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Originally Posted by kmarla  Thank you all for your support. It is really helping me get through this difficult time. We are looking forward to speaking with the neurologist again because we don't have enough information yet to make a fully informed decision. Our regular vet has a large practice with 3 vets on staff and none of them have ever come across a dog that has had the shunt installed, so that tells me that either this procedure is rarely done or hydrocephalus is very rare, or both. He was very concerned about what the ongoing expenses would be post surgery and also her quality of life. Hopefully we can get those questions answered tomorrow. We are still waiting for test results to make sure there is no infection in the cerebrospinal fluid and that her liver is functioning properly. She's doing a lot of head pressing now, so she must be having a whopper of a headache in spite of the pain meds. I will post an update after I speak to the neurologist. |
Actually, I don't think it is rarely done in the large specialty hospitals. I know it is done at Angell and I found this photo borrowed from TX A&M on their website.
Neurology Service. I also found this story of a puppy there who had it done
Blind Puppy Suffering from Congenital Brain Disease Abandoned at Supermarket