I spent a couple summers working on my uncle&#x27;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&#x27;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.  &quot;Yep.  Just pus&quot;.  Indeed.  Pus everywhere!  The cow, being a marvel of well-bred placidity, just moo&#x27;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.<p>We often think of cows as being dumb, but really, they&#x27;re just bred to be calm and stoic.  Imagine trying to treat a buffalo or moose the same way!