You would never guess this diagnosis I still can't get my head round it -on thur evening one of my goat kids was suddenly poorly she was initially lame on one front leg which was quite swollen as well as her shoulder and as each day went by swelling increased over her chest and flank and tummy the swelling is rapid and unbelievable, she was in shock and cold slobbery nose despite getting antibiotics/ant inflammatory, this morning big dose of another antibiotic and steroid, we've to give her injections for the next week.
Vet's diagnosis was ADDER BITE , at the vet's when we tipped her over you could see clearly one bite mark inside her front leg,I am grateful to our vets who suspected this and knew what to look for.
Tonight she is eating some leaves and has a warm nose so I am hoping she is on the mend, although she's still terribly swollen. My children are now terrified to walk in the field or garden for the grumpy snakes (vet says the cold weather makes them grumpy)
Anyone experience adder bite before on their stock my husband knows another farmer who lost a cow to an adder bite when he told me that well it wasn't very reassuring. Hope poor Magic get's through this.