Brain tumor in dogs

[Karen]

Carmen, I did think of something to add - Miss Hoppy was a bunny, of course, not a dog, but when she was diagnosed with her tumor (in her chest, not her brain) she was too old for surgery to be an option. But they did shrink the tumor itself with radiation, and the effects of it disappeared, and she was back to her old self for another about a year before she passed away at age 11, which is pretty old for a bunny.

[colleene]

Brain tumors appear to be more common in dogs than other pets. Dogs older than five years are more susceptible, and some breeds of dogs seem to be at higher risk than others.

[Reggie2011]

Several years ago one of our dogs was acting very strange and we took her to the vet. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor and she was able to live happily for several years before she eventually passed =(

I googled around and found this link:
http://www.expertvet.com/articles/brain-tumor

It might help you learn a bit about the signs and what some of the treatments can be. I hope this helps! Happy thoughts and lots of love!

[charles_emory]

Oh god! save that dog. All prayers for that dog and you will be back asap.

[LeonilCraig]

The options for treating brain tumors include surgical removal, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and palliative treatment of the symptoms.

[earllloyd]

Actually, I didn't experience this to my dogs, but I heard about my friend that a tissue biopsy is the only available method for definitively diagnosing brain tumors in dogs.