Patti, I'm so sorry to hear that Cali is feeling sick again...I don't know if it could be LS or something else, but you asked to hear others' experiences with it, so I'll tell you mine. Like your baby, Miko had hypoglycemic episodes when he was a young pup, he also had coccidia and an upper respiratory infection at the same time, and he was not eating. He had seizures which at the time we didn't recognize them as seizures b/c he wasn't convulsing, he was lethargic, staring off into space, and couldn't walk straight. He would walk into walls...So we took him to the E.R. vet, we asked them if it was a possibility that he had a liver shunt, and they told us no and that his blood levels weren't exactly pointing to that. They said it was the coccidia and hypoglycemia.
After nursing him back to health (he almost died on us
a couple of different times), he was growing normally (no stunted growth) and he became more energetic than ever. He was never tired, so we didn't even think he could possibly have a liver shunt. A few months later, my hubby and I decided we wanted him to get a bile acid test just for our peace of mind. Maybe we were paranoid, but our baby's health comes first! The week before his vet appt, he had a seizure, and we had to rush him to the vet...They did bloodwork and urine tests and the next day, they did the bile acid test...They told us he probably had a liver shunt.
To make a much longer story shorter, our vet went in for exploratory surgery, but unfortunately, he was unable to repair the shunt. No worries though, Miko is fine now! He's on a special hepatic diet and he takes medicine everyday. Our vet said he should live a normal life as long as he has his food and medicine
He is the joy of our lives and you would never know he has a liver shunt. He's the most upbeat and sweet yorkie