Xray second opinion---- cancer ?

Hello !   My 4 year old brussels griffon got xrays due to a pain response in her back and hip area.  We thought possibly knees or pulled muscle.   On the xray the vet found these.... are we looking at cancer ? I want more test done

Hello!  I'm afraid that you will be disappointed by my answer today, but will try to explain: we do not give second opinions on other vets radiographs.  A good second opinion comes from someone with more knowledge than the original vet, and although I do have a clear opinion on this radiograph, I am frustratingly not in a better position than your vet to assess it - I know nothing about the case, where they have had it in front of them, and I am not an expert in this field.  The appropriate way to get a second opinion is to go back to your vet and ask them to forward everything they have to someone in a better position - not a worse position - to comment.

Vets actually don't mind being asked for second opinions; if we are wrong, it is good for us; if we are right, it helps to stop the owner from doubting us.   However this breaks down if we do not trust the integrity of the vet giving the second opinion - eg if they are no better qualified in oncology / radiograph interpretation than us.  So getting a second opinion from a random vet online is not helpful.

You say that you want more tests done - do you have an idea of what specific test you believe to be necessary?  If your vet has a clear answer, sometimes it helps to book another consultation and to ask them to explain specifically what they think.  This is likely to have a lower cost, but of course you are still depending on a single opinion from a single vet. I hope that this is helpful to you, even though it is not the information you sought.

If oncology is involved either way (as a diagnosis or negative), vets will understand that this is a very emotional discussion and may need to happen more than once in order for you to take everything in.