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Originally Posted by busterbrown1  Ok, I just talked to a different vet at the same facility. He said that he doesn't think it is low blood sugar because if it was he would have been acting better by now. He wants us to bring him in first thing in the morning for a full blood panel. He said that just by what I have said he thinks it sounds like a porto-systemic shunt (liver shunt). When we were feeding him the Hawaiian Delight baby food mixed with cottage cheese he looked like he was doing better but, when I switched to a protein based canned soft puppy food he looks terrible again. This would make sence if he has the liver shunt. We will know more in the morning. We just want to know what is wrong so we can treat his condition properly. Thank you so much for all of your support and advise. We greatly appreciate it! |
Oh, dear. That's what I have been afraid of.
What sort of health guarantee did you get? Missouri doesn't have puppy lemon laws.
Here is a great link from the University of Tennessee about liver shunts. The U of T did the study that found that Yorkies were 36 times more likely to have a liver shunt than all other breeds combined.
Portosystemic Shunts FAQ