So glad she still seems to be ok. I'd still watch her very carefully, though. When a mammal (any of us) hits their head, the brain moves a little within the skull. This means the brain itself and its protective layer is thrown against the inner casing of the skull. Then the force moves it back a bit in the opposite direction. This can cause "bruising" of the brain on both opposite sides. Think of the brain like a ball on a stick (the stick is the part that connects to the spinal cord). The movement from the impact of hitting the floor/object can also cause some diffuse "shearing" of vital neural connections just from the movement of the brain "ball" on top of the "stick". Although your baby may seem alright now, she could very well have damaged some soft tissue. I'd not let her play too hard right now, and certainly NO rough play for as long as you can control it. She needs time for any "bruising"/damaged neural connections to heal. The vet was right in that an x-ray would not have shown any soft tissue damage or early swelling. A CT would have, but guess he didn't see any obvious symptoms to warrant that $$$$ expense at this point. Above advise about watching for neuro symptoms is very good advise!!!! |