March 21, 2008: Holy Cow

xoxoxoBruce · 03-21-2008, 12:41 AM

Actually it's not Holy Cow, it's Holey Cow.
Well technically it's fistulated cows.
Cows that have had a fistula (porthole) surgically installed, so researchers, and lurkers, can see the digestion process in one of the cows 4 stomachs.
No, it doesn't hurt them and in reality, in exchange for this indignity, they lead long and pampered lives.

Having witnessed this several times during my misspent youth, I can personally attest, it smells much worse inside the cow than it does when it comes out the back end.

zachol · 03-21-2008, 03:55 AM

...cow tipping, then?

Griff · 03-21-2008, 05:33 AM

So how much better trained is a veterinary than a people doc?

Michigan State (among others maybe) had a cow with a glass bubble for a belly.

DucksNuts · 03-21-2008, 05:52 AM

Ohhh, pierced bloated cow is the worse smell ever. It stays in your nostril for days.

Whodathunk grass could smell that bad.

sweetwater · 03-21-2008, 07:42 AM

i would be easy for these cows to diet. it must be easier if they can, literally, watch what they eat.

for me, the smell would be sufficient.

richlevy · 03-21-2008, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachol

...cow tipping, then?

But nothing more than %15...cheap bastards.

Sundae · 03-21-2008, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Whodathunk grass could smell that bad.

Anyone who forgot to remove the flowers from their desk over a long weekend in a heated office. [retch]

val5150 · 03-22-2008, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

So how much better trained is a veterinary than a people doc?

Michigan State (among others maybe) had a cow with a glass bubble for a belly.

Being a DVM is just as, if not more complicated then being an MD since you have to absolutely KNOW all aspects of total health. Unlike most human medical professions where you can specialize in one particular area.

wolf · 03-22-2008, 11:56 AM

One of our docs thinks vets are much better trained that MDs, at least as diagnosticians ... for the most part, a vet's patient can't tell him where it hurts or described symptoms.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2008, 11:57 AM

Around here, a lot of DVMs limit their practice to certain types of critters, usually ones kept as household pets. If you have an exotic or large animal, they refer you to another vet, or a University animal hospital.

But you're right, val5150, in that the animals they do treat, they have to know everything about them. Everything about a dog is a lot different than everything about a turtle or parakeet. That's a lot of learning!

Kasszia · 03-23-2008, 06:07 PM

Did anyone watch the video? The hole leaks. Yuck. What about flies getting in there? Does the 'porthole' have a lid?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-23-2008, 07:20 PM

Yes, they have lids, removed for pictures.

Oh, and welcome to the Cellar, Kasszia.

monster · 03-24-2008, 07:48 AM

Looks like a washing machine. Can't wait for the spin cycle....

Kasszia · 03-24-2008, 05:07 PM

Thank you Bruce. I've been lurking for better part of a month now.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-25-2008, 12:45 AM

Only the first post feels perverted, smooth sailing from here on.

03-21-2008, 12:41 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	March 21, 2008: Holy Cow Actually it's not Holy Cow, it's Holey Cow. Well technically it's fistulated cows. Cows that have had a fistula (porthole) surgically installed, so researchers, and lurkers, can see the digestion process in one of the cows 4 stomachs. No, it doesn't hurt them and in reality, in exchange for this indignity, they lead long and pampered lives. Having witnessed this several times during my misspent youth, I can personally attest, it smells much worse inside the cow than it does when it comes out the back end. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-21-2008, 05:33 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So how much better trained is a veterinary than a people doc? Michigan State (among others maybe) had a cow with a glass bubble for a belly. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-22-2008, 11:56 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	One of our docs thinks vets are much better trained that MDs, at least as diagnosticians ... for the most part, a vet's patient can't tell him where it hurts or described symptoms. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-22-2008, 11:57 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Around here, a lot of DVMs limit their practice to certain types of critters, usually ones kept as household pets. If you have an exotic or large animal, they refer you to another vet, or a University animal hospital. But you're right, val5150, in that the animals they do treat, they have to know everything about them. Everything about a dog is a lot different than everything about a turtle or parakeet. That's a lot of learning! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-23-2008, 07:20 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, they have lids, removed for pictures. Oh, and welcome to the Cellar, Kasszia. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 03-23-2008 at 07:26 PM.

03-21-2008, 03:55 AM	#2
zachol Kinda New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	...cow tipping, then?

03-21-2008, 05:52 AM	#4
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Ohhh, pierced bloated cow is the worse smell ever. It stays in your nostril for days. Whodathunk grass could smell that bad.

03-21-2008, 07:42 AM	#5
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	i would be easy for these cows to diet. it must be easier if they can, literally, watch what they eat. for me, the smell would be sufficient.

03-23-2008, 06:07 PM	#11
Kasszia Lurking for fun and profit. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: State of Insanity Posts: 45	Did anyone watch the video? The hole leaks. Yuck. What about flies getting in there? Does the 'porthole' have a lid?

03-24-2008, 07:48 AM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Looks like a washing machine. Can't wait for the spin cycle.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-24-2008, 05:07 PM	#14
Kasszia Lurking for fun and profit. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: State of Insanity Posts: 45	Thanks! Thank you Bruce. I've been lurking for better part of a month now.

03-25-2008, 12:45 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Only the first post feels perverted, smooth sailing from here on. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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