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My puppy was attacked, has swollen eye & nose bleed. Emergency vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 3 months and 1 day old | 3 lbs

My 10 week old puppy was attacked by another dog. No open wounds, but had some bleeding that almost immediately stopped from the nose. She has swelling around her eye socket and severely bloodshot eye. Minimal eye fluid came out and it was light pink, but turned clear shortly after. She is not stumbling around and seems to be okay. I think she may have a concussion. Do I need to take her to an emergency vet. I flushed the eye with saline solution and have a cold compress on it. Eye not tender

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 2nd, 2019

Your puppy looks like it is in serious pain. The eye also looks involved and it is possible the other dog bit your puppy behind the eye lid, which could be a reason for the blood from the nose. It would be best to have your puppy seen by a veterinarian preferably tonight. Brandy will need an exam to verify there is no eye damage, fracture of any of the facial bones. She will need prescription antibiotics, and pain medicine. This will likely swell up seriously and may also impede her breathing if there is an injury to the respiratory tract in the head.

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    Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

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    I would recommend taking Brandy to an emergency veterinarian. If she had bleeding from her nose it's possible that she did suffer head trauma like a concussion. I would also be concerned about damage to her cornea that might require further treatment. Even if her eye appears undamaged and she is not showing signs of head trauma I would guess that she would benefit from some safe prescription pain medication.

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