I stepped on my puppy; her head is swollen and soft. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 19 days old | 0.5 lbs
I accidentally stepped on my puppy its a lil over 2 weeks n her head is now swollen n soft to touch
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Published on October 28th, 2017
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.
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Published on March 26th, 2018
What a cutie! Congratulations on your new puppy! The most common causes of a swelling such as this would be a hematoma (basically an injury causing bleeding under the skin to build up) or an abscess (a pocket of infection under the skin due to a wound or penetrating object such as a splinter). We may also see a reaction to an insect bite such as a spider bite. I would recommend an exam by your vet to look at the area. They may use a small needle to aspirate the swelling and check for the cause. Depending on their findings they may recommend antibiotics or just monitoring depending on the exam.
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