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teresa20051969 · 02-05-2006, 07:57 PM

i know this has been talked about before but i was wanting to know what the symptoms of liver shunt is? could someone tell me

alpayton · 02-05-2006, 08:21 PM

http://www.earthsangels.com/html/livrshnt.shtml

teresa20051969 · 02-05-2006, 08:27 PM

thanks

alpayton · 02-05-2006, 08:27 PM

no problemo!

Lea's Mom · 02-07-2006, 10:00 AM

I had a scare with liver shunts a couple of months ago with my little one. She would act crazy after she ate like walking around as if she was drunk and then she'd shake really hard, so scary. It turned out that she was just severely hypoglycemic and needed to have her blood sugar levels monitored better. Eventually she grew out of it. I hope that all is well with your pup!

kara · 02-08-2006, 02:07 PM

Here is another site with info.

http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/faq.shtml

here is an excerpt
"What are the clinical signs of a liver shunt?
Clinical signs are often seen at a young age and include small stature, poor muscle development, behavioral abnormalities (circling, disorientation, unresponsiveness, staring into space, head pressing), seizures, and quiet demeanor. Other less common signs include drinking or urinating too much, apparent blindness, diarrhea, and vomiting. In some animals the signs are associated with eating protein. Other animals are diagnosied when they take a long time recovering from anesthestics (i.e. barbiturates) or sedatives (i.e. acepromazine). Some animals show no signs until they are older, when they develop bladder and kidney infections and stones."

Yorkieluv · 02-08-2006, 02:20 PM

One more thing to add, sometimes dogs don't even show signs of a liver shunt. If you have any suspicions, you might want to get a bile acid test done. It's not that expensive. Miko for example didn't really show some of the more common symptoms, such as not gaining weight and low energy. He was very energetic and growing all the time.

02-05-2006, 07:57 PM	#1
teresa20051969 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: tennessee Posts: 134	liver shunt? i know this has been talked about before but i was wanting to know what the symptoms of liver shunt is? could someone tell me

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02-05-2006, 08:27 PM	#4
alpayton Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 425	no problemo! __________________ ~Amanda * Biewers: Armani & Titan

02-07-2006, 10:00 AM	#5
Lea's Mom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 44	I had a scare with liver shunts a couple of months ago with my little one. She would act crazy after she ate like walking around as if she was drunk and then she'd shake really hard, so scary. It turned out that she was just severely hypoglycemic and needed to have her blood sugar levels monitored better. Eventually she grew out of it. I hope that all is well with your pup! __________________ **************************** Sarah and Lea

02-08-2006, 02:07 PM	#6
kara YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Miramar, FL(Origianally a Southern Indiana Girl!) Posts: 302	More info Here is another site with info. http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/faq.shtml here is an excerpt "What are the clinical signs of a liver shunt? Clinical signs are often seen at a young age and include small stature, poor muscle development, behavioral abnormalities (circling, disorientation, unresponsiveness, staring into space, head pressing), seizures, and quiet demeanor. Other less common signs include drinking or urinating too much, apparent blindness, diarrhea, and vomiting. In some animals the signs are associated with eating protein. Other animals are diagnosied when they take a long time recovering from anesthestics (i.e. barbiturates) or sedatives (i.e. acepromazine). Some animals show no signs until they are older, when they develop bladder and kidney infections and stones." __________________ Kara & Matise Let's be pup pals! Click here to educate yourself on Liver Shunts.

02-08-2006, 02:20 PM	#7
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	One more thing to add, sometimes dogs don't even show signs of a liver shunt. If you have any suspicions, you might want to get a bile acid test done. It's not that expensive. Miko for example didn't really show some of the more common symptoms, such as not gaining weight and low energy. He was very energetic and growing all the time. __________________ Miko 's his Mommy