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Originally Posted by lillymae  You mentioned earlier something about CT I think ? I would question that as they already said it's bone & bone will show in x-ray so not sure what would be the point in CT. I am surprised they have not taken another x-ray though, to see where those pieces of bone are now compared to earlier. Also, do they have her on antibiotics to prevent infection ? |
CT is done to visualize soft tissue detail. If bone were present, they might want to see detail to see what the bone did to soft tissue, if they can see a tear/tears or a tumor or any number of things they are looking for. With a dog that ill, I would imagine they have to look for all causes of severe anemia, not just the first thing that might come to light. It can show the state of organs and if there are tears or ruptures in them. Even if she had a bone in her GI tract, it may not be tearing anything.