I stepped on my puppy; her head is swollen and soft. What should I do?

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I accidentally stepped on my puppy its a lil over 2 weeks n her head is now swollen n soft to touch. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 19 days old | 0.5 lbs

Amber Da Silva, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am so sorry this happened! It is so easy to do with such a little puppy and unfortunately I have seen it many times. I would recommend taking her to a veterinarian immediately. This type of trauma can result in skull fractures, swelling or bleeding inside the brain, seizures, coma or death. Head trauma needs to be treated aggressively to try and prevent irreversible damage to the brain.

I stepped on my puppy; her head is swollen and soft. What should I do?

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