Ultrasounds can be inconclusive, especially if it's not being done by someone who specializes in ultrasounds...If they cannot find an actual shunt, your baby may have MVD, microvascular dysplasia. There's something called a Protein C Assay which can help determine if your baby has a repairable shunt or MVD which has to be maintained with special food, medications and supplements.
With special diet, lactulose, and supplements, your baby should be able to live a normal life depending on the severity. Also, since I posted on this thread, I have found denosyl MUCH cheaper than $90.
How did you find out that your baby has a liver shunt? Was she having seizures or something?
As far as foods go, you can feed her Hill's l/d or Royal Canin Hepatic LS 14...Also, if your baby is symptom free, you can feed her other vegetarian diets like Solid Gold Holistique Blendz(Petco), Natural Balance Vegetarian (Petco), or Avoderm Vegetarian (
www.petfooddirect.com)...They are all vegetarian diets.
It's very important that you not give your baby ANY animal protein, as this is extremely hard on their livers. When they eat protein, it turns to ammonia...In a healthy body, the ammonia is filtered through the liver, but when there is a shunt, the ammonia is bypassing the liver, therefore not being filtered. Then it goes into your baby's system and the toxins reach the brain causing symptoms...
Vegetable protein and dairy protein are the safest. So if you want to give snacks, give natural snacks like apples(cut into small pieces and peeled), watermelon, cheerios, carrots, stuff like that.