Has your dog ever had this?

[hereyago]

My aunt has a 10 month old or so dashund. Anyway, she took her to the vet today and the dog has : photosynthetic liver shunt. so they are changing her diet to not get as much protein.

Has your dog ever had this? TIA

 

[lakelandgal70]

My aunt has a 10 month old or so dashund. Anyway, she took her to the vet today and the dog has : photosynthetic liver shunt. so they are changing her diet to not get as much protein.

Has your dog ever had this? TIA

I have 3 doxies but they have never had this problem. Seems it is hereditary so if she got from a breeder she may want to alert the breeder. And females more so than males seem to get it. Has your aunts doxie had seizures?

Also meant to add that any dog with this condition should not be bred if your aunt was planning on doing that.

 

[darlak]

I have 5 dachshunds. None of mine have ever had it, but Google brought up some interesting and informative articles. Hope your aunt's dachshund is okay.

 

[lakelandgal70]

I have 5 dachshunds. None of mine have ever had it, but Google brought up some interesting and informative articles. Hope your aunt's dachshund is okay.

Are those some of your dachshunds in your avatar? If so they are sooo adorable!!

 

[hereyago]

No, her pup hasn't had any seizures. The reason for her taking her to the vet is that she has become very aggressive towards my aunt-now my aunt hasn't started training her until just very recently. but she has bitten now several times. The dog has had pills to chill her out, but still nothing has really changed. so she took her back to see if anything medical was going on.


She got her from a rescue type place and she is fixed.


I am going to go google.

Thanks.

 

[Squirrel!!!]

Portosystemic Liver Shunt. The blood goes through a blood vessel that avoids filtering through the liver resulting in toxins building in the bloodstream. (ammonia is the main one). Makes the dog have neurological signs, staggering, seizures, behavioral.

Ammonia is the breakdown product of protein, hence the protien restricted diet.

After firm diagnosis, surgery to close the shunt usually results in normal lifespan for the dog in question. Medical management alone can sometimes allow 2 to 3 years.

I had a case of this today in a Yorkie. Yorkies are super common, as are Maltese. Dachshunds are lower on the list, but on the list.

 

[darlak]

Are those some of your dachshunds in your avatar? If so they are sooo adorable!!

Yes, but's a very old picture. The puppy is now the largest of my brood. Your's are beautiful! All of mine are smooths, but I would love a long-haired. All of the long-haired I am familiar with have such a sweet temperament.