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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsRescued Baby Cow Loves To Sleep In The Dog Bed
Ive heard people say that the love of a cow is the best thing ever.BY MARY SCHWAGER
The 2-week-old calf was sick and starving. Confiscated during an animal neglect investigation, she needed a new home.
When Carly Henry heard about her, she thought she sounded perfect. "I was ready to adopt her, Henry told The Dodo. I just really wanted a cow! Ive heard people say that the love of a cow is the best thing ever.
Henry runs Carlys Critter Camp, an animal sanctuary outside of Austin, Texas. She has rescued all sorts of animals who live on her farm, but this calf, being so young, would require constant care.
She would need to live in Henrys home next to the sanctuary, with Henrys dogs, cats and ... her husband.
So that part meant a little convincing. Whats one more four-legged creature in need, right?
I said to my husband, 'Hey, look at this baby,' Henry said. I showed him a picture of the calf all covered up in blankets at the fosters house. I said, I really want to take her and bottle-feed her!'
Henry said her husband thought about it for a minute, looked at her and replied, Oh my goodness, youre crazy, but OK, lets do it!
She was over-the-moon excited. Henry contacted the foster who helped save the calf, and in January made all the arrangements for the adoption.
Henry named her Tulip, and as soon as she arrived, Henrys husband was sold. He loved her, Henry said. We were all in love within 30 seconds. She was kissing us and loving on us. She loved having behind her ears rubbed.
Tulip fit in perfectly with all the other animals in Henrys home, and Tulip made herself right at home in the dogs beds.
From the very start shed come right inside, explore, and she would put herself to sleep right with us in our room, Henry said.
https://www.thedodo.com/videos/on-the-farm/watch-baby-cow-tulip
Tulip tried out every dog bed in Henrys home, and often just got comfy and nestled with the pooches.
Henrys husband was quite entertained with the calfs instant adjustment to home life and their family. He shot a video of Tulip cuddling in one of the beds and you can hear the amusement in his voice: Just a baby calf in our bedroom
Since Tulip loved the dogs beds, Henry bought the calf her own trampoline bed. It took her a minute and she figured it out, and hung her front paws off the side, Henry said.
As the months passed, Henry continued to bottle-feed Tulip and give her much love and care. When she was confiscated from her first home, Tulip had been sick with pneumonia but now she was growing stronger every day. Shes thriving, Henry said.
https://www.thedodo.com/videos/on-the-farm/watch-baby-cow-tulip-is-bottle-fed
Now Henry is weaning her from the bottle, but Tulip still reminds her when its time to eat. She wants to be fed every few hours. I know because I hear her mooing. Im on this cows schedule, Henry said.
Tulip has become the social butterfly of the farm. Shes made friends with all the other rescued animals.
And Tulip gets quite excited when groups of children visit the sanctuary.
Shes so good with the kids, Henry said. They love on her, they hug her. Theyd help bottle-feed her when she was younger, shes the sweetest thing ever.
So what does Henry think now about what people told her prior to adopting Tulip that the love of a cow is the best thing ever?
Oh my gosh, its true, Henry said. I love her too much, too, too much. Shes bigger, shes healthy. I was so worried about her when she first came. I love her more than words can say.
https://www.thedodo.com/on-the-farm/rescued-baby-calf-tulip-loves-dog-beds
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Rescued Baby Cow Loves To Sleep In The Dog Bed (Original Post)
catbyte
Aug 2019
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Mosby
(16,319 posts)1. Tulip is a very lucky girl.
Maraya1969
(22,483 posts)2. I love cows!!!!!!
Thank you for posting this!
Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)3. I shall call her... Mini Moo!
Codeine
(25,586 posts)4. And people wonder why I don't eat meat. nt
Duppers
(28,125 posts)5. If most everyone were given a baby calf
To bottle raise, they'd stop eating beef. Same for baby pigs, who are the cutest whittle thangs.
murielm99
(30,745 posts)7. Not really.
Farm kids raise animals all the time. Many are raised for 4-H projects. These kids know that farming is a business, and the animals will go to market.
p.s. I think it is a nice story regardless.
oasis
(49,389 posts)6. Nice pics. nt