1Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, GADVASU, Ludhiana
2Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, GADVASU, Ludhiana
3Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, Gannavaram, AP
4Assistant Scientist, Department of Surgery and Radiology, GADVASU, Ludhiana
5Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, GADVASU, Ludhiana
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab
*Corresponding author; E-mail: jmohindroo@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 17 December, 2015.
The present report describes the diagnosis and successful surgical management of complex and varying degrees of thoracic trauma in five dogs. In four dogs, the cause of injury was an automobile accident, and rib fractures were seen. All the dogs were presented with tachypnoea, tachycardia and varying degrees of cyanosis. The thoracic wall damage was repaired with reconstruction of muscle tears and the fractured ribs were stabilised with absorbable suture material. Though one animal showed complications during the postoperative period, all the animals survived and recovered completely.
Dogs, Thoracic trauma
