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Originally Posted by Russpilot  Our Bella had a liver shunt. We did the surgery but her numbers were still higher than we wanted to see. We started her on Denamarin and her numbers fell into the good range. We still only feed her Science Diet L/D as it has a lower protein ratio which also helps her liver not have to work as hard. |
They always will have some elevation of their bile acids after surgery; but, they are certainly in much better shape having had the shunt repaired than not.
The surgeon I used and also the vet nutritionist said that most pups after liver shunt surgery do very well on a moderate protein diet. My Teddy Bear is on Hills' Ultra Z/D .. he also has IBD which is also common in LS pups.