the ULTIMATE stray

[Vermontcat]

Around here the cows usually have an ear-tag like an earring with their ID number on it. Your story reminded me of the time this summer when I was driving by one of the many dairy farms I pass on the way to my daughter's riding lesson and I saw a cow running down the road with the old farmer chasing her!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Great story, Tonya. I, too, was wondering where you were going with the story. I couldn't imagine that if it were a cat or dog that you would have left it, so I was wondering what kind of stray would not have the luxury of having you rescue it.

I like Kelly's response:

But MOM!!! She followed me home!!!

[jenluckenbach]

The one small detail that seems to have gotten by everyone is that she mistook a COW for a cat.

[aly]

Oh my gosh, that happened to me before a few times!

Once, there was a cow on the side of the HIGHWAY and I was freaking out. No one else was stopping to help. I pulled over and jumped out of my car with my cell phone. I called the police non-emergency number and told them about the cow. They actually asked me if I could get the COW into my CAR!!!!!! I had to keep trying to steer the cow away from the road so he didn't get hurt or cause some major accidents. I waited for 45 minutes and the police never showed up so I called animal control. Finally another 30 minutes later, the owner showed up! PHEW!

[anna_66]

Originally posted by aly
They actually asked me if I could get the COW into my CAR!!!!!!

What people won't ask

[ramanth]

Originally posted by aly
They actually asked me if I could get the COW into my CAR!!!!!!

This reminds me SO MUCH of the Simpson's episode where Homer brings home a retired race horse for Lisa and crams him into the backseat. LOL!

Oh how I've been tempted many times.....

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
The one small detail that seems to have gotten by everyone is that she mistook a COW for a cat.

LOL! I mistook a deer for a dog once. It was early in the morning and there was a vets office a few blocks down the street. I saw this 'large' dog running down my street toward me from that area and thought a dog was making a break for it. When it ran by me, I discoved it was a deer. It went off across the street and into the bushes. I live in the middle of town and boy, was I surprised?

Zippy, you go bringing cows home and your parents may ban any rescues you bring home or else put a height requirement on them.

[luckies4me]

I will now go make myself a large cup of coffee.

[Crikit]

That would have been a hard stray to feed don't ya, and how would you have explained that to your parents. "Uh geeze mom, dad, she followed me home really....can I keep her?"

[AmberLee]

I was almost positive you were going to admit to being tempted to bring home a stray

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SKUNK!!! Great story!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by zippy-kat
"I'm almost certain she's found her way home...."

Hey Zipp ~
Dad sez Don't bet on it!

He an da udder Fire Guyz do a least wun Kow Rescue or RoundUp ebery year...

Da Kowz got a switch onna side marked BRAINz ~
Whenebber dey wandur thru da fence an take a Stroll, dey alluz *bump* da BRAINz switch frum ON ta OFF...

Kowz wiff no Brainz wandur...
~Cross da road...
~Thru da howze yardz...
~Thru da gardenz...
~Back across da road...
~Thru da Hey Fieldz...
~Thru da Korn Fieldz...
~Back across da road...

An dey NEBBER member to wear their Steerin Wheels (halter) when dey go...

Half a Mile later they startz *BAWLIN* kuz dey'z losted an wanna go home... Takez three Fire Guyz pur Kow - one holdin a ropey made into a Steerin Wheel an pullin; an two onna Tail End pushin ~
Ta stumbul their way back to da barn! An a course Bossey da Kow gotta *stop* ebery 10 feetz ta grab a klump a grass to tide her ober till she GETz home...

Dad sez next wun'z gonna become burgerz 'n steaks!