# Do animals bruise, well, mammals anyway? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 1, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804 "2020-04-01T14:24:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/1 "2020-04-01T14:24:29Z")
These days prople are getting bored, and conversations come up with some odd questions. I just gave blood, and have some bruising at the needle site. I was showing it to my mom, a nurse, and I wondered the question in the title above. Do animals bruise? Say, your cat or dog, or livestock. It might be hard to tell, with skin covered by hair. Got answers? ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/2 "2020-04-01T14:28:57Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![mmmiiikkkeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/3 "2020-04-01T14:41:55Z")
Googling “dog bruise” brings up all sorts of sad pictures that answer the question. Yes they do. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/4 "2020-04-01T15:19:31Z")
Yes. I accidentally tripped over my Beagle Betsy and my foot whacked her good over her ribs. She’s a light colored dog and you could see the bruise under her fur. I felt really bad (:() ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/5 "2020-04-01T15:27:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Yes. I accidentally tripped over my Beagle Betsy and my foot whacked her good over her ribs. She’s a light colored dog and you could see the bruise under her fur. > I felt really bad (:() Did you yell _Heavens to Betsy_ afterwards? 😃 I know you’re thankful she wasn’t more badly hurt. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/6 "2020-04-01T15:56:59Z")
Humans apparently aren’t consistent on it, I don’t bruise but I think I remember bruising when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/7 "2020-04-01T16:07:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Did you yell _Heavens to Betsy_ afterwards? > > 😃 > > I know you’re thankful she wasn’t more badly hurt. Nice! (:)) ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/8 "2020-04-01T19:25:04Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Humans apparently aren’t consistent on it, I don’t bruise but I think I remember bruising when I was a kid. ?? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/9 "2020-04-01T20:21:11Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/10 "2020-04-01T20:58:31Z")
Amphibians bruise too (or at lease one type seems to). My little African Dwarf Frog got lodged between the aquarium glass and a decoration while I was cleaning it one day. Poor little guy got smooshed pretty good. He lived, but the area where he got squeezed was red for like a week. The way he looked at me, those accusing little eyes… I fed him extra for a month cause I felt so bad. The betta splashed me the following evening. I’m pretty sure he did it 'cause the froggy asked him to. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804/11 "2020-04-01T22:46:36Z")
Thanks for all the responses.