The Miracle of the Cow!

by Glenyss 25/5/10
We moved onto a small farm a few years ago as complete newbies to farming. My grandfather gave us a house cow as a house warming present. Her name was Possum and I learned to milk her by hand. We formed a very special bond, she was such a beautiful and gentle creature.

One morning in the middle of winter something woke me out of a deep sleep at five o'clock in the morning! It felt like a subconscious nudge.I leaped out of bed (very unusual for me particularly on a dark and cold morning), pulled on my dressing gown and rubber boots and rushed outside into the rain. My husband thought I has taken leave of my senses!

It was still dark outside but something told me to go the front paddock and when I got there I found Possum had fallen over and was on her back with her legs in the air! I had been told a few months before that when this happens to a cow they cannot breathe properly or get up by themselves and they die.

I rushed over to her and miraculously I knew how to get her up!