01/26/2023
Callie is a 19 year old calico cat that was initially diagnosed with a brain tumor called a meningioma in 2014 when she was 10 years old. This is the most common tumor in cats and carries a very good prognosis, so her owners pursued surgical removal at that time. Since then, Callie has faced a number of obstacles including a fibrosarcoma requiring surgery and radiation therapy. She had regrowth of her meningioma in 2017 and had stereotactic radiation therapy to further treat the tumor. Radiation therapy commonly leaves the hair white, which you can see on Callie's head. Callie came in for a recheck with Dr. Meghan Slanina in January 2023 and she is still a feisty cat with a good quality of life at home 9 years after a brain tumor diagnosis - almost half her life!
