I will keep Gio in my prayers. My Cali from a BYB has a very mild case of MVD diagnosed at 8 months by a liver biopsy. Her ultrasound showed no external shunt either. She is 6 now and doing well. She needs no treatment other than I keep her on a low protein diet. I do blood work on her yearly and it has been all good. So there is plenty of hope that Gio will live a long life. My other 2 are from a good show breeder (retired now) and my male is a rescue found on the streets and he is estimated to be 17 years old. We have no history on him but I don't think he is from great breeding and still he has had a long life. All you can do is find a great breeder and enjoy each day with them and hope for the best. |