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Portal Shunting My Yorkie has been diagnosed with portal shunting, and requires a diet low in protein. It is difficult to find things for her to eat. Does anyone share this problem. |
First of all, welcome! I've not had to deal with it, but it seems pretty serious. Please keep us updated. |
liver shunt Your vet should have the proper food for this liver disease. I believe it is a canned food. Best wishes |
They can have cheerios, carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, green beans, cottage cheese, rice, a little plain pasta, yogert............just no animal protein. These foods can be fed either as a treat or mixed with the dogs regular food. the Science Diet L/d and K/d are usually what the vet will put them on. |
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Thanks for the information. We will give it a try. |
Thanks for the advice. We will give it a try. |
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Welcome. Sorry I don't know much about it. Wish I could be of more help. If you don't mind me asking. What part of VA are you from? I'm orginially from Southwest, VA. Been in GA for almost 20 years now. |
We are in Bristol. If you are from SW VA, I'm sure you know where it is. Where in VA were you? |
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Know it well. Spent many summers at South Holston. I'm orginially from Whitewood. I'll be surprised if you know where that is. Buchanan County off 460 going toward Grundy. My grandfather lives in Abingdon. My sister lives on State St behind Kay's Ice Cream in the old Salvation Army bldg. Well actually soon to be ex- brother-in-law is living there at the moment. My husband is from Richlands, used to work in the mines. Have several aunts, uncles & cousins that live in Bristol as well. |
Is protein okay as long as it is not animal protein? Do you have a Yorkie with this condition? |
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No I don't. Sorry I don't know anything about it. Did you ask your vet about the prescription foods that they have. Surely if this is pretty common they would have a food for it. |
Kenneth, First of all welcome to YT! I also have a dog with a liver shunt. We never diagnosed what kind of shunt it was but he cannot have protein either. We tried 5 different Hill's Prescription diets and finally found one that kept crystals from forming in his bladder, U/D. He is doing well on it, just is a little chubby. Your vet should have the correct diet for him. The only thing Tucker gets besides his food is peppermints and chewies. We are very paranoid about him getting too much protein which sends toxins to his brain and cause him to rub his head on the walls because he is irritated, so we haven't tried any other foods. But I am going to look into it and see what I find. Good luck and let us know what you find out. Oh and about the animal protein and other proteins I am not sure, but would be interested to know. If you find anything please let me know. |
Cali had a liver biopsy last Monday checking for MVD which I think is a portal shunt. I should have the results back in the next day or so. Cali is such a picky eater I don't know how I will get her to eat if she does need a low protein diet. Kenneth can I ask how yours was diagnosed? I'm just curious as to symptoms she had. |
Welcome to YorkieTalk! I am sorry to hear that your furbaby has a shunt...My Miko also has a liver shunt, and he is prescribed Royal Canin Veterinary Hepatic dry food, and he actually loves it! Before he was diagnosed, he was a very picky eater, but now he loves his food. Anyway, it's low protein and the protein that it does have comes from soy/vegetables, not animal protein. We are also very picky about what Miko eats, and we don't deviate from his prescription diet very much...Every once in awhile, he might get a cheerios but other than that, he eats just his food, and he doesn't mind at all. He's never been a beggar and he's not interested in people food at all, thank goodness! Also, he has to take his lactulose and denosyl everyday. |
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Hockeymom got it right. My first yorkie had a liver shunt too. She was on a special and pretty much ate the Science Diet L/D. Where did you get your puppy? Do you have a genetic guarantee? Try to see if you can get the breeder to be responsible for it. It is a genetic defect. Good Luck! |
My little Emmy was diagnosed with liver shunt 2/25/06 and had surgery at UT on 3/01/06 against my vet's advise. He wanted to keep her on a low protein diet and meds since he did not have much success with surgery. After researching and talking to people on the liver shunt chat group - I decided I did not want to keep a band aid on her problem--I wanted her fixed. It has been less than three weeks and Emmy is doing very well. She is getting stronger every day. I could see a difference in her two days after surgery. The people on the chat group have a lot os experience. If you have any questions--let me know. Michelle |
Thanks, Megan. We are giving her K/D now, and it seems to be working so far. We have been mixing a little meat in it to get her to eat it. Am I correct in saying that there are different degrees of this disease (some worse than others)? When we first got her we were unknowingly pouring the protein to her. She started wandering aimlessly around the walls of the room, and didn't have much coordination. But, after adjusting the diet, she seems to be doing okay. We would just like to have something else to give her, so her diet wouldn't be so boring. How is the U/D different from the K/D? Thanks for your reply. |
Yorkieluv, thanks for your reply. Where could I find the Royal Canin? I have never heard of it. That might be an alternative. |
Patti, We first noticed that Gracie was acting like she was intoxicated. She was falling down and staggering. She was wandering around the walls of the room as if trying to find something. She seemed very restless and uncoordinated. I hope you get good news about yours. Ken |
Kenneth, Yes I think there are different levels of this disease, especially since Tucker was diagnosed almost 2 years ago he has improved tremendously and doesn't even seem to have any signs of a shunt anymore. When we first got Tucker we changed his diet to a lamb & rice food and that is where the protein got to him. Also we had given him liver snap treats. Suddenly he would urinate all over the house and the urine was a dark blood red. He could not control himself and would strain a lot. And I have done some research and found that L/D and U/D are different because U/D has less fat. Tonight I'm going to compare U/D to K/D. I'll let you know what I find. You can go to hillspet.com and look at the ingredients and amounts if you wish. We have gone through many many many stages of this defect with Tucker, so if you have any more questions feel free to ask |
Megan, Thanks again. I will check the Hill's web site to see what I can find out. |
Thanks Kenneth |
Hi Kenneth, I just want to make sure you know that if your furbaby has a shunt, it might not be good to put meat in her food. Protein is very harmful because protein turns to ammonia and when they have liver problems, the ammonia is not filtered and it goes into their system and reaches their brain and they have seizures..It can be very, very serious. Hopefully, you can find something else to mix in her food that she'll eat that's not meat. There were some good suggestions by other members. Good luck, and if you have any questions, please ask. Here's a link that will explain portosystemic shunts very well: http://www.malteseonly.com/shunt2.html I learned a lot from reading material online, and this is one of the best sites full of info on this topic. |
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