A dachshund swelled to 3 times his size and 'crackled like Bubble Wrap.' Surgery saved him.

[jpak]

https://bangordailynews.com/2018/06/02/news/nation/a-dachshund-swelled-to-3-times-his-size-and-crackled-like-bubble-wrap-surgery-saved-him/

In top form, Trevor is a dashing black-and-brown dachshund with a long, slender body, stout little legs and droopy ears.

So when his owners found him blown up like a balloon to three times his normal size, they were understandably alarmed.
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“When we picked him up, he felt full of air – because he was full of air – but he crackled like Bubble Wrap underneath your fingers,” Francine Jennings, from Cheshire in the United Kingdom, told BBC News.

The 4-year-old dog had somehow sustained an injury to his windpipe that was allowing air to leak into his body and seep underneath his skin, causing him to bloat, according to a statement Friday from the Willows Veterinary Group. Although it is unclear when it occurred, vets at the Beech House animal hospital in Warrington stitched up the hole, and the dog “deflated,” according to the statement.

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Poor little guy!

[MicaelS]

1. Poor doggy, glad he's better. n/t

[madaboutharry]

2. Glad they got to him in time!

Poor boy. Hope he is ok.

[Solly Mack]

3. Poor baby!

Hugging my dachshunds.

[mopinko]

4. somehow sustained an injury to his windpipe

somebody kicked him? common injury from abuse.