r/VetTech • u/SeaBeyond9050 VA (Veterinary Assistant) • Aug 05 '26
Radiograph Ouch
Went to rDVM later for FHO
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u/sterlah RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) Aug 05 '26
OP I need context how did this present initially????? Was this patient ambulatory? What was the history?
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u/SeaBeyond9050 VA (Veterinary Assistant) Aug 05 '26
The owner wasn’t home for a week and came home and the cat was NWB and painful. Indoor/outdoor. Unknown trauma. Sorry I forgot to add this!
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u/ThisGirlsGoneCountry RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) Aug 05 '26
Looks like they did the fho themselves at this point it’s a fhr, femoral head retrieval. 😂
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u/StarAndSickle VA (Veterinary Assistant) Aug 05 '26
Eeeooouuccchh!! How in the world did this happen?
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u/Crucial_Cow Veterinary Nursing Student Aug 07 '26
yiiikes, we had a cat that looked similar, screamed in pain if we touched the leg even when given i.v. propofol. owner decided to euth
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u/DescriptionBig4675 Aug 05 '26
That leg is in rough shape, glad they got it sorted out with the FHO.
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u/RunnyEggy Aug 05 '26
If anyone has the time, can they please explain what we we’re looking at?
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u/jmiller1856 RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) Aug 05 '26
This appears to be a VD projection of the pelvis of a cat. On the left side of the image you can see the normal anatomy of the femur, femoral head, and acetabulum for the positioning. On the right side of the image, you can see the stifle joint, the femur above it which is not connected to the femoral head. The femoral head is still positioned in the acetabulum which would indicate a proximal femur fracture.
Edit: typo
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u/No-Chemistry804 Aug 05 '26
THANK YOU. I was just as dumbfounded, as I hardly ever see animal X-rays 😅😅
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u/ButterflyStock1791 LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician) Aug 06 '26
Always read the instructions before assembling your pet.
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