Injuries

Diagnosis
The bite of an adder is venomous and can be life-threatening. As adders are usually only active between newleaf and leaf-fall, the Clans do not need to worry about them in leafbare. Not all adder bites inject enough venom to kill, though most bites are serious, especially if infection sets in. The pain is generally painful, and venom can take between minutes and an hour for envenomation symptoms to begin. When this happens, the wound will swell and blood escape. Death may be caused by heart, kidney, or liver failure within a quarter moon. Cats may suffer from shock. Pain, bleeding, and lameness are common symptoms. Others may be affected by paralysis, trembling, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, rapid breathing, or coma.

Treatment
A medicine cat must try and keep the patient as calm and still as possible. They can treat the wound with XYZ. It takes a minimum of five sunrises to recover from a venomous snake bite, provided there are no to little toxin within the blood. If treatment is not given immediately, the bites are usually fatal. Monitoring the cat in case of worsening conditions is important, and rest is required.