Hi there. I'm new to this site and would like to respond to your situation. I have a 10 year old yorkie that was diagnosed with a liver shunt at 2 yrs old. His is the internal shunt which unfortunatly is not operable. They call it Micor Vascular Dysplacia. I'm sorry to say that the only way to know what kind of shunt your pup has is to get the proper testing. We are very fortunate that when they tested him with an ultasound that they discovered he had one liver lobe of normal size and one that was shrivled. We were told to be cautionly opptimistic and they prescribed Pottasium Bromide, Vitamine E and Hills Prescrition Diet Ld forumla. He is still with us a very happy and energetic dog which unfortunaly just was diagnoised with Addisons Disease. We have spent thousands to keep him healthy and its not an easy thing to do. Fortunately my husband can support us so my job pays for my animals. Did you get a written health guareentee for your pup. Most reputable breeders will support you emotionally and financially. Try and see what your breeder can do for you. See if your vet will take payments. Unfortunately the only soultion is testing and probably surgery. Your only putting a band-aid on the problem and your pup is suffering. |