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Why is my puppy crying, breathing hard, and not eating after a fall?

Updated on September 23, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 9 days old | 16 lbs

My dog recently had puppies and its been a week. One of the pups had fell on the side of my bed and as i tried to pull her up she kind of got stuck but for about a second because i have a pull out bed under mine. Anyway she seemed fine after words and ever since about 2-3 hours ago shes been crying with her mouth open, and looks like shes having trouble breathing because its like her stomach jumps every breath she takes. She also refuses to eat and sleeps for about a minute before crying again

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Amber Da Silva, DVM

Answered By Amber Da Silva, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 7, 2017

I'm so sorry about Lola. It does sound like she might have sustained some trauma when she got stuck. If she's having trouble breathing, this is an emergency situation and needs to be addressed by a veterinarian immediately.
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