I just stepped on an 8-week-old puppy and now I'm flipping out, scared out of my mind. Help?

first of all, calm down. your puppy will sense you panicking adn it won't help it.

if they don't let you go to a vet, then call them and just ask. And Call the rescue group. you can also ask an oline vet , they are really helpful and they will tell you what to do. they have helped me alot. they do ask for a small payment but only if you are satisfied with your answer. here's the link:

http://www.justanswer.com/

but if you can please bring her to the vet asap as if the crackling sound u heard was her rib cage, she might be suffocating slowly now. and she might be in pain.

try touching her all over if she yelp at any point then she's in pain. also try to offer little treats to see if she'll take it. if she became more lethargic then go and see the vet asap

they will help you

Good luck and i hope she;s fine

Ok here's the deal,

Accidentally stepping on a pup is serious. Your parents need to step up to the plate and take it into a vet, any vet, NOW.

The pup could have internal injuries, it could have a fractured or broken rib, it could have internal bleeding, could have a head or brain injury, etc etc etc ....

Your parents took on the responsibility of these pups and regardless of who accidentally step on the pup doesn't matter. What does matter is making sure that the pup is not injured and if it is that the pup be properly cared for by a vet.

Just an FYI for your parents .... Deliberately not getting medical attention for an animal is called medical neglect, which is a chargeable offense. So it would be in their best interest to get this pup examined ASAP or surrender the entire litter back to the rescue NOW so that the pup can be treated if needed, which can only be determined by a vet.

Keep trying to call the rescue person while talking to your parents about getting the pup to a vet.

Now about the playpen ......

1) Take the blankets OUT ... blankets cover the pups, and what you described can happen and blankets also are known for smothering the pups as well as they get their nails caught and can rip them out.

2) Do NOT walk or crawl into the whelping area ever

3) Put newspaper in the bottom of the playpen .. no problems with the pup being injured and easily changed for clean newspaper

If your family does not do the responsible thing with the pup and take it to a vet, it may very well be a very sad Thanksgiving with the pups death. If the rescue is not contacted and something happens to the pup, you will have a whole new problem to deal with. They do not take it lightly when a healthy pup dies, or is injured and the foster people did nothing to ensure it's safety, well being and knowingly refused to get medical treatment for an injury that happened while in their care .

Puppies and/or fully grown dogs will scream if startled. If you didn't put down all your weight, the pup should be fine. You probably just scared him/her. Definately take the pup in just to be on the safe side. You never know on a little one if anything happened internally. I'm a Boxer breeder and my Lola (the mother) has stepped on her babies before full force, and nothing happened. Granted you weigh more, if you didn't full force step down the little baby should be ok. And your not a horrible person, accidents happen!!

Rescues don't allow minors to be fosters, so your parents are actually the ones they've been entrusted to, even though you might be doing most if the work. They should have been j stricter as to what to do in case of illness or injury, and if they're unsure, they should contact the rescue

If the puppy screamed or screeched, you hurt it, now you need to pick it up and call the vet or quickly take the puppy to the vet, tell the vet what happened and ask the vet what you should do.

Listen to your parents. Feel around her body and see if anything out of place. If it feels that way, then be worried.

Why would you ever step on a puppy, your an aweful person.

Why don't you, duh, call the rescue group?