Air in abdomen/chest cavity

[Owls5096]

Hi one of my axolotl has air in his chest/abdomen cavity. He has been fridge and also been to the vets who x rayed him and aspirated the air, which showed immediate improvement, however in the fridge while I was cycling his water slowly to match the main tank it has reoccurred. I have spoken to the vets and they say more investigation are need, which they can't do until Tuesday, in the meantime I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this and what possible treatments can be done. I am so worried I'm going to loose him. He is around 6yrs old.

 

[wolfen]

getting air in the body normally occurs when axolotls are gulping air and holding it, this can be due to lack off dissolved oxygen in the water or when the water parameters are off (even an established tank can have issues)
what are the tank parameters ie.. temperature, ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, kh gh if possible.
what salts/minerals if any used?
what chemicals used ie.. dechlorinators
what are the condition of his gills?
fridging should only be used as a last resort as the cold temperatures can cause shut down of organs.
make sure the water in the tub is changed daily with dechlorinated water, feed at night, change water in morning, if possible include fine air stone in tub, always use a form of holtfreters in the water or 2g/l non-iodised salt at the minimum.
test the water levels from tap as these can change.

 

[Owls5096]

getting air in the body normally occurs when axolotls are gulping air and holding it, this can be due to lack off dissolved oxygen in the water or when the water parameters are off (even an established tank can have issues)
what are the tank parameters ie.. temperature, ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, kh gh if possible.
what salts/minerals if any used?
what chemicals used ie.. dechlorinators
what are the condition of his gills?
fridging should only be used as a last resort as the cold temperatures can cause shut down of organs.
make sure the water in the tub is changed daily with dechlorinated water, feed at night, change water in morning, if possible include fine air stone in tub, always use a form of holtfreters in the water or 2g/l non-iodised salt at the minimum.
test the water levels from tap as these can change.

Thank you for the information. He has been back to the vets and he has a ruptured lung

 

[wolfen]

hopefully he should be able to recover but it will take lots of time and patience.