Dropped a bottle on my dog's head... Injuries?
I accidently dropped a glass beer bottle on my 8 wk old puppy's head tonight. It fell about 4 feet from a counter and landed right on his head. :( (No, I wasn't drinking when I bumped it.) He has been in a playful mood all day up until now, he's kind of wimpering and just wants to lay down, shaking a little. I can't tell if he's just scared still or if he's hurt.It happened about an hour ago. It's 9pm on a Friday night so can't take him to the vet. If he seems okay tomorrow, do I have anything to worry about? I'm freaking out :/ Has this happened to anyone else?
Does my dog have a head injury?
My three year old shih tzu was running with her ball and she hit her head in the wall. She didn't cry after she hit her head, she just stopped for a moment then played normally. Three hours later she vomited about 6 times. The next day she vomited 2 times and the next say (today) she vomited two more times during the night after we fed her rice and dry food. Is it possible for my dog to keep vomiting for 2 days because she hit herself and it's a sign that somethings wrong? She seems to be acting normal though she does have less energy and has hardly eaten (which you would expect from a stomach infection) Shen doesn't seem to have a bump though I also noticed one of her eyes was blinking a lot more than the other one tonight. I'm afraid that if I take her to the vet he'll charge me for useless examinations when he knows it's just a stomach infection.
Dog hit by car head injury Keeps vomiting?
It's possible your dog has a concussion, is experiencing some swelling on the brain or is experiencing an inner ear disorder. If I had to guess, I'd guess concussion. Your vet probably didn't miss anything at the time and were there other neurological symptoms they would have been noticeable at the time so while concussion seems like an obvious one, where there's a dog x car injury, we look at neurological issues, internal bleeding and broken bones first. Did your vet take any x-rays? For this type of injury, I would actually bring your dog back to your treating vet in the morning. Your vet will give your dog another neurological exam, he may want a picture of the skull and he will probably prescribe some anti-nausea medication which I think is definitely in order. It is Possible that the pain meds are causing some degree of nausea i which case it may be advisable to switch to giving the meds through injection (your vet can teach you how to do it - it's very easy). But I would probably go with anti-nausea meds first pending other findings. There are many many choices in that department. Good luck and hope your pup heals quickly!
Can my puppy recover from this head injury?
6 days ago my 4 month old collie-cross was accidentally hit across the head with a bat while playing in the park & knocked out cold. My dad spent 15 mins giving her CPR and then rushed her to the vet. She spent 3 days there in a lot of pain, but there were no fractures on her xray. The vet said it was a brain injury and only time would tell. She's back home now and is making slow progress. She has moments where she is her old self again, but she can't seem to chew and her front right paw keeps buckling. Also she has trouble standing up when she wakes and whines at night because she can't get comfortable. She spends all her time doing laps of the house! Will time and TLC improve her situation or is there any at-home therapy that will help?
Dog seizure...?
How old is your dog? Has it ever had a head injury in the past? Both can be the source of a seizure- as they were for one of our ranch doggies. His head injury occurred when he was about 2 years old. He was hit in the head by a passing car's bumper. He was seizing for several hours and was in a coma like state for 3 days. It took him probably 4 to 6 months to "get right" in the head- he'd just stop and get a glazed over look then suddenly snap out of it. Then he was fine. Didn't have a seizure again till he was about 10 years old. And only once that I know of. Lived to be 14 - really good for his breed. It could also be a sign of epilepsy which can be treated with medication. The results vary depending on the severity and frequency of the seizures. My mom had a dog with epilepsy. The meds worked for quite some time (years) but eventually the epilepsy got so bad he had to be put down. But then again he was very old too. There are other possibilties but the thing to do is to observe your puppy dog and see if it happens again. Know that the dog WILL be confused when she comes out of the seizure. She may not recognize you for a good 10 to 15 minutes (or longer?) and may not recognize her surroundings. Just talk to her calmly and slowly - reassuring her until she can think straight. If possible I would keep her in a confined area - dog run, the house, a fenced yard- until you know if this was an isolated incident or will be an ongoing thing. Otherwise she could easily wander off in her confusion. Be sure she has current information on her tags so she can be easily returned to you should she get lost. If it does turn out to be a chronic condition, it would be a good idea to put that info on her tags also.
My dog hit his head, is it possible that he has a concussion?
I don't claim to be a neuro scientist or a veterinarian, but I have had more than my fair share of concussions and I am a dog owner so I fell the need to answer this.To my very limited understanding, a concussion is a rattaling of the brain against the skull wall. If your brain hits off the skull, you are going to be concussed. The brain can barely hit off the skull wall (Minor concussion) or it can slam into like crash test (Major Concussion). Based on this, I would presume that any animal with a brain and skull can potentially experience a concussion if they hit their head hard enough.Luckily, dogs are not expected to think as complexly as we humans are on a daily basis (unless you have a service, seeing-eye, police, or other type of working dog) so a concussion will not be as bad for them as it would be for a human. However, if you think your dog is concussed, it can't hurt to let him/her get some rest in a dark room for a day or two.
Is this normal, my dog tilts her head ALOT?
My dachshund tilts her head 90 degrees when I and only I say specific words. When I say "Do you want to go on a walk" or "Do you wanna go eat?" or "Do you wanna go outside" or "Do you wanna go play" and stuff like that. When my grandmother says that she doesn't tilt her head. I never had a dog that tilts their head so much. I said those words lots of times, so she couldn't be new to it. Also when I mean tilting her head, I mean like this http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/45400... . So is it normal for a dog to tilt her head alot. Oh yeah she isn't a puppy anymore, she 4 yrs now
How do I stop a dog's ear from bleeding?
There are two major problems which complicate ear tip lacerations. First, this tissue is very vascularized and bleeds like crazy, as you have no doubt discovered. This not only makes a mess but it can complicate the formation of a scab which seals the wound.Second, as you have also discovered, even when a scab forms dogs can re-open the wound by shaking their head. This can sometimes even lead to the wound getting larger and even more difficult to manage until ultimately stitches are required.The best advice I can give is to visit a vet if there is any chance the wound is infected, may require stitching, or isn't healing at a reasonable rate.If you feel comfortable with home treatment, consider cleaning the wound and then applying "liquid band aid" (sometimes called skin shield or new skin) which can be purchased over the counter at the drug store. If there is too much bleeding reconsider whether a stitch is necessary, if not you can stop the bleeding with some styptich, which again can be bought over the counter. Then cover and tape the wound with some sticky bandage tape, making sure there is gentle pressure on the wound but notso much as to to cut off circulation. I know, all of this is easy to say and not easy to do. Personally even as a medic I would probably have a vet do it. Particularly because of the fun next step...Now you need to gently bandage the ear to the dogs head so that it doesn't flap around when the dog shakes their head. I know, right? Your dog is going to love it. Top it off with the dreaded cone of shame so your dog doesn't scratch off the bandaging and youre done. After a few days the scab will form and be strong enough to hold.Yeah.In theory this all sounds simple enough, but you have a squirmy dog, blood all over, the tape doesn't stick right, the bandaging is too tight, do it overnow it's too loose, and when you finish the dog shakes their head and the entire mess comes off. Fun times.Finally! Perfect! Wait, wrong pet... #%*#!It's a minor injury which has the potential to become a major pain in the butt to manage. Me, I hand the problem off to the vet, who at least has done this so many times as to have the knack, which I hope I've illustrated doesn't come without a degree of unpleasant experience. Plus while complications are not common they are always there - a vet will do a better job of cleaning the wound, and can tell at a glance if the injury should be stitched.