Help! My dog has an X-ray. What does it mean and what's next?

I don’t think the heart looks terribly enlarged, maybe on the big side of normal. Ask the vet who took the rads if they are able to submit them to a radiologist for review. (A radiologist is a vet who spent at least 3 additional years to do a residency to specialize and study only imaging. Their expertise is really valuable in cases that are not clear cut and obvious.) If his lab work is all normal, and a radiologist is concerned about the appearance of the heart, then it’s logical to seek out an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) by a veterinary cardiologist. If a radiologist does NOT think the heart looks questionable, and Boo’s lab work is all normal, it might be worth considering an abdominal ultrasound (sonogram of the belly) to see if there are any abnormalities there (enlarged lymph nodes, abnormal spleen, any abnormality in GI or urinary tract, etc). I hope that’s helpful, sorry there is no easy clear cut answer. Interpreting X-rays is like looking at 1 piece

Hello and welcome to Boop by Petco. Looking at x-rays that are not viewed with a proper screen can be very difficult, so it can be easy to miss things on these images. I can see the following: 1. The heart does NOT appear to be enlarged 2. The lungs have a slight increased opacity around the peri-hilar region (this can sometimes be associated with heart disease) 3. There is poor detail in the abdomen (this could be due to 'chest settings' and not actually 'real') 4. There is some discospondylosis present in the lumbar vertebrae (bridging between two vertebrae- likely inconsequential) 5. There is no sign of free fluid or free gas in the chest cavity 6. On the second image there is some gas in the esophagus, but this might be artifact of being sedated. 7. On the second image the lungs seem more 'white' then they should be, in the caudo-dorsal region. I recommend that if you are still unsure, have the x-rays sent to a radiologist specialist, as they will get a format they can bette

Unfortunately the quality of the image coming through to us isn't great. If you are talking about the circular area on the upper right side of the abdomen, this is gas in the stomach and can be normal. If your vet wants to try additional diagnostics but doesn't have ultrasound, they could do a barium study, or they could send the x-rays to a radiologist for review (a veterinary radiologist has extensive training at reviewing x-rays and so can sometimes interpret things a regular vet may not). X-rays can be send electronically to a radiologist for review through various services, so I would ask them if they feel either of these options would be appropriate.

These xrays are not good enough quality and the positioning of the limbs is not good either, it will be very difficult to determine if there is a problem according to those xrays. i personally cannot see anything abnormal but you may want to have it sent to an xray specialist.

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Boop by Petco. It sounds like your veterinarian is suspecting that Delilah has a liver mass, or tumor, and that the liver overall is larger than normal. This causes the stomach to be displaced, or pushed backward farther than normal. The GB is the gallbladder (an organ near the liver that stores bile), and a cholelith is a stone in the gallbladder, or a gallstone. A round heart can be seen on chest x-rays when there is underlying heart disease. Older small breed dogs such as Chihuahuas are at increased risk of mitral valve disease, which is a degenerative disease of one of the heart valves. This can result in blood leaking backwards in the heart, causing dilation of some of the heart chambers. Often a heart murmur is heard with this disease. An echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) is needed to definitively diagnose this. I hope this interpretation is helpful!

Hello and thank you for reaching out about your dog. These xrays are very concerning for either a fungal infection (very much dependent on where you are living) or a bone cancer (osteosarcoma). These xrays I am sure have also been evaluated by your veterinarian and hopefully a radiologist as well. I would recommend chest xrays to look for cancer metastasis or diffuse fungal infection and you may need to have your veterinarian perform a bone core biopsy for a diagnosis. This is usually very painful and your dog should be on good pain meds and rest during this time. Treatment options are very different for bone cancer vs. fungal infection so a proper diagnosis is extremely important. Best of luck!

Poor guy. Unfortunately x-rays aren't clear when posted here. They come out extremely fuzzy. Also they only include the hips and knees, he may have an issue lower down on his leg (paw, metatarsal region). Wherever he seems painful on physical exam is where we tend to focus our x-ray on. You can consider having the x-rays repeated focusing on his lower leg only. I would also consider a consult with an orthopedic specialist. He may even need to have an ultrasound or MRI done to detect the underlying issue for certain. Whenever there are no obvious x-ray findings you are often dealing with a ligament injury which can occur in the knee or even the lower metatarsal region. In the meantime I would continue to cage rest Zooky and give him pain medication as needed to keep him comfortable. I hope that Zooky is able to make a full and speedy recovery soon! Best wishes and take care.

It doesn't work like this i'm afraid, you need to provide medical history and symptoms in order for anyone to check and analyse the x-ray. what i can tell you is that there is an enlarged heart and a lot of air in the stomach.

HI, thanks for using Boop by Petco! Injections to sedate him for X-rays? It is always risky to sedate a pet that just ate because the anesthesia can make them nauseous and they could vomit and aspirate. We tend to try to take the X-rays with out sedation if the animal isn't too rowdy or painful. It sounds like he needs the X-rays to see if a bone is broken. It could be just a strain or sprain but it could be a broken toe or more seriously a broken long bone that would require anesthesia. He should be fine tonight as long as you keep him confined and they provided pain medications. I wish you both the best!

Hello and welcome to Boop by Petco. If Blu is anemic and liver values are poor then I think you need to think about whether or not Blu's quality of life is good or not. An x-ray will show if there is free fluid in the abdomen (a bleeding tumor for example) or a mass effect (signs of a tumor or other changes). It is used to determine what the cause of the anemia and the liver values being poor are, and whether or not it is likely due to cancer. X-rays are also recommended of the chest to look for spread of cancer to the lungs. This is recommended whether you wish to pursue surgery or not so that you know if Blu has compromise to the lungs. These x-rays give you information that will help you determine if signs that you are seeing with Blu are relavent or not. For example, if Blu has x-rays that show spread of cancer to the lungs, when she starts breathing up then you know this is severe and euthanasia should be pursued and you shouldn't 'wait' on it. This is the same if we