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Old 04-27-2010, 09:43 PM   #7
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Good job getting him to the vet so quickly. The danger with head tauma is the swelling that can occur after a fall, or a bump. Getting him to the vet for treatment quickly definitely increases his chances of a complete recovery. Steroids are used to reduce the swelling, until the injury starts to heal. Without treatment, a dog or puppy can die. Recovery depends on a number of things. How quickly he received treatment, how hard he hit his head, what part of the brain sustained the impact, etc. It really doesn't take much to cause this type of trauma, just the right sequence of events, and the way they come in contact with a hard object. The most important thing is to get treatment immediately, for the best chance of full recovery. There is no way to tell how he will recover, you just have to take it day by day. Great that he was sitting up already... he should continue to improve from there. Best of luck...

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