The use of ultrasound in veterinary practice is becoming increasingly more common.  It has several advantages over radiography (X Rays) since it does not involve ionising radiation and is therefore safe for everyone involved including the patient.  Ultrasound is non-invasive, and is therefore tolerated very well by animals, with the vast majority of the examinations not requiring any sedation.

The range of clinical applications is continually increasing and now most areas of the body can be examined using the technique.  Ultrasound is particularly well suited for the examination of soft tissue structures and in this respect provides far more information than X Rays.  However, radiography is better suited for the investigation of bone or gas filled structures and therefore we have to decide which technique is most appropriate for each case - sometimes both are necessary.

• pregnancy diagnosis in dogs and cats
• examination of abdominal organs e.g. spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, intestine and prostate
• examination and measurement of cardiac function
• eye examinations
• detecting womb infections in dogs

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