{"id":13625,"date":"2026-06-09T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=13625"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:33:46","slug":"brain-tumors-in-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/brain-tumors-in-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Tumors in Dogs: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13625\" class=\"elementor elementor-13625 elementor-13612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8adc7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8adc7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650ba11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"650ba11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/256-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13619\" alt=\"Brain Tumors in dogs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/256-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/256-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/256-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/256.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1008f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e1008f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95a00f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95a00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brain tumors are a relatively uncommon but significant condition affecting older dogs, though they can occasionally occur in younger patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb88b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8eb88b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17e43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d17e43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83e\udde0Types of Brain Tumors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57eed11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57eed11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primary brain tumors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64734f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d64734f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\">Primary brain tumors that arise from the brain and its covering membranes are most common.<\/p><ul><li data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Meningioma:<\/b> Arising from the meninges (the membrane covering the brain), it is the most common primary brain tumor in dogs.<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Gliomas:<\/b> The second most common tumor, arising from glial cells (the supporting cells of neurons). Brachycephalic breeds, such as Boxers, French Bulldogs, and English Bulldogs, exhibit an increased predisposition, particularly for gliomas.<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba819c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba819c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secondary tumors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ce295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ce295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>secondary tumors that spread from other sites are less frequent<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42ea74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a42ea74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b7300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00b7300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f Clinical Signs and Symptoms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87752e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87752e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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and head tilt.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f82438 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f82438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daddf66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daddf66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udc8a Treatment and Medication Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e40285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e40285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anti-epileptic medications<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32677d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32677d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">Anti-epileptic medications are essential for managing tumor-associated seizures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2100ae7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2100ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bba2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38bba2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prognosis and Radiotherapy Outcomes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fbd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fbd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">Prognosis depends on tumor type, size, location, treatment modality, and severity of clinical signs at presentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ecb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4ecb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">Specialist in Veterinary Oncology, Dr. Antonio Giuliano, shares that <b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"69\">radiotherapy for dogs<\/b> is currently the most effective treatment for brain tumors, with a median survival of approximately 12\u201323 months depending on tumor type.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"17\">A 2025 study showed dogs with meningiomas treated with radiotherapy had a median survival of 696 days (approximately 23 months) compared to 297 days with surgery alone.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"18\">Dogs with gliomas generally have shorter survival times than those with meningiomas. 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