I spent a couple summers working on my uncle's ranch and I was actually sort of surprised at how lackadaisical vets could be when treating cattle. We had one c

I spent a couple summers working on my uncle's ranch and I was actually sort of surprised at how lackadaisical vets could be when treating cattle. We had one cow with a soccer-ball sized lump on it's side, so my uncle called a vet in to have a look. The vet looked at it for all of five seconds before pulling out a knife and slashing the growth open. "Yep. Just pus". Indeed. Pus everywhere! The cow, being a marvel of well-bred placidity, just moo'ed and carried on chewing its cud. The vet prescribed some antibiotics and that was the end of it. I asked what had caused the pus to collect like that and the vet just shrugged. We often think of cows as being dumb, but really, they're just bred to be calm and stoic. Imagine trying to treat a buffalo or moose the same way!