Questions about Ultrasounds - Page 2

Thank you very much. When we were looking at the ultrasound today I saw a grey spot on the side of the uterus. I think that we are just going to wait her out. Just like I said she is showing all signs of being pregnant ...teets swelling, vulva still swollen, will not eat morning food, personality change...etc... So at this time I think that  just waiting her out is going to be my best corse of action. Everyone has been so helpful... Thank you very much for all of your time in helping me to try and make since of what the vet was talking about.

The ultrasound specialst we use does it between 30 - 32 days.  We could see how many and she was very accurate.

I wouldnt be X-raying a bitch of 42 days in possible whelp.  Why X-ray?  is there some defiante reason why nature cant take its course, if so, get some-one that can do an ultrasound efficiently, and see that you dont pay the "lady with attitude that obviously isnt God"  I agree with YellowRosse of Texas, no vet with attitude is allowed on my dogs... Mo - Mascani

I work for a vet and the earliest we would scan a bitch is 30 days.  a scanner is only as good as the person who is operating it and some vets are not very good at reading scans

I did ask the vet if it was to early and she told me no that it was not.  I agree and I think that I am going to find another vet that is more knowlegable.  Would anyone know why there would be fluid in her uterus if she was not pregnant? The vet kept saying that there was a lot of fluid in the uterus but that she was still unsure on wether or not she was pregnant.

I would quit second guessing and find another vet ...ultra sounds are not that expensive....in a week or so  do another.one...no exrays.....why need an exray....just radiation you dont need to mix up her magnetic chaos  which is already in a stir.....

Unless you have 8 people waiting for a deposit to be made...forget it...I have never till this year ever done, 

 ultra sounds or xrays...I just wait till I know shes preg..and that is the last two weeks of her time..

I just dont think Healthy girls need to frequent the vets office..

I've had really bad results with ultrasounds myself, I am begaining to see it as a total waste of money.  Vet says the dog is not pregnant...she is.  Vet says it is a tiny litter at six weeks gestation or so....dog had nine.  Ultrasound at five weeks, vet is an ultrasound specialist, yet she can't tell for sure if the dog is pregnant, "looks like puppies in there but not sure...development of bitch suggests pregancy", but she ends up not pregnant.  Veronica

Day 23 too early for ultrasound IMO, and day 42 is too early for an xray as well.  I'd take her to another vet in another week or so for an ultrasound.  The "older" vets tend to be very good at palpation at day 21 or so, but there's only a small window for palpation as well.