Pet X-Rays in Lake Mary, FL, From Your Local Vet

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - Lake Mary is a vet in Lake Mary, FL, that takes digital x-rays of dogs and cats right at the clinic. The images are ready in minutes, so the vet can show you what is going on and start treatment during the same visit. X-rays are one of the fastest ways to answer "is it broken?" or "did he swallow it?"

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When does my pet need an x-ray?

The vet may suggest x-rays for:

• Limping that lasts, a swollen leg, or crying when a leg is touched

• A swallowed object, such as a sock, a toy, bones or a hair tie

• Coughing or hard breathing, to look at the lungs and heart size

• Vomiting that won't stop, which can mean a blockage

• Bladder stones, which often show up clearly on an x-ray

• Older pets with stiff joints, to check for arthritis

• Checking a pregnancy, or how a healing bone is doing

Busy dogs in Lake Mary twist and land hard. Chasing a ball across the fields near the Lake Mary Sports Complex or leaping off a dock can end in a sudden limp. If the limp lasts more than a day, or your dog won't put weight on the leg, an x-ray is the next step.

How is a pet x-ray done?

Most pets are awake for x-rays. The team gently positions your pet on a padded table and takes a few quick pictures from different angles. Each one takes seconds.

Sitting on the floor with him, offering treats, keeping him calm and comfortable so tests and procedures went smoothly.

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That is what Fear Free handling looks like in practice. If your pet is in pain or too wiggly to hold still safely, the vet may suggest light sedation so the images are clear and your pet stays comfortable. The vet talks it through with you first.

You will usually wait just outside the x-ray room for those few minutes, since the room needs protection from radiation.

Who reads my pet's x-rays?

The vet reviews the images with you, often while you are still in the exam room. Across Petfolk, more than three in four x-ray studies (78%) also go to a specialist radiologist for a second read, and about a quarter of those (27%) are rushed for a 1-hour, 4-hour or immediate read (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026). That extra review helps with subtle fractures, early lung changes and other tricky findings.

What happens after the x-ray?

The vet explains what the images show and the plan from here. That might be pain relief and rest for a sprain, a splint, medicine to help pass a small object, a diet for bladder stones, or a referral to a specialist for surgery. For more about scans, see diagnostic imaging in Lake Mary. If your pet ate something, see poisoning treatment in Lake Mary.

What it costs

A sick exam at Petfolk Lake Mary starts at $135. You'll get an estimate before any test or treatment. The final bill can differ if the plan changes during the visit. PetfolkCare membership starts at $199 a year.

Before you come in

• Bring the packaging or a photo if your pet swallowed something.

• Note when the limp, cough or vomiting started.

• Keep a limping dog calm and leashed, and carry small dogs and cats.

• Don't give human pain medicine. Many are toxic to pets.

• Bring past x-rays from another vet, if you have them, so the vet can compare.

When to skip the clinic and go straight to a hospital

If your pet was hit by a car, fell from a height, has a leg bent at a wrong angle with bone showing, or is struggling to breathe, go to a 24-hour emergency hospital now. The closest is Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG), 1490 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park.

Address and parking

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - Lake Mary is at 222 Wheelhouse Ln, #1110, Lake Mary, FL 32746, off I-4 with free parking. It is open weekends, and walk-ins are welcome. Call (689) 400-8901.

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