Puppy Falls!

My 7 week old Rotty puppy just fell one story off of our porch onto the concrete below. All she had was bloody nose *pretty bloody*, a small limp, *that she then started to put weight back on the leg and walk...but is sleeping constantly now. After an all over check she has no heat in any of her legs, and is not sore around her hips, or ribs that I can tell. No labored breathing and after her little nap she was alert and wanted to play...sorta. More just wanted attention than anything. This JUST happened and there is not a vets office open at this time. What should I look/watch for?
werezombie
Asked Mar 07, 2013
Oh goodness! I would be really concerned about head trauma and that bloody nose. Was the blood coming from an injury on her nose, or was is coming from inside her nose?

Here's some info on what to look out for with head trauma. Scroll down a page and you'll see a section called "What to Watch For."
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/head-trauma-in-dogs/page1.aspx

Tons more info on rib trauma here:
http://www.petplace.com/search.aspx?q=rib+trauma+in+dogs

You can search the site for any issue, and it'll tell you what to look out for.
skyDancer
Answered Mar 07, 2013
*tear*
Eve79260
Answered Mar 08, 2013

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