I'd ask your vet directly about the more local clinic with the scan equipment. It may be just they have never dealt with that group and trust the other one. They may feel the equipment or its operator is not as good (though they may not say it quite that way). But you should aks them.
I'd suggest also asking about a nebulizer treatment to get antibiotics deeper into the lungs to see if that can clear the 'shadow' if it could be pneumonia.
You can read about pneumonia here and it goes over nebulizer use
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_pneumonia_management.html
What the nebulizer does is break the antibiotic into a mist the dog inhales so the meds go right into the lungs where the infection is.
Now it may be your vet feels the shadows might be a tumor and getting a good picture image with the MRI may tell you if it is operable or not.
Hope this helps you!
Dovecote advertises MRI scans to investigate Bronchitis and we know a friend that was referred to the same hospital for an MRI scan for another issue from our vets.
Charliemax is not coughing but is panting some of the time but still running around and playing. A tumor has never been suggested or considered.
Thanks
Then I'd ask your vet directly about using the closer location to reduce stress on you and your dog.
However it may be their reason is they feel the other place does a better job. As I'm sure you know from all aspects of life what is advertised vs what you get can be different.
But it may be the Newmarket location does a 'consideration' back to the clinic and your local one does not. No way to tell and all you can do is ask for a more local referral.
That is good news that no tumors are a worry!
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