A cattle farmer went above and beyond to save a freezing calf by spending an hour with it in a hot tub . Dean Gangwer , 46 , from Cutler , Indiana , came up with unusual hypothermia remedy after spotting the animal barely breathing in the snow last week . He told ABC News that he hauled the cow , named Leroy , to his backyard and jumped with it into his heated bath full-dressed . Doting farmer : Dean Gangwer ,46 , from Cutler , Indiana , went above and beyond to save a freezing calf by spending an hour with it in a hot tub . Indeed , photographs show Gangwer sat with the creature in the water with his T-shirt on and his spectacles slightly steamed up . In a bid to stop the young cow from drowning , Gangwer is seen supporting his head above the surface . After about 60 minutes the animal was apparently warmed up . Gangwer then carried it into his home and bundled it up in a pile of heated electric blankets . The third-generation farmer says that Leroy 's mother wandered away from the herd and gave birth in a snowbank . On the road to recovery : He later carried the animal into his home and bundled it up in electric blankets . Sense of humor : Gangwer joked that Leroy is 'done hot-tubbing ' but 'sunbathing is definitely in his future out in the grass ' But in freezing weather , the decision to go off alone almost proved fatal for her young . Luckily Gangwer got to the scene just in the nick of time . Leroy is now fully-recovered from the chilly ordeal and has started to nurse . Gangwer joked that Leroy is 'done hot tubbing ' but 'sunbathing is definitely in his future out in the grass . ' He says luckily his wife loves animals as much as he does and she has cleaned the house after Leroy 's impromptu visit . However , Gangwer added : 'She is leaving the hot tub for me to deal will . You never know what you might have to do when you live on the farm . ' Many people have applauded the farmer 's quick-thinking antics , with one commenter noting in jest : 'You could have just thrown some potatoes , onions and carrots in the hot tub and had dinner . ' Clean-up operation : The farmer says his wife left him to deal with the hot tub . Bright future ahead : Leroy is now fully-recovered from the chilly ordeal and has started to nurse .
Dean Gangwer , meanwhile , from Indiana came up with unusual hypothermia remedy after observing the animal barely breathing in the air last night . After his hot bath , the animal was wrapped in heated electric blankets . He is now fully - recovered from the chilly weather and has started to nurse .