My Dachshund has a large painful bruise after a vet X-ray. Why?

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Can a chest xray on miniature dachshund cause a large painful bruise? This happened 3 days ago. He screamed in pain alot the first day. Now only once today. He had labwork and chest xray for wheezing and reflux. Labs were normal. Wheezing dx as coming from slight enlarged heart /murmur. Very concerned what happened to him to cause this horeible bruise! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 13 years old | 12 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

There should not be a bruise from a chest x-ray. Your dog may have struggled while being steadied for the x-ray but even then there should be no bruise. You will need to take Roy back to the vet and show him the bruise. Actually this may be a hematoma from taking blood from the jugular vein. But even for that this is too big and needs to be investigated. Your dog could have a coagulation disorder causing this after a needle stick for blood work.

My Dachshund has a large painful bruise after a vet X-ray. Why?

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