Would a cow make a good pet?

Answer 1

Possibly not for the average person. Keeping a cow for a pet can be costly and labour intensive, but isn't necessarily costly specially if you already live on a farm and/or have a little barn.

To keep a cow, you would need a barn or at least an enclosed/sheltered area so that she could get away from the wind, rain, snow or hot sun. The area would have to be bedded with straw so that she can lie down comfortably. If you live in a very cold climate, where the temperate goes well below 0, she may not be warm enough unless there are other cows in the barn to help keep it warm (yes, cows give off heat, so much so that sometimes, even in the winter, fans are used to propel the heat OUT of the barn). If you buy your hay or corn to feed her, it would likely cost you about $60 to $80 a month. In the summer, she should be pastured so that she can eat fresh green grass. If you've decided she won't have an calves, the vet bills could be very low. She won't get mastitis and won't have complications from calving. Cows are very strong animals who actually don't get sick very often. She may just need a few inoculations to keep disease away. On a weekday, in Canada, it might cost $70 for the vet to make a "house call".

Her living quarters should be cleaned and bedded daily, so you have to be willing to shovel up manure and you have to have a place to put the manure afterward. (it's a little heavier than kitty litter)

Cows are quite intelligent and can learn a number of words - they will definitely learn their own name if you teach it to them. They respond very well to kindness and they love to be brushed and massaged.

Keep in mind that like all animals (and humans) each has her own personality (or "cow-ality"), so not every cow on the face of the earth will make a good pet. Although many enjoy human contact, some simply do not want to be handled by humans.

Answer 2

to sum up what they said, yes they make good pets plus u get free eggs lol

yes, they make very good pets my friend has 3 and their names are chicky poe, posie, and meat loaf and they are so nice i love them and a lot my friend has to go out of town so his parents pay me 50 a week to feed them when ever they are gone so yes they do make good pets!!! :p <3