I didn't go out to Easter parties as planned, today. I stayed home caring for a sick doe. Athena, a Spanish Kiko/Boer Alpine cross was down yesterday. The day before, she was normal and browsing with her herd mates. I brought her back to the ranch from the South Area to do grass maintenance.
The next day, which was Saturday, I found her laying down, not wanting to get up. Her temperature and fecal samples were normal. Then I noticed that her right hind leg was swollen a bit. I already knew what had happened. Athena was stung by a centipede. Yesterday...she was paralyzed only at her hind legs.
Today, after I came back from Easter Service, I noticed that she was paralyzed from the neck down. I was praying and hoping that she would fight out of it. I gave her dewormer and antibiotics. They didn't help. She was star gazing early this evening. She still had a strong appetite and drinking lots of water. But she couldn't move from the neck down. I've been checking on her every hour, making sure she's comfortable. I pray she makes it through the night.
These were the same symptoms that killed my large buck, Gadao, last year. About the same time too.
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