I was helping a DVM one summer. This family had a pet cow? And Bossie suffered that bovine illness known as bloat, when to much methane gas builds up in the stomach ( I forget which of the four at the moment.)

Standard veterinary procedure is to use a TROCAR CANULA, a rather large, stainless steel instrument not unlike a big old bleeder valve that is inserted via a large needle through the animals side.

I looked out of the corner of my eye ( how can round eyes have corners?)and to my horror realised the family dad was leaning over SMOKING A CIGARETTE.

Gas ignited and the DVM and I lost much of our eyebrows.

I tell you, in California if it isn't one thing it's another.

Puts my tin hat on and loads my SMLE .