Today I took my nine day old kids to be disbudded and for the male, Korma, to be ringed. The vet said it would take about ten minutes each one and that the first one would be given time to recover before being returned to us. We were in the car, in the car park. Korma was first in and we could soon hear him
bleating as it was all over, Then Storm was fetched.
It was another twenty minutes or so before they were both returned and Korma looked a mess with blue spray all over his face and ears. Apparently, he managed to bang his head after the disbudding and caused it to bleed. He was also finding the castration band uncomfortable and stamping his feet. The vet said that they had both had painkillers and antibiotics and he should feel better soon. He did stop stamping.
When we got home, I put him back in with Mum who rushed to check him over but he just stood. Storm rushed straight under Mum and started suckling. Poor Korma just wanted to lie down and sleep but Mum kept nudging him and washing his bum.
I've been checking regularly and he seems back to normal though, but I did feel sorry for him when he looked so woebegone.