I knew a dog who had a liver shunt, she was not a "toy" but weighed about 15 pounds as an adult, she also was born with a PDA and other heart defects, they commonly occur together the PDA and liver shunt were corrected early
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Claudia Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No i can't say I did. > > *God bless you Brutus,Sissy and Claudia* > > *Today,be patient.God knows your needs.Hi knows what's best for your life. > * > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: wbdreams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:14:03 AM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Double teeth > > First of all, I have to say that I'm convinced that I have one of the > best dog vets in the state. Just my opinion, but.... > I spoke to Doc Ralph on the phone about Libby's teeth and he did say that > they will more than likely need to be pulled, but because of her small size, > and the fact that she has been loosing some of her other baby teeth in a > normal manner, he would like to give her a month or two before doing it. > There is a possibility of the two rows of teeth affecting her bite, but the > baby teeth will not cause actual damage to the adult teeth. We will spay her > at the same time since she will have to be anestitized. But in the mean > time, we will be having some pre-surgical blood work done. Now here is the > intersting part (Doc Ralph never talks down to anyone, but always gives you > a full education on your situation) (and I won't get this exactly right, but > the general idea is good food for thought): Tiny dogs, often called teacups, > pocket pups, etc, are sometimes small because of a "shunt" that bypasses the > liver. Therefore, they aren't properly processing their nutrients. You may > notice them throwing up more. They will do a fasting blood test and then > give her about a teaspoon of oil, then I think they wait about 1/2 hour and > do another blood test. They compare the 2 and that will tell them if it is > going through the liver or around it. OK, so now that I probably have > everyone confused, this is about as much of the "lesson" as I could remember > and absorb :) I thought it was interesting and worth checking into further. > Has anyone heard of this? What are your thoughts about it? Like I said, Doc > Ralph is fantastic and not a quack. I know he absolutely has the dogs best > intrest at heart. I drive over 50 miles one way to get to him. There are > plenty of other vets much closer, but none that I would take my dogs to for > more than a nail clipping. > Joy B > > -- "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." --Galileo Galilei Glenda Poquita, Molly, Isabella, Chandler, Joy Joy and all the fosters and angels
