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Originally Posted by JiggityJig As for liver shunt....would that have surfaced by now? She's nine months, and never had a seizure or anything. Can I feel hopeful that any major congenital problems are unlikely? Or can those develop down the line?
A vet has pronounced her "the picture of health", however, I don't know what that means. Since the previous owner acted like she was hearing about "liver shunt" and "luxating patellas" for the first time when I mentioned them, I don't know if she was checked for those or not. |
I am sure you can rule out the luxating patellas since this is a routine part of an examination, but the pup could still have a liver shunt. A complete bloodwork panel (is usually not done unless there is a problem) would show whether there is a need to do a further bile acid test. I think it is too soon to rule out a liver shunt at 9 months.