Is it a tools or rack to hold the dog made it in proper position during the Xray? - Page 2

I don't know where we got ours, but we had smaller arpons and throat protection at the clinics where I worked. I got my first job working for a vet in 75 and was issued a badge the first day. I trained at Penn in the mid 70's and everyone there wore aprons and lead collars.

The cradle only helps the dog remain on its back. It is also used for ultrasounds on pregnant bitches. A tech still has to restrain the dog, unless it is sedated.

In my experience, most vets use the veterinary technician to restrain the dog. He/she wears lead lined gloves, and wears a lead apron and throat protector. Often, you can see the gloves on the x-ray.

Now it should be easy to see why it's so diffcult to restrain a wide awake GSD for a good hip xray LOL.

My vet has a long cradle that he lays the dog on  - get the dog very straight...   I dont know if he made it or purchased it. 

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My female was sedated for this xray and in what we called a troth, had some cushion and velcro on one end to "hold" the front legs.    Because of the troth and she fit in the troth well I was able to take this xray by myself.    I tried the same with my male, but needed some help as he's a bit of string bean and couldn't quite get the positioning.....

I was taught well on how to position the dog.   Some dogs were more difficult to position than others for a hip xray.   Like a fat Lab or something, I remember being like gosh I thought that I had the stifles parallel!   

I stopped working after I had my daughter, but we too had the lead aprons, and thyroid protection along with the badge on the collar.    My radiation exposure was rather limited even after 9 years and there were certainly days where I felt like I should be glowing.