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Re: Does anyone know about brains? Technically? » Larry Hoover

Posted by Dinah on March 4, 2009, at 9:48:48

In reply to Re: Does anyone know about brains? Technically? » Dinah, posted by Larry Hoover on March 4, 2009, at 8:54:03

Thank you Lar. That makes perfect sense. I'm not sure the damage is *limited* to her forebrain, so the area you describe probably was affected. They showed me her MRI pointing out large areas of necrotic tissue, or something like that, on her left side.

She's got an autoimmune disorder where her immune system attacks her brain, or so is theorized. So we give her chemo to suppress the immune system. And steroids to reduce swelling. They didn't expect her to live as long as this, and sometimes I wasn't sure it was the right decision for her to treat it so aggressively.

It really is a silver cloud, but one that makes me feel guilty for making her live through a h*ll she didn't need to live through. Not that I had any way of knowing. And few clients would ask their vets to remove a dog's eye for no particular reason.

Maybe her experience will help them help other dogs if they see a similar behavior pattern.

 

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