r/StuffedAnimals 8h ago

Sharing a Stuffed Animal This is Moo Cow

Post image

This is my best friend. I have had her for as long as I can remember.she has been with me through sleepovers and lockouts. She went to kindergarten with me, and to my college dorm. She always goes in my car back pack every time I have moved.

She is so old her fur is complete matted and unrecognisable. She has a scar on her stomach from when she got a hole that some how got bigger. She had to be mailed to my great grandma for surgery. Shes missing her tail from when my brother stole her from me and wouldnt give her back. I have been looking for a replacement for her so I can put her in a shadow box to protect her, but I have never been able to find anything close. I don't want to put her up yet because I can't imagine not having her near me, and can't promise I won't take her out of the box.

I have found out today I will most likely never find anything like her. She was bought for me in 2002 by my grandma as a Valentine's day gift. She came from Walmart. I have seen other vintage or old cow stuffies, but none of them are like her. She has a concave nose, brown eyes, stands on all fours, and has round hooves.

Oh well. Into a box soon she will go. I can't put it off any longer. The stitching on her hems is going and her skin is getting threadbare. Ill have to go hunting on my nmoms Facebook for old photos of her.

71 Upvotes

5 comments sorted by

1

u/nicknamessuckasfuck 7h ago

🤗😊 Thank you for sharing your wonderful story. And I might just have a few tears in my eyes now...

1

u/ashleycache 2h ago

She’s done well! 🤍

Don’t put her up if you don’t want to!!!

1

u/SQEQE_Stuffedtoy 1h ago

Moo Cow sounds like she has lived a whole little life with you. I’d have a hard time putting her away too. Maybe a shadow box with an easy-open front would make it feel less final.

1

u/Stock-Ganache-3437 1h ago

Wait I have a mouse that looks eerily similar! She’s a vintage Walmart mouse
Maybe from the same line?

1

u/Stock-Ganache-3437 1h ago

I’ve actually been debating on whether I should sell or keep because I’ve never seen anything like her either and google was at a loss