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My dog's stomach feels hard after an accident. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 4 months old | 13 lbs

If someone kicked my dogs stomachs or if he got hurt, would his stomach be hard?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 29th, 2017

The stomach can get hard from internal damage or severe pain. if Jax seems to have a hard stomach and he isn't himself then you should take him to the vet ASAP in order to get it checked and make sure he isn't injured.

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