Hello everyone,countrygirl wrote:Dear Fab1,
I am so sorry to hear that Jake has been diagnosed with a shunt, it is a terrible disease but please do not give up hope as many pups live long heathly lives after surgery. Sadly my dear Rufus died 3 weeks ago at just seven months, I miss him so much and can completely understand your despair after losing your beloved pet in June. The agonising thing with Rufus was that he was actually misdiagnosed and it was only after changing vets and further scans that we found he had a foreign body intestinal obstruction and not a shunt, he sadly died following surgery to remove it.
I can strongly recommend that you join the Liver Shunt and MVD support yahoo group (link below). The site has a wealth of information and the moderators are very well informed to help you with any questions, the other members are also tremendously supportive and have either been through it already or are in the same place as you.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Liver_Shu ... D_Support/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My thoughts are with you and Jake for a sucessfully outcome,
Tania
I have started a thread for Rufus http://www.schnauzer-forum.co.uk/viewto ... =27&t=9854" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; you will find your sentiments here - I feel it's good to have a little space on it's own for his memory xx