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TheAncientCenturion said:
Moving what appears to be roofs, popping cow pimples. I'm glad I live the easy life as a city folk.
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Oh, it's way more than a pimple. We lanced an abscess on another steer of ours earlier this year, and his was easily the size of a fist. And it was full of a shit ton of puss. We even had to open it three times. It was not pretty, let me tell ya that. I would never want a pimple like that.


Thankfully, though, another steer that my mom thought had an abscess didn't, so we didn't have to work on his face. We instead went and worked on cleaning the flower bed. That's even more boring.


It would be nice to live the life of a city person, but I've grown used to living on a ranch my whole life. I would miss the wide open spaces, freedom to have large property, and all the animals.


 
You would all shit yourselves if you saw how much we feed just seven cattle in a day.
 
The size of a fist, and what the Hell did the cow do while you were reopening it? Did you knock it out with something, first? Or did it thrash around and that's why your mom needed so much help with it all? That sounds just disgusting, yeaaah. I'll gladly pass on the outdoors, it's nice, I'll admit. But not having to deal with abscesses the size of fists is a bittt better.


I'm sure the cattle eat a lot, I'm just more surprised that his dog is only 300 lb when it eats three metric tons a day.
 
[QUOTE="1stLt HChurch]Oh, it's way more than a pimple. We lanced an abscess on another steer of ours earlier this year, and his was easily the size of a fist. And it was full of a shit ton of puss. We even had to open it three times. It was not pretty, let me tell ya that. I would never want a pimple like that.
Thankfully, though, another steer that my mom thought had an abscess didn't, so we didn't have to work on his face. We instead went and worked on cleaning the flower bed. That's even more boring.


It would be nice to live the life of a city person, but I've grown used to living on a ranch my whole life. I would miss the wide open spaces, freedom to have large property, and all the animals.


 
You would all shit yourselves if you saw how much we feed just seven cattle in a day.

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I would probably be surprised on how much they eat, but it's seven cattle, I'm sure that's a lot. But three metric tons a day for one 300 lb dog? That 300 lb dog has to crap like crazy.
 
Sorry guys, RPnation decided to be a b*** and not let me post anything... THE WHOLE WEEK!!! ( >:( )


So now that I can finally do stuff again, I will get right to it.
 
[QUOTE="Shadowborn Omen]I would probably be surprised on how much they eat, but it's seven cattle, I'm sure that's a lot. But three metric tons a day for one 300 lb dog? That 300 lb dog has to crap like crazy.

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And it probably has a gut the size of a barrel.


 


[QUOTE="Ian Temero]Sorry guys, RPnation decided to be a b*** and not let me post anything... THE WHOLE WEEK!!! ( >:( )
So now that I can finally do stuff again, I will get right to it.

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Hunter and I were becoming worried about your absence. Glad your back, Ian.


 


TheAncientCenturion said:
The size of a fist, and what the Hell did the cow do while you were reopening it? Did you knock it out with something, first? Or did it thrash around and that's why your mom needed so much help with it all? That sounds just disgusting, yeaaah. I'll gladly pass on the outdoors, it's nice, I'll admit. But not having to deal with abscesses the size of fists is a bittt better.
I'm sure the cattle eat a lot, I'm just more surprised that his dog is only 300 lb when it eats three metric tons a day.
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We wish we could have put him to sleep for a while, because you could tell that it was so painful for him when my mom was opening the abscess and flushing it. And he is a big sweet guy that we raised off of the bottle from a very young age, too, so that made me feel even more horrible. But, you should not put a cow completely to sleep. Since a cow has four separate compartments to their stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasom, and abomasom..my mom had me memorize them years ago, but I don't know for sure if they are spelled correctly..oh well), if they are out on their side for too long the compartments will twist around and move to the wrong spots. All of that happening will most likely kill the cow in the long run, if not cause extreme sickness and discomfort. Same goes for sheep, goats, deer, elk, etc. Any animal that is a rumenant. Sure, if you absolutely have to, the animal can be put completely out for a very short time. But that's still risky, and the animal should stay laying on its sternum to be safe (chest floor and bottom of their barrel, or belly). The safest way to deaden the pain is to use local anesthesia. That just deadens one small area, used when you just have a small area to work on, and the animal is still awake. It's similar to when you have your mouth worked on at the dentist, and your mouth is then numb for a while after that. We have used it many of times for dehorning and disbudding calves. I fucking hate dehorning cows so much. It's horrible, but it's the only way to make sure our dairy cattle won't accidentally prong us. Males AND females will have horns, too, because the breed determines if a bovine will have horns or not. Not their goddamn gender. And five of the six dairy breeds naturally have horns. I'll be honest and say that the accepted thought that you can determine a bovine's gender by whether or not they have horns pisses me off. The breed determines if a bovine will have horns, not their gender. And five of the six dairy breeds have them, while some of the beef breeds have them.


...Sorry. I also know a lot about cattle. Lol.
 
xD . While not especially interested in cow anatomy, that was sort of interesting and neat. I generally have a more heated interests in different or predatory animals, but still cool to hear. I didn't know the cows stomach could literally move around and kill it. . . Is it just empty space around the stomach or what?


Christ. . . Dehorning too? You can't like. . Call someone to do that for you? THAT seems like a dirty job, and just unsettling. . I can only imagine the sound it makes when you're. . Operating. Like chalk on a black board. And how often do you have to take care of the cows like this? Is this a day to day, weekly or seasonal thing? Because it sounds like a shit ton of work. .
 
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THIS IS MY PET. I LOVE HIM AND PET HIM AND CALL HIM GEORGE. HE'S A SCARY SHIT SOMETIMES.
 
TheAncientCenturion said:
xD . While not especially interested in cow anatomy, that was sort of interesting and neat. I generally have a more heated interests in different or predatory animals, but still cool to hear. I didn't know the cows stomach could literally move around and kill it. . . Is it just empty space around the stomach or what?
Christ. . . Dehorning too? You can't like. . Call someone to do that for you? THAT seems like a dirty job, and just unsettling. . I can only imagine the sound it makes when you're. . Operating. Like chalk on a black board. And how often do you have to take care of the cows like this? Is this a day to day, weekly or seasonal thing? Because it sounds like a shit ton of work. .
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I love predatory animals. Especially wolves, because they are my favorite animal (and I will defend them, dammit. I have for three years, and I will not stop anytime soon. But I'd rather not debate here because I don't want to end up hating any of you. And all it does is make me pissed). But I also love cows. Wolves, cows, and cats are my favorite animals. Cows can be big huge dogs if you treat them right. We once had a Brown Swiss steer who, at his shoulders alone, came up to my eyes (I'm 5'5"), and that doesn't even count how high he is with his head raised. And his head was as long and wide as my torso, his feet were as large as medium sized plate, and his knees were as large as two fists. He was a very tall, very thick steer (not weird at all for Brown Swiss. They naturally have very large, thick, and sturdy structures due to walking through the Swiss alps for thousands of years before coming to the US in 1869..I've done a report on them. Or two. Or three). But, he was probably the biggest sweetheart of a cow we have ever had. He was a bottle baby, so that's probably why. When you walked out into the field, he had a tendency to come running for his scratches that he loved. Then he would rest he head on your shoulder as you scratched his neck (best place to scratch any cow). Hell, he even knew his name, which was Fred! He was a big dog. And, during all of that, our more wild beef cows would look at him like he was an insane motherfucker for letting a human pet him. Sorry, had to say that. Because my Freddie was amazing.


Anyway, when it comes to their stomachs, I am not quite sure how they can move like that. I know what I know because my mom has told me that before. And I believe her because she has lived on this same ranch for almost her whole entire life, and she has been a large and small animal veterinary technician (animal nurse) for more than the last twenty years. She knows her shit. My guess, though, is that they do not move around too much. They just become displaced slightly as they lay down, and could become twisted and hung up when they stand back up. That can disturb their stomachs, I bet. Also, I'm pretty sure my mom has told me that their other organs can squish their heart due to their size and weight?? Don't quote me on that, though, because I am not entirely sure if cows are the animals where that can happen. But them laying down flat on their side for too long is very bad. Horses are even worse.


I fucking hate dehorning so much. We have done it...seven times since 2010, and every time it is horrible. We try to take away as much pain from the cow as possible with the stuff I mentioned earlier, but they still hate it and it does hurt for them later (if it doesn't at least a little at the moment it is done, which is a hard maybe). Then they bleed everywhere...oh, god. I hate it so much. We do try to block the blood flow as much as possible after it is done, and we always wrap their heads afterward. But it is still horrible. That is the first time I saw blood actually naturally shoot straight out of something (and one time straight onto my face...it was when we were dehorning Fred, too...). And the sound that it makes when we cut the horns off isn't too bad, because we use a tool that sits over the horns that scoops the horns out when you pull the two handles apart very quickly. It makes two sharp, curved edges come together and scoop the horns out in a second. No wire or saw or anything like that needed. The sound I hate so much is when the cow bawls afterward. The cows don't usually do it, but it's the cow's version of a human screaming in pain. I've heard it at other situations besides that, but it sounds worse when you know that you caused it. It sounds so hollow and pain-filled and absolutely heartbreaking....I FUCKING HATE DEHORNING COWS. GODDAMMIT. Sorry. I am just remembering all the times we have, and every one is horrible. I refuse to actually do it myself, so my mom has to. Yet, I know that she hates it as well. Also, I wear my heart right on my sleeve, so that doesn't help. We only dehorn our cows because they could kill us easily if we didn't, and we can't show them at fairs with horns. I know that sounds so selfish and hypocritical, but...I..don't really have anything to say to defend it in a valid reason. Except that even the sweet ones could hurt us with their horns, but that still is not a valid reason. Anyway, I also love cows, because they are big idiot dogs. I am no vegetarian, for I have been raised my whole life on the red meat we have raised ourselves. So going without meat would be odd to me. But I still love cows. And dehorning them is horrible. I will be honest and say that I wasn't there the last time we had to dehorn a calf, and you have no idea how relieved I was. I was so happy that I wasn't, but I still felt bad for the calf. Disbudding is so much better. I can explain what we do with that, but only if you are interested.


We could call someone out here to do all of this, as we know pretty much all of the large animal doctors in the valley because of our mom, but that would cost too much. Besides, my mom knows how to handle it in most situations due to her animal medical training. We only call a vet or bring them if it is too dire. That has happened before (I have so many stories where we had to), but we try to hold from that because it gets damn expensive. Also, this is all pretty taxing on our time. And we have things that are done in certain seasons (such as calving right now, because this is usually calving season for us..well, it was when we had more beef cattle. Now calving season will be pushed back to more of the spring since all we have is three dairy cows and one beef cow. But baby calves are SO ADORABLE OH MY GOD), while some things are just done whenever the animal needs the help. But, no matter how weird or time-consuming, it has at least something to do with keeping our animals safe and healthy. So it's worth it in the end.


 


[QUOTE="Shadowborn Omen]
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THIS IS MY PET. I LOVE HIM AND PET HIM AND CALL HIM GEORGE. HE'S A SCARY SHIT SOMETIMES.

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What the actual fuck, Shadow. What in the actual fuck.


......and for the record the steer we raised with Fred was named George, because my family loves Harry Potter......


 
I'm such a weird, bumbass nerd in so many ways..how do I even have a boyfriend...oh, that's right. It's because he's as odd as I am. And he can't deny it. Lol.
 
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[QUOTE="1stLt HChurch]I love predatory animals. Especially wolves, because they are my favorite animal (and I will defend them, dammit. I have for three years, and I will not stop anytime soon. But I'd rather not debate here because I don't want to end up hating any of you. And all it does is make me pissed). But I also love cows. Wolves, cows, and cats are my favorite animals. Cows can be big huge dogs if you treat them right. We once had a Brown Swiss steer who, at his shoulders alone, came up to my eyes (I'm 5'5"), and that doesn't even count how high he is with his head raised. And his head was as long and wide as my torso, his feet were as large as medium sized plate, and his knees were as large as two fists. He was a very tall, very thick steer (not weird at all for Brown Swiss. They naturally have very large, thick, and sturdy structures due to walking through the Swiss alps for thousands of years before coming to the US in 1869..I've done a report on them. Or two. Or three). But, he was probably the biggest sweetheart of a cow we have ever had. He was a bottle baby, so that's probably why. When you walked out into the field, he had a tendency to come running for his scratches that he loved. Then he would rest he head on your shoulder as you scratched his neck (best place to scratch any cow). Hell, he even knew his name, which was Fred! He was a big dog. And, during all of that, our more wild beef cows would look at him like he was an insane motherfucker for letting a human pet him. Sorry, had to say that. Because my Freddie was amazing.
Anyway, when it comes to their stomachs, I am not quite sure how they can move like that. I know what I know because my mom has told me that before. And I believe her because she has lived on this same ranch for almost her whole entire life, and she has been a large and small animal veterinary technician (animal nurse) for more than the last twenty years. She knows her shit. My guess, though, is that they do not move around too much. They just become displaced slightly as they lay down, and could become twisted and hung up when they stand back up. That can disturb their stomachs, I bet. Also, I'm pretty sure my mom has told me that their other organs can squish their heart due to their size and weight?? Don't quote me on that, though, because I am not entirely sure if cows are the animals where that can happen. But them laying down flat on their side for too long is very bad. Horses are even worse.


I fucking hate dehorning so much. We have done it...seven times since 2010, and every time it is horrible. We try to take away as much pain from the cow as possible with the stuff I mentioned earlier, but they still hate it and it does hurt for them later (if it doesn't at least a little at the moment it is done, which is a hard maybe). Then they bleed everywhere...oh, god. I hate it so much. We do try to block the blood flow as much as possible after it is done, and we always wrap their heads afterward. But it is still horrible. That is the first time I saw blood actually naturally shoot straight out of something (and one time straight onto my face...it was when we were dehorning Fred, too...). And the sound that it makes when we cut the horns off isn't too bad, because we use a tool that sits over the horns that scoops the horns out when you pull the two handles apart very quickly. It makes two sharp, curved edges come together and scoop the horns out in a second. No wire or saw or anything like that needed. The sound I hate so much is when the cow bawls afterward. The cows don't usually do it, but it's the cow's version of a human screaming in pain. I've heard it at other situations besides that, but it sounds worse when you know that you caused it. It sounds so hollow and pain-filled and absolutely heartbreaking....I FUCKING HATE DEHORNING COWS. GODDAMMIT. Sorry. I am just remembering all the times we have, and every one is horrible. I refuse to actually do it myself, so my mom has to. Yet, I know that she hates it as well. Also, I wear my heart right on my sleeve, so that doesn't help. We only dehorn our cows because they could kill us easily if we didn't, and we can't show them at fairs with horns. I know that sounds so selfish and hypocritical, but...I..don't really have anything to say to defend it in a valid reason. Except that even the sweet ones could hurt us with their horns, but that still is not a valid reason. Anyway, I also love cows, because they are big idiot dogs. I am no vegetarian, for I have been raised my whole life on the red meat we have raised ourselves. So going without meat would be odd to me. But I still love cows. And dehorning them is horrible. I will be honest and say that I wasn't there the last time we had to dehorn a calf, and you have no idea how relieved I was. I was so happy that I wasn't, but I still felt bad for the calf. Disbudding is so much better. I can explain what we do with that, but only if you are interested.


We could call someone out here to do all of this, as we know pretty much all of the large animal doctors in the valley because of our mom, but that would cost too much. Besides, my mom knows how to handle it in most situations due to her animal medical training. We only call a vet or bring them if it is too dire. That has happened before (I have so many stories where we had to), but we try to hold from that because it gets damn expensive. Also, this is all pretty taxing on our time. And we have things that are done in certain seasons (such as calving right now, because this is usually calving season for us..well, it was when we had more beef cattle. Now calving season will be pushed back to more of the spring since all we have is three dairy cows and one beef cow. But baby calves are SO ADORABLE OH MY GOD), while some things are just done whenever the animal needs the help. But, no matter how weird or time-consuming, it has at least something to do with keeping our animals safe and healthy. So it's worth it in the end.


 



What the actual fuck, Shadow. What in the actual fuck.


......and for the record the steer we raised with Fred was named George, because my family loves Harry Potter......


 
I'm such a weird, bumbass nerd in so many ways..how do I even have a boyfriend...oh, that's right. It's because he's as odd as I am. And he can't deny it. Lol.

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Wolves are cool, I can't say I feel the same on cats. They always look like they're thinking, and not in the good way. Their stares and attitudes just tend to bother me, but then again I can only base this off of maybe four interactions with my roommates cat. I honestly prefer reptilians or extinct animals to tr and find information on, they just seem infinitely more complex, the way they lived, why and how they took on abnormal adaptations, and what they're closely related too. Like, bats are closer related to horses than rats. Things such as that gets my gears going.


Lel...How big is this Swiss cow? I'm literally at best two inches taller than you, and that's terrifying. They're that large AND have horns? And Freddie was a like a dog >.>? I would probably just avoid an animal that big, regardless of how nice it seems. . That's just. . Trampling sizes for me. Interesting, though, on their stomachs. How do they sleep? Just. . With their legs bent and resting on 'em? That sort of makes sense, more for horses do to how their legs are, but does that mean cow tipping actually can kill a cow?! . . .Is cow tipping a legit thing, would be my next question? I went to penn State for two semesters, we were out in the middle of no where at the side campus I went to. Lot of farms, animals, and corn/whatever looks like corn growing around us. I always sort of wanted to go cow tipping, but no one ever seemed as interested.


That's cringe-y, dehoring. . Just the blood going straight out like that? I completely understand why you'd do it, it's for everyones safety that could be around the cow. It's an animal and if it gets spooked or someone starts business with the cows, I'd imagine you would still be on fault for having their horns on. But that still just sounds awful . . Wait, you eat your own cows? Or other peoples cows? What DO you feed your cows? Corn, grass or something else? I don't exactly know what debudding could be, but sure, if you don't mind explaining it. I'm always up to learn new things, worst to happen is it grosses me out a bit. . But do you really gotta dehorn them so freuqently? Seven times in five years? Ughhh. . . What're their horns, anyways? Bone? keratin? And right right, so to me, it's like changing your oil? You can either pay someone to do it for you, it's expensive if you do though, or you do it yourself and might get a bit messy? Is that an accurate analogy?


Lel. . Sorry for the late reply, I started typing earlier today, but I needed to shovel some snow, and work on an English paper due tomorrow night. >.>. . .
 
Wasn't a bear this time. Even if it was, I usually kick the bear's ass. Nah, this was from snowboarding.
 
Hey hey hey, 100% of the time people die from golf related injuries, have you ever gotten your damn leg stuck in that octopus taunting you?! Or that clown that eats your damn ball?! Such offensives will not be tolerated!
 
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