[QUOTE=Woogie Man;1846130]From what I've read (limited though it may be), it seems that liver shunt, by its very nature, would present outward manifestations. The elevated ammonia levels display themselves in behaviors such as head pressing, walking in circles, lethargy, excessive drooling, vomiting,diahrrea , seizures, disorientation, lack of weight gain in puppies and a general lack of vigor (I'm sure I omitted some symptoms). With all these outward clues, why do most feel it necessary to test every single dog, even those asymptomatic ones? Is it more a peace of mind issue or are there valid medical reasons?
Look up MVD. There are often no clinical signs and the dog can live it's entire life needing no intervention. An MVD dog should defininately not be bred though and the only way to identify them if they have no symptoms is through BAT. |