Head pressing or seizures after meals...Rubbing his head against the side of couches, the bed, wall, floor, etc.
The reason they do this after meals is because dogs with compromised livers cannot handle regular animal protein that's in almost all dog foods...
Animal protein turns into ammonia which is normally filtered through the liver, but dogs with liver shunts have an abnormal blood vessel that bypasses the liver, so the ammonia is not filtered and enters their whole system, reaching the brain and causing these symptoms of head pressing or seizures and several others. It puts a lot of stress on the liver and body.
But like I said, I have heard of many people whose dogs have not exhibited any symptoms at all and have found out that their dogs have liver shunt/mvd...
wemple2, I would take your baby to get bile acid tested...You won't lose anything by taking your baby Winston for this test. Believe me, it will give you peace of mind. Miko had lots of bloodwork when he was a pup, and we were actually told that it was impossible for him to have a liver shunt...WRONG!!
Bile acid tests are fairly cheap, depending on your area could be between $50-$75...
If you have any questions, please ask...
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