@dvmcellini1: We’re back with another @sinatra reel! This time an older cat with one of the largest brain tumors I’ve personally seen! A few teaching points here: 1) if you’re going to be any species and get a brain tumor, you’d likely select “feline”. The most common tumor they get are meningiomas, which are benign and often resectable (I.e - you can remove them with surgery). 2) Survival times after surgery range from about 1-3 years depending on what study you read. This data is skewed a little bit though, because often times what claims these cats’ lives are their comorbidities (kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes, etc etc) that run their course, not the tumor growing back. 3) Presenting symptoms can be real non-specific and are often times just described as “my cat isn’t acting normal”. A careful neuro exam will tease out some deficits a lot of the time though :) 4) A tumor this big almost has to be benign and slow growing ie - removable. Any tumor of that size that would grow quickly, would likely end up ☠️ the patient quickly too. Like, follow, save, and share if you like what you see! I post neuro cases when I can. #vetspecialist #vetneurology #felinemedicine #vetmed #veterinarymedicine

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Tuesday 28 July 2026 16:19:05 GMT