Dog has Brain Surgery to Remove a Tumor

PORTLAND, OR – Brain surgery for dogs might sound like science fiction, but at DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital, it’s a reality. Tuba, a 7-year-old Boxer, recently underwent a highly advanced suboccipital craniectomy, a procedure rarely performed in veterinary medicine, to remove a tumor from her brain.

It all started with her family noticing her loss of balance and a mild head tilt, an often subtle but serious sign of neurological disease. During her neurology appointment at DoveLewis, an MRI revealed a cerebellar tumor, a mass pressing against the part of her brain responsible for movement and coordination. The word “tumor” alone was terrifying. But Tuba’s story wasn’t over, not if her family and DoveLewis’ team of expert neurologists had anything to say about it.

With both of DoveLewis’ board-certified neurosurgeons leading the way, the team performed a complex suboccipital craniectomy, carefully removing a portion of Tuba’s skull to access and remove the tumor without damaging critical brain structures. After almost five hours of intricate surgery, Tuba had made it through. 

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