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possible brain tumor?
Last week my almost 10 year old Golden retriever started drooling. He is able to eat and drink but his tongue is partially paralyzed. He is completely healthy otherwise and has never been sick a day in his life. It was determined by my vet, after consulting with a neurologist that it is probably a meningioma on the brain stem. He said per the neurologist that this type of tumor can be treated either palliative or definitive with radiation but I would have to have an MRI done for a certain diagnosis. The treatment would be quite costly. My dog has not been examined by a neurologist yet.
Do you have any information you can give me regarding this condition that could help me in making my decision? I am trying to decide whether I should pursue this or not considering his age, or let nature take it's course.
Thank you,
Patti
Do you have any information you can give me regarding this condition that could help me in making my decision? I am trying to decide whether I should pursue this or not considering his age, or let nature take it's course.
Thank you,
Patti
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Have him evaluated by a veterinary neurologist before you make any decisions!
Meningioma's are non-malignant space occupying mass's in the brain that are derived from the tissue that surround the brain, and not the brain itself. The changes in function and behavior that occur are due to the pressure and inflammation that this cancer causes to brain tissue.
Palliative treatment means to treat the symptoms. These include, for example, anti-seizure medications if your dog begins to have seizures, and the use of anti-inflammatories to try to shrink the inflammation in the brain caused by the tumor.
The constraints placed on treatment are generally limited to your funds. An MRI and eventual surgery both require anesthesia, and are costly. The outcome can be very good since this cancer does not metastasize. Radiation is also helpful, but requires multiple treatments, and is also costly.
Consultation with a neurologist is the next logical step. A neurological exam by a neurologist is not too costly, and will answer a lot of your questions.
Meningioma's are non-malignant space occupying mass's in the brain that are derived from the tissue that surround the brain, and not the brain itself. The changes in function and behavior that occur are due to the pressure and inflammation that this cancer causes to brain tissue.
Palliative treatment means to treat the symptoms. These include, for example, anti-seizure medications if your dog begins to have seizures, and the use of anti-inflammatories to try to shrink the inflammation in the brain caused by the tumor.
The constraints placed on treatment are generally limited to your funds. An MRI and eventual surgery both require anesthesia, and are costly. The outcome can be very good since this cancer does not metastasize. Radiation is also helpful, but requires multiple treatments, and is also costly.
Consultation with a neurologist is the next logical step. A neurological exam by a neurologist is not too costly, and will answer a lot of your questions.
Thank you doctor. I made an appt. with a neurologist for this coming Tues.
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