Dognosis

Mass, right brainstem and cerebellum, meningioma is most likely. There is a midline shift of the brain from right to left within the caudal fossa. The mass measures approximately 1.5 x 1.7 x 2cm.

Chemotherapy with hydroxyurea is recommended and usually is helpful without causing harmful side effects, if you decide against radiation therapy.

So sayeth the doctor.

Stop the car, I need to go back and scrape up my heart that just exploded.

She's responding well to prednisone (anti-inflammatory steroid), although she responded well the first day after the antibiotic, too, so we'll see what shakes tomorrow. So to speak. We discuss options with the vet on Monday after reporting on how she's faring after the MRI scan.

She's still eating like a champ (when she can hold her head steady enough and at the right angle to reach the bowl) and oddly can tear off running in the backyard with no issues. Perhaps she realizes there are fewer pieces of furniture out there to run into.

I don't know what else to say. It happens to everyone, seems to happen to us almost every year. Doesn't make it any easier, doesn't make it fair.

She's such a great dog.