Dogs usually fight and bite each other, traffic accidents, sharp objects, etc. can cause chest wall defects, causing the pleural cavity to communicate with the outside atmosphere, and air can freely enter the chest cavity with breathing to form a pneumothorax. Dogs with pneumothorax will have difficulty breathing, weak breath sounds, and sometimes the sound of air moving in and out can be heard.
Dogs usually fight and bite each other, traffic accidents, sharp objects, etc. can cause chest wall defects, causing the pleural cavity to communicate with the outside atmosphere, and air can freely enter the chest cavity with breathing to form a pneumothorax. Dogs with pneumothorax will have difficulty breathing, weak breath sounds, and sometimes the sound of air moving in and out can be heard.
When a dog has chest wall trauma, clean gauze can be used to cover the wound and bandage it to fix it. If there is a small penetrating wound on the chest wall, it should be sutured and closed immediately. All open pneumothorax should be sent to a pet hospital for treatment immediately.
