Spring! Up here in the High Country Springtime brings a lot of things! One of these "things" is a visit from our local Veterinarian Shannon from Divide to help the club vaccinate, worm and give the herd a "once over" to list any general health issues inherent with our 4 legged friends.
Here's Hershey, one of our new members, first in line for his checkup!
Several members of the Two Mile High Club of Cripple Creek gathered on a nice Monday afternoon to capture the herd and shuffle them through a series of inspections by Shannon. Poking and prodding her way through the herd we managed to get the Spring Inspections and Vaccinations accomplished with a minimum of wrestling and no damage, at least that I know of! I was just there observing and taking photos, Tom Cooper, Bill Loop, Guy Henninger, Clinton Cline and Shannon Lemmons, veterinarian, managed the heavy lifting while Nancy Loop scribed details on each donkey as they rolled through the lineup! Thanks to All for the Help!
Here's Shamus snubbed to the post as he reluctanly allows Shannon to check to see if he has a heartbeat.
Don, doing his job as Gate Guard!
Here's a pair getting a checkup!
Another pair waiting their turn! Don't they look enthusiastic?
Shannon displays a tooth pulled from Jennie that needed to come out of the 20 year old jenny's mouth!
Here's Hershey, one of our new members, first in line for his checkup!
Several members of the Two Mile High Club of Cripple Creek gathered on a nice Monday afternoon to capture the herd and shuffle them through a series of inspections by Shannon. Poking and prodding her way through the herd we managed to get the Spring Inspections and Vaccinations accomplished with a minimum of wrestling and no damage, at least that I know of! I was just there observing and taking photos, Tom Cooper, Bill Loop, Guy Henninger, Clinton Cline and Shannon Lemmons, veterinarian, managed the heavy lifting while Nancy Loop scribed details on each donkey as they rolled through the lineup! Thanks to All for the Help!
Shannon, vet; Bill Loop; left, "Crack Donkey Wrangler" and Tom "Scoop" Cooper, Leader of our Pack (2 Mile High Club) in the back looking for the exit! (We'll talk about the "Scoop" part later!)
Here's Bill and Clint haltering 'Shamus', one of the more mischevious of our herd and Leader of the Pack before his checkup.
Here's Bill and Clint haltering 'Shamus', one of the more mischevious of our herd and Leader of the Pack before his checkup.
Here's Shamus snubbed to the post as he reluctanly allows Shannon to check to see if he has a heartbeat.
He got numer 10, as you can see on his side. Since the club members are new and unfamiliar with the names of each individual donkey, we painted numbers on their sides to make identification easier, and matched photos and numbers with names. It painless and washes off way too soon, I still don't know if I will be able to remember anyone but the more notarious, such as Tarzan, Hershey, Shamus and Sarah, ummmmmmmm maybe!
Don, doing his job as Gate Guard!
Here's a pair getting a checkup!
Another pair waiting their turn! Don't they look enthusiastic?
Shannon displays a tooth pulled from Jennie that needed to come out of the 20 year old jenny's mouth!
Two by Two they came into the catch pen, each one getting checked for teeth, hoof issues and heartbeats. Each donkey received their spring vaccinations against Eastern and Western Encephelitis (sp sorry) flu, West Nile as well as worming with Ivermectin. These are things that help to keep the herd free of nasty bugs that could possibly kill them. Each one got their weight (ahem) evaluated, and we have a good record of everyones weight, teeth (some need work) and general condition.
Then, with a leap and a buck, Shamus left the doctoring area at a run to join his buddies that had abandoned him to get as far away from the vet, the wranglers and anything sharp as fast as possible!
Thanks again to everyone that rolled out to help keep the donkeys in tip top shape for the upcoming summer!
I would love to hear your comments; you can reply directly to me at any of the numbers/emails here:
Carrie
Gold Country Realty
333 W Bennett Ave
PO Box 809
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
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