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Pet X-rays, ultrasound, endoscopy and in-house laboratories will be at both our Dubai clinics: Motor City from January 2027, and Hessa Street from mid-February 2027.
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On the X-ray table
Your pet lies on the X-ray table while we take the pictures. If your pet needs to stay very still, or in a particular position, we may suggest sedation or an anaesthetic. The X-rays (radiographs) then go up on the screen in the consultation room, and we talk you through them.
What it is used for
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For the abdomen and chest
Your pet lies on a soft mat while your vet moves the probe gently over the skin, watching the organs on the screen. It is quick and non-invasive, and we can scan there and then when something needs looking at straight away.
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An ultrasound of the heart
Your pet lies on a soft mat while your vet scans the heart, checking the beat and rhythm, the valves and the heart muscle itself.
We recommend an echocardiogram (heart scan) every year for cats from seven, and for dog breeds at risk of heart disease. Your vet may also suggest one if your pet has a cough.
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Under general anaesthetic
Your pet has a general anaesthetic, so they stay still and comfortable. A thin camera looks inside the stomach, gut or airways, without surgery. Small samples (biopsies) can be taken, and some swallowed objects removed, at the same time. Most pets go home the same day.
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In our own laboratory
We take a small blood sample and test it in our in-house laboratory. Wherever we can, you get the results in the same visit. We can run:
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Alongside the bloods
If your pet needs a urine test, we collect a small sample at the visit and test it in our in-house laboratory, alongside the bloods.
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A measurement, not a blood test
A small cuff goes around a leg or the tail, the way a blood pressure check works for people. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt. We recommend it yearly for cats from seven, twice a year from eleven, and for some dog breeds from seven. Your vet may check it at any age.
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When we need more
If your pet needs a CT or MRI scan, we refer you to a trusted clinic or hospital, and tell you why.
Your copy. The X-rays and results go on your pet's record, and we will send them to you.
Your vet may suggest tests when your pet is unwell in a way an examination alone cannot explain.
For example, if your pet is
For cats
Cats hide illness well, so for them the signs are often small: a water bowl that empties faster, or a litter tray that needs changing more often.
Prevention
Tests are also part of keeping a well pet well:
They answer different questions, and your pet may need one, the other, or both.
Your vet will tell you exactly what your pet needs before the test.
Some tests may need an empty stomach.
Water is usually fine.
If your pet has diabetes, or takes medicine with food, check with your vet before you hold back food.
Most pets stay calm and still enough for these tests. Some need sedation if they are very anxious or in pain, or if the test needs them perfectly still. Your vet will talk it through with you first.
Your pet cannot tell you where it hurts. A test can show us, and the sooner we know, the sooner we can tell you what is wrong and what happens next.
Waiting to find out is often the hardest part. So our clinics will have in-house laboratories, digital X-ray (radiography) and ultrasound. Wherever we can, you will get the answer in the same visit.
And you will see it. The X-rays, scan images and blood test results will go up on the screen in the consultation room, and we will talk you through them.
Your plan includes the screening that matters for your pet's breed and age. For example:
Cats from seven
A yearly blood and urine test, a blood pressure measurement and a heart scan.
Cats from eleven
Blood and urine tests, a thyroid test and a blood pressure measurement, twice a year.
Dogs
It depends on the breed. Breeds at risk of heart disease have heart scans (echocardiograms), most from seven and some earlier, and breeds at risk of hip dysplasia have hip X-rays (radiographs).
Tests when your pet is unwell are at member rates, and quoted before they happen.
It depends on what your pet needs, so your vet will talk you through the cost before anything goes ahead. If the X-ray is part of your pet's plan screening, it is included. If your pet is unwell, X-rays are at member rates, and quoted first.
Blood tests that are part of your dog's plan at their life stage are included. If your dog is unwell, tests are at member rates, and your vet talks you through the cost first.
Wherever we can, you will get the answer in the same visit.
Mostly the same tests, but cats need a closer eye. They hide illness well, so small changes, like drinking more or using the litter tray more, are worth a blood and urine test. In the plan, every cat from seven has a yearly blood and urine test, a blood pressure measurement and a heart scan. From eleven, that becomes blood and urine tests, a thyroid test and a blood pressure measurement twice a year. For dogs, some breeds need hip X-rays or heart scans, depending on the breed.
Not always. Most pets stay calm and still enough without it. Every case is different, and your vet will always talk it through with you first.
Your vet may suggest it for vomiting or diarrhoea that keeps coming back, weight loss with no clear cause, trouble swallowing, a cough that will not settle, or when your pet has swallowed something.
For some tests, yes. Your vet will tell you if your pet needs an empty stomach, and for how many hours. Water is usually fine.
Yes, the risk is very small. An X-ray (radiograph) uses a low dose of radiation for a split second, and we only take the pictures your pet needs. Where an ultrasound can answer the question instead, it involves no radiation at all. We follow the FANR (Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation) guidelines for patient and public safety.
A blood test shows how the kidneys, liver and pancreas are working, whether there is infection or inflammation, and whether your pet is anaemic or dehydrated. Hormonal tests measure thyroid and cortisol levels. It often explains what an examination alone cannot.
This page is general advice. It cannot replace a vet seeing your pet. If you are worried, call a vet.
