"Rabid cow attacks farmer"

From 11alive.com:

As it was happening, Raymond Parks didn't think he'd be around later to tell the story. He was rushed and attacked by a 900 pound animal three weeks ago. The cow put a gash on his head and threw him into a barbed wire fence.

"I thought she would kill me before she'd leave me alone," Parks said.

As the cow head-butted him and broke some of his ribs, Parks went for his shotgun. He landed three blasts on the animal, but it didn't die. Instead, it slowly walked away and laid down, where a vet arrived several days later to put it down.

Tests have now proved the animal had rabies, a rarity in cattle...

"Arrived several days later"????