Pneumothorax (air in pleural space)

Came in with

An adult chippiparai dog with difficulty breathing

What we found

Pneumothorax (air in pleural space)

What we did

Stabilised the dog with oxygen therapy, sedated, and then took an xray. thoracocentesis done to remove the air. followed by autologous blood patch pleurodesis was performed. (dog’s own blood was aseptically collected and injected into pleural space)

Recovery

In ten days.