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Accidentally kneed my dog's head. Concussion or memory loss risk?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shiba Inu | Male | unneutered | 5 months and 28 days old | 28 lbs

So I knee my dog on the side of his head by accident and my question is will be get a concussion or even lode sombre of his memory because I tied telling boom to stay and he acted like he don't know what it was.

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on February 18th, 2018

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! If Hachi didn’t lose consciousness then there was no harm done. Dogs are very resilient and hard headed. It was an accident and you didn’t cause any harm. I don’t think his memory was affected. He just might not have heard you or was ignoring you as dogs do! If he’s otherwise acting fine I wouldn’t worry! I hope this helps!

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