Treatment and Prognosis of Liver Disease in Dogs. Goals of Treating Liver Disease. The liver is unique in that it has a large reserve capacity and more regenerative capability than almost any other organ. As a result, canine liver disease typically can be treated, or at least managed, if a diagnosis is made early.
Chiari malformations (CMs) are structural defects in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance. Normally the cerebellum and parts of the brain stem sit in an indented space at the lower rear of the skull, above the foramen magnum (a funnel-like opening to the spinal canal).When part of the cerebellum is located below the foramen magnum, it is called a Chiari malformation.ormally the cerebellum and parts of the brain stem sit in an indented space at the lower rear of the skull, above the foramen magnum (a funnel-like opening to the spinal canal). When part of the cerebellum is located below the foramen magnum, it is called a Chiari malformation.
In the Arnold-Chiari Malformation, the Tonsils abnormally extend through the opening in the base of the Skull (the Foramen Magnum) and exert abnormally increased pressure on the Brain Stem as well as the upper portion of the Spinal Cord.he Spinal Cord connects to the Medulla above it and then on up to the rest of the Brain Stem. The Arnold-Chiari Malformation is defined by the pathological downward extension of the Cerebellar Tonsils through the Foramen Magnum and into the upper Cervical Spinal Canal.