Yes, they can live normal lives after surgery!! Don't give up hope. Many yorkies have had the surgery and lived on to have normal lives. My yorkie's story is a bit different. His liver shunts are intrahepatic (MVD) and could not be repaired, so he has to be on special food, lactulose, and supplements for the rest of his life, but it's really not that hard. I cook for him and my other dog (who has no liver problems), I put the lactulose either in his meals or give it to him right afterwards in some low fat yogurt. And I give him the Denosyl (Sam-E) and milk thistle in the mornings.
He's doing great now!!
I know of a dog that had MVD who lived to 17 yrs. Liver shunt is not a death sentence.
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