More than interesting, this is a bizarre story about the birth of a three-headed calf. The locals of Saskatchewan were also amazed to see a calf born with three heads.
Guinness World Records arrived on Davidson on March 25th to certify the birth of a three-headed calf. The tricephalic red angus cross calf was born at Gordon Willner’s farm west of Davidson. Its weight was about 113 pounds. Gordon stated that it was just another day before the calf’s birth. The cow was examined because she was about to calve. As her due date had already approached, it became evident that the birth would not happen as expected.
Willner examined her cow carefully and felt two heads inside her womb. He asked for help after figuring out that it was twins. He informed a veteran and asked for further medical assessment. Dr. Olaf Lipro, a big animal vet medicine resident at the University of Saskatchewan, responded and ensured to assist the cow. He arrived at the farm and examined, determined that two heads were present. After the delivery did not progress, he decided to perform a section. It was Lipro’s first C-s on a cow. He mentioned that about three weeks ago he performed this on a pug who was unable to give birth to her pug babies. In addition, he said that everything happened well so he assumed that it would also be a piece of cake to pull these twins out of the cow.
He was astounded when he figured out that it was not a pair of twins but a three-headed cow. He had seen a two-headed calf before but had never seen a three-headed cow. He said his first instinct was to pull out his phone and post it on social media. Then he remembered to complete his duty first and prioritized the health of the cow. He carefully examined three of the calf’s nasal passages to ensure that it could breathe properly. One of the heads seemed to be in pain.
Lipro added that he had to remove the amniotic fluid from the animal’s nose. He claimed that he evacuated the bothersome liquid out of his nostrils with the help of a straw. He said that other cattle farmers should also use a similar method while operating their cow calf and suggested that a twisted sisters milkshake straw may be enough for this. Farmers should also be cautious about using this particular twisted sisters’ milkshake straw.
Ultimately when he found the calf doing well and breathing properly, he moved his attention toward the cow. After washing her wound, he stitched and patched it up. As the calf was lying on the ground and having trouble taking the milk, he immediately tubed colostrum into his left head and then right head too. He realized that he would barely get another chance so he looked after him 24/7.
After 48 hours of extreme care, the calf began to suck milk on its own. But he was still required to be bottle fed for the next 48 hours to fulfill the requirement of food properly. The calf was standing on the third day. Nursing was extremely challenging in the past few days since all three heads collided as they attempted to latch on. According to Lipro, the two-headed cow is rarely alive for more than a few days and it was a three-headed cow, so he couldn’t say anything about its survival. Lipro said that time would tell everything.
This could be the world’s first three-headed calf. Guinness World Records and Ripley’s came into Davidson when Lipro posted about the three-headed calf on Instagram. According to Lipro, he apologized for drawing so much attention to the calf and Willner’s property. He also stated that as he noticed the tricephalic calf, he started thinking about how he might utilize it as a thesis topic for his Ph.D. under Dr. Newt Scamander at the college of Large and Unusual Animals at veterinary school.
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