone got their check-ups! It’s a good feeling when everyone is all checked out.

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