Ultrasound is a safe, pain free and non-invasive way of obtaining many different diagnoses.
Paw Prints Mobile Ultrasound Services
Abdominal Ultrasound
Investigates bladder, bowel, reproductive organs, kidneys, adrenal glands, spleen, pancreas, stomach, liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and more.
Echocardiogram / Diagnostic ECG
An echocardiogram is a detailed investigation of the heart structure and function while the diagnostic ECG investigates the heart rhythm and electrical activity.
Thoracic Ultrasound
Looks at patterns from air in the lungs, mediastinum, pleural surface, lung torsion and even characterizes pulmonary masses in cases of large amounts of pleural fluid in the chest cavity.
Thyroid Ultrasound
Evaluates the thyroid gland, surrounding lymph nodes and lumps in the neck, as well as submandibular and parathyroid glands.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Evaluates shoulders- including infraspinatus muscle, supraspinatus muscle and tendons, as well as biceps and brachii tendons. Also evaluates stifles- including patellar ligament, cranial cruciate ligament, collateral ligaments and menisci.
Ocular Ultrasound
Used to evaluate intra ocular and orbital disease. Often used to rule out posterior segmental diseases such as retinal detachment.
Exotic Ultrasounds
both abdominal ultrasound and echocardiograms can be performed on most exotic animals for a large array of reasons. Paw Prints does not discriminate, nor do we back down from a challenge: We see all different types of exotic patients. Some examples are snakes, lizards, rodents, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, birds, hedgehogs and even a polar bear.
Pregnancy Ultrasound
Normally performed around day 30 for dogs and day 25 for cats post breeding to confirm pregnancy and evaluate for viability. Not the gold standard for counting puppies or kittens.