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meglaulanmar · 11-26-2007, 05:05 PM

I am still waiting on Gigi's liver function test. The vet was extremely apologetic but app. the lab is backed up due to holiday. Anyway, my mom was in town and really wanted to take her regardless and even my dad called when they got home and asked me to consider that my mother's Christmas present. However, I don't know if she can handle it if Gigi does have a shunt and eventually needs to be put down. So I said I would think about it tonight and hopefully I will get an answer in the morning on the bile acid.

Anyways.... lol... long story short... I thought I would read up just in case... so much info re: the liver shunts seems to be contridictory.... and even the food they put them on... I can't find any definate recipes... and no one seems to put the dogs on the same thing... Hills l/d.... Hills i/d.... Hills k/d.... on and on.... wouldn't you think there would be some general consesus... especially after reading the research from U of T saying that you can trace liver shunts to every known line of Yorkies? Is anyone else confused about the lack of continuity here?

11-26-2007, 05:05 PM	#1
meglaulanmar YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 403	confused I am still waiting on Gigi's liver function test. The vet was extremely apologetic but app. the lab is backed up due to holiday. Anyway, my mom was in town and really wanted to take her regardless and even my dad called when they got home and asked me to consider that my mother's Christmas present. However, I don't know if she can handle it if Gigi does have a shunt and eventually needs to be put down. So I said I would think about it tonight and hopefully I will get an answer in the morning on the bile acid. Anyways.... lol... long story short... I thought I would read up just in case... so much info re: the liver shunts seems to be contridictory.... and even the food they put them on... I can't find any definate recipes... and no one seems to put the dogs on the same thing... Hills l/d.... Hills i/d.... Hills k/d.... on and on.... wouldn't you think there would be some general consesus... especially after reading the research from U of T saying that you can trace liver shunts to every known line of Yorkies? Is anyone else confused about the lack of continuity here?