My little shitzu is only 4 months old and he is a very likeable and friendly dog and both my kids and the rest of the family love him he loves to spin around and nip toes playing around. He’s so small and cuddly and never seems to bark a lot or be bothered about the kids.

My Husky has developed multiple acquired liver shunts, we are guessing due to a sago palm she ate last year. We took her back to the vet where they did blood work and suggested we send her to an animal hospital for an ultrasound. That`s when we received the bad news. The Vet at the hospital says surgery is not an option(due to the severity of her case) and just keep her on the high quality/low protein diet and she may live 1-2 more years. My dog is only 2 years old.Is this the only option is to just sit around for the next year or 2 just to put her to sleep at the oldest age of 4? Please tell me there is another option, this is tearing me apart. Thank you

My 18 month old puppy had and intrahepatic liver shut closed with the ameroid constrictor at 10 months old. His levels have been normal and they have taken him slowly off his lactulose. He has been off the lactulose for 1 week now. He has vomited the last 2 days and has diarrhea as well. He is still very pink and is not showing any neurological effects as he did before the surgery. Could the vomiting 1-2 times a day and diarrhea be his body adjusting to not having the lactulose anymore? He is going for a follow up blood test next week, but yesterday and today this has started. He is also still on his RX LD food.

Writing with urgent concern. I own a 10 week old shepherd lab/rottie mix. We have owned him for roughly 2 weeks. The last 3 days he has been showing very unusual signs. We had him to the vet and they first thought it was his blood sugar hypoglycaemia (we tried him with honey on his tongue) when he first took a reaction "attack" it worked he was himself right away, the second time he didn't respond in the attack, he collapses and lays there and can not get back up even when we try to stand him (after 20 minutes or so he does). His head wobbles side to side. After he comes out of these "attacks" he is his good old self. He doesn't shake. He eats normally and drinks well, bowels move normal, peeing fine. We had him to the vet today he stated all blood work was normal, except for a slightly elevated white blood cells and a temp. They perscribed him an antibiotic "metronidazole". After doing much of my own re search I came across this disorder, I am concerned he may have this. My next step is to get his bile acids checked. Will this pin point me in the right direction? I would appreciate any information. Thank you

i have a 11.5 month old yorkie female named Angel she is 3 weeks post op from liver shunt and had a ameroid constrictor placed on her vessel, she was fine until 2 days ago now wont eat or drink any dog food so i was making A/d mixed with pedialyte for babies and syringe it to feed her but today i decided to give her 1 scrambled egg and she ate that on her own! No bowel movement for 2 days and no fever! she is on lactulose wondering if i increase it will that help? she is 4.5 lbs and on 3.5ml three times a day HELP im going outta my mind with worry

I have a 12 year old border terrier cross who was diagnosed 7 years ago with a liver shunt. She has reacted well to medical management and she has hepatic medicated food, lactolose​ and daily medication to fight infections. At her routine check up​, we were advised that there is a possibility that she may have cushing​ disease as she has lost her hair on her ears (which we put down to old age). The vet said this might be why she drinks and urinates a lot, howeve​r she has always dran​k and urinated a lot due to the liver shunt. The vet is now suggesting that we pay for further tests to see i​s she has cushings, even if we cannot treat it. Does anyone have any experience of treating cushing disears​e in a dog with a liver shunt or if it would be best to leave her medication as it is?

Milly my 18month old Shih Tzu was not thriving and became so ill she was put on a drip. The Vet then decided to xray her and discovered a large liver shunt. I was told she would not be able to survive but to enjoy her while I still had her. No way! I started making phone calls and checking online and found that an experienced surgeon had just arrived in Australia and was at the Sydney Uni Vet Hospital. We immediately arranged for her to visit him and after tests he operated. Unfortunately he was unable to completely close the shunt which meant a lifetime diet of low protein food and lactulose. Milly is now 11 and apart from her vision getting poorly and a bit of arthritis she is very happy and I am hoping she will go on for a few more years. Her lovely Surgeon was only here for a short time before leaving the Country so we were so very fortunate that he arrived just at the right time.

I have an 8 year old Yorkie, weighing 3 and a half pounds. She first had a bad turn about 4years ago. One morning we couldn’t find her and she had somehow wedged herself behind our cooker. She was on deaths door and my husband rushed her to the vets. She had various tests and they told us she had a liver shunt. We didn’t think she would survive the surgery so they put her on permanent medication and a heptactic diet. She had another bad turn about two years ago and they called us in to say our last goodbyes as they said she wouldn’t make it. As me and our family went into the room she jumped up to meet us, they vets couldn’t believe it. We call her our miracle dog that should of been a cat as she has nine life’s. She has good days and bad days we always no if she has a built up and she starts pacing and her back leg will go funny. If anyone has any more advice on this condition and if there is anything else I can help her with would love to here about it. I worry about her everyday. I also give her milk thistle to help her liver.

We have a 4 year old rescue Jack Russell Terrier that we rescued from the JRT rescue group. We have had him 15 months. After the neurologist, internist, nuclear imaging, regular vet, and multiple tests it was determined he has a congenital liver shunt that is measured at 45%. He has a nutritionist that developed a diet for him with very low protein. We also had him tested at Nutriscan for food allergies. We cook all organic and he is on vitamins and minerals. He is on lactulose 1Ml X 2 times a day. As a side note the nuclear imaging identified an extra disc in his back so he also has a chiropractor once a month. He has had two liver bile tests. The last one had high results before and after the test. He has thrown up bile in the middle of the night three times this month. We are at a loss. Thank you for your response.