Hi all,
We got our beloved Thea in Novevmber and she is now 4 mths old - ish. From the moment she moved in with us, I noticed that she drank an incredible amount of water for her size. We measured it to be roughly 500ml a day.
When I took her to get her jabs I mentioned it to the vet, who did a urine test, obviously it came back diluted as she is drining too much water so she was booked in for blood tests and a scan just before Christmas and they all came back clear also the scan look a bit odd around the liver spo they did an extra bile test for liver function which also came out clear. At this point they mentioned the possibility fo a liver shunt.
They did another urine test and again it was dilute so they ordered some equipment to do a resting amonia blood test. This test was completed yesterday and the amonia level came back high. On the low side of high, but high none the less. They now think the chance of a liver shunt is quite high and so she is being referred to the specialist clinic in Edinburgh so we are awaiting for a referral which should be next week.
Apart from the water drinking, she is a normal wee kitten, bounding around, causing trouble, eating well etc.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of a liver shunt or liver issues in general? Just worried about my wee one.
We got our beloved Thea in Novevmber and she is now 4 mths old - ish. From the moment she moved in with us, I noticed that she drank an incredible amount of water for her size. We measured it to be roughly 500ml a day.
When I took her to get her jabs I mentioned it to the vet, who did a urine test, obviously it came back diluted as she is drining too much water so she was booked in for blood tests and a scan just before Christmas and they all came back clear also the scan look a bit odd around the liver spo they did an extra bile test for liver function which also came out clear. At this point they mentioned the possibility fo a liver shunt.
They did another urine test and again it was dilute so they ordered some equipment to do a resting amonia blood test. This test was completed yesterday and the amonia level came back high. On the low side of high, but high none the less. They now think the chance of a liver shunt is quite high and so she is being referred to the specialist clinic in Edinburgh so we are awaiting for a referral which should be next week.
Apart from the water drinking, she is a normal wee kitten, bounding around, causing trouble, eating well etc.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of a liver shunt or liver issues in general? Just worried about my wee one.