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Dog had stroke after spleen surgery, will she recover from paralysis?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed

About a month and a half ago my 7 year old pit had a tumor on her spleen that was bleeding inside her...they removed spleen but after surgery she had a stroke and lost the usage of her right side. Her vet has never seen a case like this so i was wondering if any of you online vets have heard and if you think she will ever get her right side back. Thank you so much

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 11th, 2019

Clotting problems are relatively common following splenic surgery, but it is certainly unusual to see a stroke. Her prognosis really depends on her neurologic status now and what her brain looks like on an MRI (assuming the stroke occurred in her brain). You can ask about referral to a neurologist for an MRI. Otherwise only time can tell, and some brain injuries can take several months before improvement is seen.

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