My dog was shot and his head is swollen. Is this an emergency?

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Hi its me again is there any chance my dog to survive because yesterday someone shot him in the head but the bullet èxit to the otherside of his head he still running and eat well until lastnight he collaps and vòmit but after a minute he got up and starting to run again with other dog until now he still walking and roamming around but his head is starting to become swollen what should i do?? Please Help me i need your Help. Pet's info: Dog | Canaan Dog | Male | unneutered

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry but there is nothing we can tell you to do about this. My goodness, he got shot in the head! If you were shot in the head you would be at the hospital. I can appreciate you may be in a remote area or may not have the funds for a vet but we cannot tell you what to do via the internet. If you can't take him to a vet, he will either pull through this or not. He needs a neurological exam, x-rays, blood testing and only then would we be able to make a treatment plan. The drugs he would need to reduce any intracranial swelling you cannot get on the street or in the pharmacy; you can only get them from a vet and these drugs are not benign. The animals have to be monitored closely on these medications. It is not just as easy as giving him an injection or a tablet. Hopefully the swelling you are seeing is just swelling under the skin. You can ice any swollen areas for 5 minutes 3-4 times per day for the next couple days. Hopefully that will help to reduce swelling. If you want to post again and tell us what over the counter medications you have available to you for inflammation/pain (human drugs) then we can tell you if you can give him one of those. Please put the name of the drug, the milligram strength and the dog's weight or we won't be able to give you any dosing information.

My dog was shot and his head is swollen. Is this an emergency?

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