YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community - View Single Post - Liver Shunt (or related) Survivors? (Yorkie and others)

GucciMyGirl · 08-25-2006, 07:19 PM

[QUOTE=DomLee]I have a question.

How many of you guys have had your pets (Yorkie or not) diagnosed w/ Liver Shunt (or another similar Liver related disease).

And if so, I want to generally know:

1) What costs to expect.
2) The recovery period. How difficult? How much care is needed?
3) Life upon full recovery. How is their personality (back to normal?)? Any precautions that now need to be taken that you didn't before?

I see information on the diagnosis of liver shunt, but NOTHING from an owner's standpoint about recovery.

Thanks.

I guess you have not been reading my posts on Gucci.. My puppy is 2 yrs old and was diagnosed with Liver shunt a few weeks ago.If you like read my posts for there is too much to write now. Gucci had surgery yesterday, they found one external shunt and placed the ameriod constrictor.She is recovering nicely but they are watching her for the next two days, to see if her liver is accepting the blood flow.Prior to this she was on the Hills prescription l/d diet and lacotose medicine. She will be on this for another few weeks and then she will go back for more testing. I will keep you posted as time goes along , feel free to pm me at anytime..The costs are quite expensive here in the mideast. I live in NJ and this hospital is one of the best.It is hard but I had to do what I had to do to help her.

08-25-2006, 07:19 PM	#17
GucciMyGirl YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 550	[QUOTE=DomLee]I have a question. How many of you guys have had your pets (Yorkie or not) diagnosed w/ Liver Shunt (or another similar Liver related disease). And if so, I want to generally know: 1) What costs to expect. 2) The recovery period. How difficult? How much care is needed? 3) Life upon full recovery. How is their personality (back to normal?)? Any precautions that now need to be taken that you didn't before? I see information on the diagnosis of liver shunt, but NOTHING from an owner's standpoint about recovery. Thanks. I guess you have not been reading my posts on Gucci.. My puppy is 2 yrs old and was diagnosed with Liver shunt a few weeks ago.If you like read my posts for there is too much to write now. Gucci had surgery yesterday, they found one external shunt and placed the ameriod constrictor.She is recovering nicely but they are watching her for the next two days, to see if her liver is accepting the blood flow.Prior to this she was on the Hills prescription l/d diet and lacotose medicine. She will be on this for another few weeks and then she will go back for more testing. I will keep you posted as time goes along , feel free to pm me at anytime..The costs are quite expensive here in the mideast. I live in NJ and this hospital is one of the best.It is hard but I had to do what I had to do to help her.