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04-12-2007, 11:05 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005
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| liver shunt questions my daughter -in laws lil yorkie may have liver shunt his bile test was up . they want to send him to a vet that handles liver shunt / he has had a few seizures ? vet told her they cant put him on meds for the seizures because if its liver shunt it would kill him ? what happens if they cant afford the surgery for this baby ? can putting him on a special diet help him ? |
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04-12-2007, 11:18 AM | #3 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | If they can't afford the surgery they can check this out it's a revolving line of credit for animal or human emergiencies (there are lots of vets that accept it and also a lot of animal hospitals). For a procedure of over $300 you get a pretty long deferral with no interest. Under that amount you get a very low interest with small monthly payments. Someone recommended it to me and I love it. I have used it in the past. http://www.carecredit.com/faqs.html Good luck with everything. Sending prayers and hugs your way.
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04-12-2007, 11:22 AM | #4 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| There are quite a few members here who have baby with liver shunts and/or had the surgery. So, I am sure they will be able to help you. There are also Liver Shunt Foundations. I don't know the web addresses but if you google I'm sure you can find them. You can also do search (at the top right tool bar) here on YT for Liver Shunt. You'll get tons of info. Best of Luck. |
04-12-2007, 12:40 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| First of all, there are different types of liver shunts...Have they done an ultrasounds or scintigraphy(sp?) to make sure it's an extrahepatic shunt? Extrahepatic shunts can be repaired surgically. It's a possibility also that her yorkie may have mvd which is similar to liver shunts but is inoperable and is managed through special diet and medications... My yorkie has an intrahepatic liver shunt/mvd so we have a lot of experience with this. The vet should have put her yorkie on a special low protein diet, either Hill's l/d or Royal Canin Hepatic LS 14...Also, he should have prescribed lactulose, as lactulose helps push the toxins which cause the seizures out of the body. The amount of lactulose given should be based on the dog's poop. Basically, the stool should be formed, but soft...not firm and not diarrhea. Also, many dogs with liver shunts that are having seizures even with the special diet and lactulose are prescribed an antibiotic such as clavamox in low doses, long-term which also helps push the toxins out... Another thing that you can give him is denosyl and milk thistle....They help improve liver function and are all natural. In order to understand why the special diet (with no animal protein, only vegetable protein) and medications are needed, one must understand liver shunts. Basically, when a dog ingests animal protein, it turns to ammonia...In a normal, healthy liver, the ammonia is filtered through the liver...But if there is a shunt, that means that there is a blood vessel that is bypassing the liver, therefore causing the ammonia to bypass the liver, and it goes into the dog's system reaching the brain, causing the seizures... Please avoid giving this dog any animal protein for the time being, and don't give the dog regular dog treats, as many are very high in protein. If you have any questions, please ask.
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