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Originally Posted by SweetViolet  Thanks very much!
If liver shunt is present, how successful is surgical correction? Is the outcome of surgery usually better than diet management or is it the other way around? I don't expect this to be a problem, but if it comes up, I want to know what the options are. |
If she is active and isn't having symptoms, you probably have nothing to worry about. Surgery is somewhere around 85% successful at the best veterinary hospital in the US to have it done. MVD (small shunting throughout the liver) is managed by diet and supplements if needed. Shunts outside of the liver do need to be fixed. It is the best option for most young dogs.