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[UPDATE]: She is back to normal! The swelling went down during the night and you wouldn't know she ever looked funny. It was probably just a random hit on the wrong spot that made it swell up, but it seems to be all better. Thank you all!

Hi everyone,it

It's close to 10 pm where I live, so I wanted to get your opinion on something before trying to find a hospital. One of our goats has a swollen eyelid; it seems to be swelling from within (see picture).

She wasn't like this when we let her out this morning, but we don't know what could have caused it. We have other goats, and they sometimes bang heads, as goats do, but I'm unsure whether it was caused by impact, by something stuck inside, or by something else entirely.

Has anyone seen something like this before? If yes, is it a matter of life and death, and shall we go to the hospital now? Or can it wait until the morning?

Our livestock vet doesn't do emergencies, and I'm not sure if veterinary hospitals around here take livestock, but I'm willing to take her if needed. Someone in there must have studied goats at some point in their life.

Please help with any information you may have! Thank you in advance!

Hello! These have just bloomed in the fields where I live. I believe it's some type of rose, but I can't seem to find which one. They grow in short bushes with A LOT of flowers, and I have seen white, light pink, this one, and a deeper pink. The leaves are very small, which is what isn't matching with anything that comes up on my search results. Does anyone know what it is? Thank you!