Monday, May 21, 2012

Angry Dairy cow from Kris's view

Today was a very interesting day. We were working at the large animal clinic at Lepzig university going over cases. As the professor was talking, I heard a man screaming and an angry female dairy cow came running towards my professor and our group of students. We were in a narrow hallway between the stalls so we really didn't have anywhere to run. Some of the students went into the horse stalls and other students ran into a closet. My professor and I ran into a room that we thought had a door...but there was no door. ;(
The cow ran towards my professor and I am pinned us in the narrow room. I was holding the cow by the neck as best as a could trying to push it back but I was having no luck. One of the other professors at Lepzig university screamed at my professor to get out and pulled him out of the narrow room. I was suck in the corner and couldn't move. I was just trying to hold on to the cow to prevent her from running me into the wall. She was very scared and just wanted to leave. Finally one of the other students grabbed the cow and together we were able to push it out of the narrow room. ;) I was a bit shaken for a while, but I knew that it was not the cow's fault. It could have injured me if it wanted too but it didn't. I was just glad that no one was hurt and that the cow is happy and safe.
As a side note, I am rediscovering hot tea because I have come to the conclusion it is a sin in Germany to put ice in tea.
Kris

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