Lucknow: In an Uttar Pradesh village, when a cow started circling a field repeatedly, the villagers immediately considered it nothing short of a miracle and began worshipping it by circling the fields themselves.
It was only after a veterinary doctor was called that the miracle turned out to be a medical condition, much to their disappointment.
A stray cow in Basbharia Puraina village in Shravasti district, famous for a Buddhist pilgrimage site, became the centre of attention after it began circling the same field for eight days continuously. For some locals, the action translated as a miracle. Others started copying the cow, in hopes of the miracle coming to fruition.
The dedicated villagers even turned away a rescue team that had offered to transfer the stray to a cow shelter and provide treatment, local media reported. Later, the cow garnered enough attention for onlookers to constantly surround it to worship it.
When the district administration learned of the matter, the Chief Veterinary Officer was called, who, in the presence of the Tehsildar, performed a preliminary check at the cow. Upon inspection, the officer revealed that the cow was suffering from Surra or Trypanosomiasis, a disease transmitted through biting flies. The particular cow’s disease had developed enough for it to also have hypoglycemia.
The cow had halted its circling after the vet administered an injection. According to the Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Sunil Singh, the cow had a low glucose level. The villagers were subsequently asked to tie the cow. Singh informed the locals that a team will be sent again to further treat the cow.
However, local reports said the villagers released the cow promptly after the vet’s team left and the cow started roaming the fields again.
