Digital Pet X-Rays

Veterinary diagnostics are extremely important for pets of all life stages, and at Circle of Life Animal Hospital, we are always seeking to provide the best for our patients. Digital pet radiology is one of our diagnostic tools that we are so pleased to be able to offer.

Digital pet radiology allows us to immediately view your pet’s x-rays on the screen and to share these with you in the exam room on our computers! We use this for a variety of diagnostic purposes, such as arthritis, fractures, locating foreign bodies, examining internal organs and more. The benefits of digital pet radiology are many, including:

• Capturing images with greater ease.
• Images can be stored in electronic files and easily copied to a CD for the owner to have for their records, or electronically shared with radiologists for consultations and second opinions if needed.
• Less exposure to radiation.
• Most pets do not need sedatives to be x-rayed with digital equipment (however, certain types of positioning require sedation for the comfort of the pet and to capture quality images – such as hip x-rays).
• Sharper image quality.
• Electronic radiograph files allow the doctor to “remote in” to the computer to view the X-rays from anywhere in the country!

Pet Ultrasounds

At Circle of Life Animal Hospital in Tampa, we are committed to providing the most up-to-date veterinary diagnostic services possible. We are proud to employ the use of veterinary ultrasound which we use for a variety of diagnostic applications at our hospital. We use pet ultrasound to:

• Check for bladder stones and collect sterile urine samples for urinalysis.
• Check for fluid or blood in the abdomen and collect samples.
• Check for viable pregnancies.

We also have a relationship with a board-certified internal medicine specialist, where we refer our patients to have both inpatient and outpatient ultrasounds. The specialist can use pet ultrasound to:

• Examine internal organs in a non-invasive manner.
• Identify tumors inside the body and perform fine needle aspirates or biopsies of these tumors for diagnosis.
• Locate foreign bodies.
• And more…

Having BOTH your primary veterinarian and the board-certified internist working together gives your pet a significant advantage in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring their conditions.