Here is the link to help for vet bills:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/eme...vet-bills.html
Dr Karen Tobias is the leading expert in this field, and she works out of the Univ of Tennessee. Please take some time to acquaint yourself with this disease, and that would be a good place to start.
Liver shunt can not be diagnosed by BATS or bloodwork alone, even coupled with clinical symptoms. There are special tests required that will give a much more definitive diagnosis.
MVD often times is successfully managed by diet and supplements. If that is indeed what your dog has versus a liver shunt.
Unless there are complicating other medical conditions present, usually a young dog that is generally overall healthy in all other system aspects of things, has a good chance with the operation.
You can seek a second opinion and with a disease this serious, I certainly would be. You really to see a specialist and not just a general vet, so you have a complete and through understanding of your pups condition.