liver shunt vs. hypoglecemia I have a question regarding my 7 month old Austin. We got him when he was about 10 weeks old and a couple of weeks later he had an "episode". He got dizzy, shakey, and acted drunk. Well it scared me to death! He had symptoms of hypoglecemia and the vet confirmed it. We gave him some honey and that was that. I didn't notice any more "episodes" until about 2 months ago. He did the same thing-especially shake. The vet mentioned that it could be liver shunt instead of hypoglecemia because he should not have these types of episodes considering how healthy he is and that they don't happen after any strenuous activity or anything. They just happen whenever and wiothout warning. I still give him honey but am beginning to think it doesn't help. I know what liver shunt is, but how can I tell what the difference is? The symptoms of both hypoglecemia and liver shunt seem to be similiar. Also, is it developed due to heredity?
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