Dog was having trouble breathing at the time of X-rays !!

Hi ,would vets please be able to tell me what the X-rays show , my vets aren’t sure and have sent us to a specialist but we have a 2 weeks wait so just wanting to know if there is anything that should be dealt with quicker than 2 weeks please . Dog was having trouble breathing at the time of X-rays but they weren’t sure why !

Hi - it's really common that we get asked to give second opinions on pictures on this site, so I am likely to start by disappointing you.   The concept of a second (professional) opinion relies on the second vet having more knowledge than the first vet.  Sometimes they are more experienced ie twenty years older; other times they are specialists in the area (for example, your doctor, you GP, won't explain how they want to repair a fracture in your arm; they will send you to a doctor who sees nothing but orthopaedic cases all day long, because their ideas in that field are likely to be better).  So in this case, I have LESS knowledge than your vet; I have no context.  I cannot see what state the patient is in; I don't know how long they have been like that.   I don't know how well they can walk or breathe (in any nedical sense).  I don't know the heart-rate. It is therefore inappropriate for me to give a second (more informed) opinion; your GP's opinion is better medically informed than me!

Questions I would expect them to be considering are:  How is the patient and in their current clinial state, how chronic or acute is this condition and is waiting for a week for restults a valid option?  Does the patient need vital stablisation / pain releif etc now?  I'm afraid that these judgements are for a vet with the situation in front of them and that if, for some reason, you or they are not happy with their ability to make a decision in the immediate term, then a true second opinion needs to be sought with some urgency.

Thank you for your reply  , sadly dog passed away over night !! So I guess we will have to wait to see what the specialist makes of the X-rays now to see what he thinks was the matter with her

I'm so sorry to hear that news.  I think that showing the radiographs to a specialist is an important thing to do.  Glancing at that radiograph suggests to me that the patient had severe injuries, especially if it started acutely.

I'm so sorry to hear that news.  I think that showing the radiographs to a specialist is an important thing to do.  Glancing at that radiograph suggests to me that the patient had severe injuries, especially if it started acutely.

Either way, there appear to be severe abnormalities at the time of the radiograph.

We have had a reply from the specialists today with regards to the X-rays in what they could see , they said she had heart failure and she should have been seen by them as soon as possible and we would have definitely had more time with her 🥲 thank you again for your reply