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Old 06-17-2012, 12:39 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by msyorktown View Post
I'm sooo glad Bella is doing better....its scary when they are sick and we dont know whats wrong. Sorry I have to hijack this thread for a second...can someone explain to me what Liver Shunt is? In plain english....I've read up on it and I still dont understand what it is.
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As simple as I can make it: a liver shunt is when the artery that takes the blood through the liver to the heart somehow reroutes around the liver & allows the unpurified blood to go directly to the heart.
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