Cut dog w air between skin

[arhunter]

My dog was cut Saturday and on Sunday I noticed that it was swollen. When I touch the swollen area it feels crunchy. I did some research and I came up  with subcutaneous emphysema. It's been a couple days and the dog seems to be getting better but the swelling wont go down. Any tips are appreciated.

[Jaredmiko]

Where was the dog cut?

[charles]

If its just air and the dog aint got a sucked chest wound. Take a hyperdermic needle n insert it into the pocket n let the air bleed off.

[halfbreed]

  yep what Charles said . sounds like might have been a little bactiria growth in the wound  .

[TChunter]

its from trauma...between school and my vet i know about it pretty well....it will escape on its own UNLESS infection is present....using a needle to release the air can actually let bacteria in but its up  to you. ive had it happen many times and it eventually just disappears.

[BigCutters4]

If it were my dog id  leave it alone the crunchyness (air) will absorbs over a week or two

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[txhogsanddogs]

If it were my dog id  leave it alone the crunchyness (air) will absorbs over a week or two

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[cantexduck]

crunchy tuff(?) happens a lot when blood and air is between the hide and muscle(skin,etc). Alot of the times the body will creat a bubble around a wound to protect it while it heals. But on the same hand it may be a build up of puss.

[charles]

its from trauma...between school and my vet i know about it pretty well....it will escape on its own UNLESS infection is present....using a needle to release the air can actually let bacteria in but its up  to you. ive had it happen many times and it eventually just disappears.

Is bacteria intro when we get an iv? Yes, is it harmful? No. 8yrs as a combat life saver, bein a first responder in a field or combat environment, i know a lil bout it too and the risks are minute to nill.
Yes the air will absorb in time, but if it is infected too, medication will help with that and draining the infectionat the same time as releasing air, will b killn 2 birds with 1 stone.

[Skrag]

Just last weekend my buddy's dog took a hard hit that broke 3 ribs and busted some air pockets around his lungs. Vet made a cut to drain blood out of lungs sewn the lungs and left the big cut in the hide for the air and wound to drain. Coupled it with a hefty dose of antibiotics.

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[arhunter]

Thanks for the input, I appreciate it

[TChunter]

its from trauma...between school and my vet i know about it pretty well....it will escape on its own UNLESS infection is present....using a needle to release the air can actually let bacteria in but its up  to you. ive had it happen many times and it eventually just disappears.

Is bacteria intro when we get an iv? Yes, is it harmful? No. 8yrs as a combat life saver, bein a first responder in a field or combat environment, i know a lil bout it too and the risks are minute to nill.
Yes the air will absorb in time, but if it is infected too, medication will help with that and draining the infectionat the same time as releasing air, will b killn 2 birds with 1 stone.

never said you didnt know but this is not your typical "stick a needle in and release air" situation.

[charles]

its from trauma...between school and my vet i know about it pretty well....it will escape on its own UNLESS infection is present....using a needle to release the air can actually let bacteria in but its up  to you. ive had it happen many times and it eventually just disappears.

Is bacteria intro when we get an iv? Yes, is it harmful? No. 8yrs as a combat life saver, bein a first responder in a field or combat environment, i know a lil bout it too and the risks are minute to nill.
Yes the air will absorb in time, but if it is infected too, medication will help with that and draining the infectionat the same time as releasing air, will b killn 2 birds with 1 stone.

never said you didnt know but this is not your typical "stick a needle in and release air" situation.

From the info provided, it would b my first choice after listning to the lungs to c if they r suckin or bleedin air in a place other than the mouth nasal area. Removin any possible infection will aid in healing too. Lancing it will do the trick too, but opens an unneccesary road to travel unless its the last choice. Along with infection, it could b blood n air trapped between the skin n muscles, if the blood cant be reovsorbed n it dies, its best to remove the dead blood, which could lead to more issues rapidly, remove n flush with distilled water

[Amokabs]

Doesnt sub-q air indicate the pleura has been breached and as the dog breathes, he is pushing air through the pleural wound into the sub-q?

[TChunter]

Could if its in the right spot...im guessing yall havent had a dog do this yet lol from what im thinking he has had happen is the same as what my dogs have done....its literally tiny bubbles(air or blood depending on what happened).. not anything that can be just lanced really....if so it would be a lot of lancing lol if it was a cavity with air(depending on location) then i might consider lancing if i think there is a prob..when my dogs had this it feel like tuny little crunchies if you get what i mean. Hell mine had this happen after falling off a dang dog house. Its very strange..

[TChunter]

and sorry for maybe coming off as a "know it all"...i usually dont post about stuff just because of that problem ha