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Originally Posted by bobbigirl  It's so hard. We are all in turmoil. I want to believe she can get better but even if she does can she make it through the surgery and will she be normal after since her brain has been infected with all these chemicals. I don't know what to do. |
Neurological symptoms that accompany liver disease are called hepatic encephalopathy. Toxins (from food and such) don't get processed properly and set off the brain. Remove the toxin and/or fix the liver and you remove the brain issue. Even dogs with severe neuro symptoms from liver disease can stop having them if things are able to be treated. The biggest issue is that if it is a shunt that needs to be repaired, is she stable enough for surgery. My goal would be getting her stable. If she has surgery, she'll still never be a "normal" dog, but the success rate is really very good.