Sentences with phrase «congenital dog liver»

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Sure enough, I realized that he had a liver shunt — a congenital condition where his blood vessel bypassed the liver — and usually in large breed dogs, it is intrahepatic, which means harder to correct.

For example, while the majority of puppies undergoing pre-anesthetic testing have normal results, periodically we find a dog with liver abnormalities that could indicate a congenital liver disease (called a portosystemic shunt, where blood bypasses the liver).

Our dog had menigitis, congenital liver problems, pneumonia etc...

While most are congenital (the dog or cat is born with it), under certain circumstances, PSS may be acquired secondary to another problem with the liver.

Congenital deafness in dogs (or other animals) can be acquired [caused by intrauterine infections, ototoxic drugs like gentamicin, liver disorders, or other toxic exposures before or soon after birth] or inherited.

In either case, congenital or an acquired dog liver shunt, there is a strong possibility that hepatic encephalopathy (disturbances of consciousness that may progress to deep hepatic coma) can occur as a primary symptom.

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