PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE FOR THE PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT PATIENT

摘要

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (PSS) in large and medium breed dogs. These breeds include Irish wolfhound, old english sheep dog, golden retrievers, labrador retrievers, samoyed, australian shepherds and australian cattle dogs and poodles. Single extra hepatic PSS usually occurs in small breed dogs such as maltese, yorkshire terrier, pug, schnauzer and shih tzu. Congenital shunts are hereditary primarily in maltese, irish wolfhounds, and yorkshire terriers.