I'm so sorry it has taken me all day to reply to your message...it's been one of those days! My little girl was also diagnosed with a liver shunt when I took her in to be spayed. We did the BAT and her numbers also were really high - pre 43 / post 237! I felt like someone had kicked me in the gut when my vet called to tell me! That was in February 2009. Lola only weighed 3.5 lbs. She had never been really sick, other than the first weekend I had brought her home and they told me she had been hypoglycemic. She did have a poor appetite and her coat was not full - but no seizures or any other neurological symptoms. I had her shunt "repaired" (ameroid ring) 3/6/09, and she was also diagnosed with MVD. Lola just turned 6, she is hardly ever sick - maybe an ear infection once or twice a year and is doing great! The surgery saved her life and you would never know she had anything wrong. Liver shunt is scary when you read about it, but it is treatable with surgery, diet and medications. Tons of people of YorkieTalk have been through what you are going through...ask lots of questions if you have them and make sure you are comfortable and happy with your vet. I would suggest a specialist when you have the surgery done...prayers coming your way from Texas! |