Brandy P. asked

🐕  Dog Health

Our 2-year-old Australian Shepherd, Banjo, has a noticeable change in the shape of his head, with the left side beside his eye denting in and the bone appearing to protrude. He was hit by a car about a month and a half ago and we noticed this issue about two weeks ago. The vet diagnosed trigeminal nerve paralysis, but I'm concerned it might be a trigeminal nerve sheath tumor. What could be causing this, and is it treatable?

March 24th, 2024

James W. answered

The most likely cause of Banjo's facial asymmetry is trigeminal neuropathy, which is often due to tr...

March 24th, 2024

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