Images we take of dogs

Getting acceptable comparative images of dogs can be much harder than with horses, even when they are well trained dogs like these and taught to stand still.

We take full lateral images to get an overall impression of the dog's thermal patterns, front and rear, and then move in for close-ups.

For imaging, the length of coat in a dog can be problematical as hair is a very good insulator. We prefer to scan short or medium-haired dogs, however, as seen lower down the page, it is often possible to get useful images with a long-haired dog.

This Labrador was being treated for a problem in the right shoulder. What no-one had spotted was the highly inflamed area in the right paw (see below) which was causing her extreme discomfort.

Dogs have back problems too!

In these images, whilst the red/white “hot” areas are certainly significant, the dark green/blue “cold” areas denote lack of circulation and in these instances are probably causing just as much trouble.