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A liver shunt is a blood vessel that carries blood around the liver instead of through it. In some animals a liver shunt is a birth defect (congenital portosystemic shunt).In others, multiple small shunts (acquired portosystemic shunts) form because of severe liver disease such as cirrhosis. portogram is an x-ray of the blood vessels to the liver. Because blood vessels are not easily seen on regular x-rays, a contrast material (a liquid that looks white on x-rays) must be injected into a blood vessel in the abdomen.
Regardless of the trigger, the end result is always the same, an overburdened liver, poor liver health and possible growth of liver shunts. The liver shunt is seen by traditional vets to be the CAUSE of symptoms and the poor liver health.