05/27/2026
See that little red calf, with her tail swinging wildly behind her?
She and I had an experience we'd both like to forget today.
Warning: Gross content ahead
This little calf p**ped, probably in her sleep, and the p**p got stuck between her tail and her bum. In case you're unaware, calf p**p is sticky. That sticky p**p then dried in place, glue her tail to her bum. The more she p**ped throughput the day, the worse the situation got.
I had a few urgent things to take care of today, but once I finished those, the next thing on the list was getting this little calf cleaned up.
I dragged an old, cracked water trough into the alleyway, brought out some warm soapy warm, then caught the calf.
She wasn't happy about standing in the tub or about the water being poured over her tail. She especially disliked me scrubbing at her back end, but we slowly made headway.
The calf wiggled and squirmed, I maneuvered and scrubbed, and her mother bellowed what were probably bovine obscenities at me from the other side of the fence.
Finally, her tail was completely free and her back end was all cleaned up. I returned the calf to her mother, turned back to the tub, and remembered I hadn't gotten a picture. Oh well.
