Hydrocephalus in Dogs

       Clyde and I are doing well, even though the vets say we are a 'bit odd'. He has had heart surgery to fix a bad valve, but that didn't work, so he is also unable to have surgery to fix the hole in his heart. He has to take medicine twice a day. One medicine is for his heart. The other medicine is for his back legs, because they sometimes don't work when he wants them to. You would think that he would be super lazy and slow, but he still likes to chase me and wrestle. Brothers.

        In case you are wondering, I really do have Hydrocephalus though; I’ve had CT scans and MRI’s. As of right now, I don’t need a shunt. 

        Hydrocephalus in dogs is pretty much the same as in humans. Any dog can develop hydrocephalus at any time just like humans. Though, it is more common for small dogs like me to develop it. The symptoms are even pretty much the same as with humans. The shunt is almost the same too. The shunt for dogs has the catheter and the tubing, and it still fails just as often. 

Here is what the shunts for dogs look like-

                                            This photo is from http://www.pethydro.org