Questions about Ultrasounds - Page 1

I took my girl to the vet today for an ultrasound and the vet told me that she was not 100% sure if she was pregnant or not that she was not god. Should I seek another opinion? The signs that my girl is presenting all show that she is pregnant but the vet is telling me that she is unsure. Please help... The vet says that she has fluid in her uterus and that we just need to come back around day 42 for an x-ray .. My other vet stopped practing and I had to find another vet and I am really unsure on if I should get another opinion.

Sometimes a blood vessel can resemble a heartbeat. It happened to me. Ask your vet about a blood test, there is one available now to detect pregnancy, my vet even did it for cost since the ultrasound was inconclusive.

I took my girl in this week at 40 days.  I saw lots of puppies...movement legs....heads, heartnbeats, etc.  There was no doubt in my mind or my vets that my dog was expecting.  I have done ultrasounds a bit earlier and have always known the dog was pregnant.  Now when it comes to predicting numbers I prefer to x-ray.

They tied on April 9th so from day of mating we are at 23 days only. I could have sworn that I saw something but the vet said that she was not sure.

23 days is too early

I personally think 23 days from mating is too early.  If I do an ultrasound, I would do it at least around day 32-35 at the earliest..   If I were you, I would repeat  it in 10 days or so.  The other option is time just wait an xray later.  I do not usually ultrasound and just xray around day 55. The reason I did an ultrasould this last time is because prog tests indicated my girl did not ovulate but she acted prego and was beginning to show and I needed to rule out a false pregnancy.

I personally think 23 days from mating is too early.  If I do an ultrasound, I would do it at least around day 32-35 at the earliest..   If I were you, I would repeat  it in 10 days or so.  The other option is time just wait an xray later.  I do not usually ultrasound and just xray around day 55. The reason I did an ultrasould this last time is because prog tests indicated my girl did not ovulate but she acted prego and was beginning to show and I needed to rule out a false pregnancy.

I've always heard day 25+ was the earliest possible for ultrasounds to be informative for dogs.

http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/eiltslotus/Theriogenology-5361/ultrasound.htm

This link may be of help to you.  At 23 days, the gestational sacs can be seen, but depending on the quality of the equipment and skill of the operator, may not be quite as clear as those shown in the link above.  If you wait until after day 30-35 you should have more definitive results.  There is a blood test called the relaxin test, but it's more accurate later in pregnancy as well (false negatives are possible, especially before day 35). 

Regards,

Diane Seaman

Mahon took his female at 25 days and found  4 little black circles and heartbeats...you need another vet if she made the statement you said he or she said..to you.... I would run as fast as I could...a vet with that attitude doesnt touch my dogs...