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Originally Posted by Juliet985  X-rays scheduled for Monday 
Does anyone know how reliable they are? |
Xrays are only as reliable as the person taking the xray and the person reading them! If exposure is not right (too light), you wont be able to see puppies well.....if the vet is not good at reading xrays, vet wont know what he is looking at....and you will know how well he reads xrays when he sees "3, possibly 4 pups", and your momma gives birth to 6 babies! Make sure at least 2 views are taken, one on her side and one on her back....have the vet measure head/pelvic ring ratio, so you will know if the pups can pass OK. He will measure the widest part of pups head, and the width of the pelvic ring, and that will tell the tale. He may have that new computerized xray system....the computer does all the calculations....they just mouse over an area they want calculated and BAM! it gives you the magic numbers!!!! That is how we did my last litter, and I was so thrilled, I wanted to xray everything in sight and calculate measurements! And the xrays are stunning...perfect exposure, absolutely crystal clear images, I was stunned and amazed! I even knew almost exactly how large or how small all my babies were going to be!