SHIT! Veterinarian Pulls Tons Out Of Incision In Cow's Gut

On the street, this documentary bit shows a vet handily pulling plastic shit out of a cow.
Jinxsays...

I just kept thinking that when my gut sprung a leak (well, my appendix anyway) the infection I got uncomfortably close to killing me and I needed a little more than spray on disinfectant and a course of antibiotics.

That is a crazy amount of plastic. I assume some of it is undigested plant matter but still. Wow. Poor cow.

Sagemindsays...

That cow must be on a ton of drugs - I couldn't imagine the pain involved the way he is pulling and prodding. It didn't even flinch, like that was part of an every day thing like getting milked.

Crazy Stuff...

ReverendTedsays...

"Ok, cow. I'ma cut ya open, stick my hand in there and pull out whatever I can get ahold of. Then I'm gonna wring that gunk out and pour your juices back in with a funnel. You're welcome."

Knowing how easily humans can die from a minor post-surgical infection, it's pretty incredible, although I'd trust a follow-up video more than an offhand "we'll put her on antibiotics and she'll be fine."

robbersdog49says...

>> ^Jinx:

I just kept thinking that when my gut sprung a leak (well, my appendix anyway) the infection I got uncomfortably close to killing me and I needed a little more than spray on disinfectant and a course of antibiotics.
That is a crazy amount of plastic. I assume some of it is undigested plant matter but still. Wow. Poor cow.


As far as I know herbivore stomach contents are a lot less dangerous than omnivores like us. There isn't the same risk to the cow from internal contamination as there would be for a human. Also, remember that when an infected appendix bursts what it's spewing into your body isn't the normal contents of the gut but rather highly infectious matter from the swollen infected appendix.

I'm not a Vet, nor medically trained (I just have a decent background knowledge of biology due to having grown up with an A level biology teacher for a mother) so I'm willing to be shown I'm wrong, but it would be a completely bizarre thing for a vet to do if it there were the same risks. It's obviously had a good dose of local anesthetic and to be fair, it didn't look like it was going to have the best of chances without the surgery!

I'm amazed how much plastic there was, it just didn't look big enough to have that much inside it.

ReverendTedsays...

>> ^robbersdog49:
I'm amazed how much plastic there was, it just didn't look big enough to have that much inside it.
This is something I've noticed when it comes to tumors and abscesses as well; there's often surprisingly little external indication of the size of a mass.

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