Vets Had To Deflate This Dachshund After He Ballooned To Three Times His Size Due To A Rare Skin Condition

CBS News- Trevor the British dachshund tripled in size due to a rare skin condition, but is back to his smaller self after vets operated to “deflated” the pup. The 4-year-old sausage dog was rushed to a local emergency vet when his owner Fran Jennings noticed he was experiencing severe bloating and breathing difficulties, BBC News reports. “He’d blown up like a balloon,” said Jennings. After taking several X-rays, veterinarians discovered that air was being forced and trapped under the pet’s skin. This pressure was also affecting his heart. He was diagnosed with subcutaneous emphysema, a rare condition. “I have never seen a case like this before and it was a new surgery for me,” operating vet Michelle Coward of Beech House Surgery told BBC News. “Every time he took a breath, some of the inhaled air escaped through a hole in his windpipe.” Coward’s surgery stitched the opening in the dog’s windpipe to relieve the pressure and deflate the ballooned pup back to his normal size. According to Jennings’ daughter, Jessica, there have been no lasting impacts on Trevor.

Thank GOD this dog made it. For a couple reasons. One, always good when a dog survives. That’s one more dog running around the world making everyone happy. That’s the main thing. The article says that the dog is back to normal and won’t have any long term effects from it. Good. Again, that’s the most important part. But two, LOOK AT THAT FACE. Look at it! Scroll up and look at it again. That’s a hilarious face.

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That’s goddamn hilarious. I can’t get enough of it. His face is HUUUUUUUUUUUGE. Even the pup is like, “Can you believe this shit happened?” You ever see the pictures of dogs who got stung by a bee? That’s what he looks like but times a billion.

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So damn funny. His eyes really tell the story. Like, “You really gonna take a picture of me looking like this? Remember all those times I haven’t killed you in your sleep? This is how you repay me?” Just fantastic. We can only laugh since we know the dog is fine. But the dog is fine so we’re gonna laugh it up.

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Amazing.