A rescued baby cow is obsessed with a dog bed and bought one for her
The two-week-old calf was sick and had been starving for days. She was
confiscated during an animal neglect investigation because she needed a new
home.
CARLY HENRY
Carly Henry heard about her and was so happy about it. “I was ready to
adopt her,” Henry said. “I just really wanted a cow. I’ve heard people say that
the love of a cow is the biggest thing ever”
CARLY HENRY
Henry owns Carly’s Critter Camp outside of Austin, Texas. She has rescued
all sorts of animals. But this baby is so young and requires more constant care
than others. She would need to live in Henry’s Home which is next to the
sanctuary. There she was with Henry’s dogs, cats and her husband.
CARLY HENRY
What else does she need? “I said to my husband, ‘Hey, look at this baby,’”
Henry said. “I showed him a picture of the calf all covered up in blankets at
the foster’s house. I said, ‘I want to take her and bottle-feed her!’”
CARLY HENRY
Her husband thought about it for a minute, looked at her and replied, with
happiness “Oh my goodness, you’re crazy, but OK, let’s do it!”
CARLY HENRY
She was so excited and then Henry contacted the foster who helped save the
calf. In January they made all the arrangements for the adoption.
CARLY HENRY
Henry named her Tulip. Tulip fit in perfectly with all the other animals in
Henry’s home. And she also made herself right at home- in the dog’s bed. “From
the very start she’d come right inside, explore, and she would put herself to
sleep right with us in our room,” Henry said.
CARLY HENRY
She tried out every dog bed in the home. Henry’s husband was happy to see
the calf’s instant adjustment to home life. Since she is obsessed with calf
beds Henry bought the calf her own trampoline bed. “It took her a minute and
she figured it out and hung her front paws off the side,” Henry said.
CARLY HENRY
As the months passed Henry continued to bottle-feed Tulip and gave her much
love and care. Tulip was confiscated from her first home, she had been sick
with pneumonia. But now she was growing stronger and healthy.
CARLY HENRY
Tulip has become the social butterfly of the farm as she made a lot of
friends on the farm. She even loves to play and get pets from kids who visit
there. She’s so good with the kids,” Henry said. “They love on her, they hug
her. They’d help bottle-feed her when she was younger; she’s the sweetest thing
ever.”
CARLY HENRY
Henry loves her too much and she doesn’t even have words to say it.