What kind of liver problem does a Border Collie have?
Liver Problems Your Border Collie is more likely than other dogs to have a liver disorder called portosystemic shunt (PSS). Some of the blood supply that should go to the liver goes around it instead, depriving the liver of the blood flow it needs to grow and function properly.
Can a dog be born with an intrahepatic shunt?
However, if a dog is born with PSS, the abnormal blood vessel is normally found in the liver itself and as such is called “intrahepatic”. If it is found outside of the liver, it is known as “extrahepatic” PSS. It is larger dogs that are prone to Intrahepatic shunts which includes the following breeds:
When was the first case of liver shunt in a dog?
Portosystemic shunts (“liver shunts”, PSS) are an important and relatively frequent disease of dogs and cats. The first cases were reported in the 1970s and they have been diagnosed with increasing frequency since the 1980s.
What does portosystemic shunt do to a dog?
You may have heard of a condition that certain large and small dogs may suffer from called Portosystemic Shunt, and you may have wondered just how the condition is treated. Portosystemic Shunt is a condition that affects the liver function in dogs and where abnormal veins “shunt” blood around the liver instead of through it.
Liver Problems Your Border Collie is more likely than other dogs to have a liver disorder called portosystemic shunt (PSS). Some of the blood supply that should go to the liver goes around it instead, depriving the liver of the blood flow it needs to grow and function properly.
What does it mean when a dog has a liver shunt?
A liver shunt is a congenital condition in which a dog is born with a mutated blood vessel that carries blood around the liver to the heart instead of through it.
However, if a dog is born with PSS, the abnormal blood vessel is normally found in the liver itself and as such is called “intrahepatic”. If it is found outside of the liver, it is known as “extrahepatic” PSS. It is larger dogs that are prone to Intrahepatic shunts which includes the following breeds:
Can a Yorkshire Terrier have a liver shunt?
Liver shunts are hereditary in Yorkshire terriers, Irish Wolfhounds, Cocker spaniels, and Maltese, and are suspected to be hereditary is several other breeds.
