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Resources: The following resources may help you to learn more about liver shunts in
cats. If you have resources that you have found beneficial and wish to
include them, please let us know.
If you are happy with your personal vet and/or holistic practitioner and want to
refer them, please get their permission for us to list them here in the
public directory.
NOTE: The information listed below is intended as a resource only. It
is not a substitute for professional veterinary care. We recommended
consulting your veterinarian before implementing any changes in care
protocols for your shunt kitty.
Support Groups:
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Cat Liver Shunt
Support Group - Private support group for owners and guardians of cats
with liver shunts to share resources and Hope. (Global network with members from seven
countries and three continents - and growing!) |
| Yahoo
Liver Shunt and MVD Support Group - Large, active, empathetic group
of experienced shunt owners (primarily dogs but *very* welcoming to cats!) |
Online Articles:
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Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Cats: Investigation, diagnosis and
stabilisation, Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery,
Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 173-184, Michael Tivers BVSc CertSAS
DipECVS MRCVS, Victoria Lipscomb MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS. |
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Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Cats: Surgical management and prognosis,
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Journal of Feline Medicine &
Surgery, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 185-194, Michael Tivers
BVSc CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS, Victoria Lipscomb MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS
MRCVS |
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Portosystemic Shunts American College of Veterinary
Surgeons |
| Congenital Portosystemic Shunts, by Angie Hibbert BVSc CertSAM
DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, European Specialist in Small Animal Medicine, The
Feline Centre, University of Bristol (She is collecting mouth swab DNA
samples for Birmans with Liver Shunts and beginning research; you can read
her lecture notes and download the swab form). (Not sure if still
current) |
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Max, a kitten with a portosystemic shunt, by Charlotte Jackson
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How Can I Get My Cat to Eat a Low-Protein Diet? by Arnold Plotnick MS, DVM, ACVIM, ABVP
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Portosystemic Shunt (Hepatic Shunt) in Cats, by Dr. Erika De Papp
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Liver
and Gall Bladder Problems in Cats, by Mike Richards, DVM |
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Portosystemic Shunts, New method for repairing portosystemic shunts,
by Arnold Plotnick MS, DVM, ACVIM, ABVP |
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Portosystemic Shunts: Overview - The Merck Veterinary Manual |
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Evaluation of ameroid ring constrictors for the management of single
extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cats: 23 cases (1996–2001),
Andrew E. Kyles, BVMS, PhD, DACVS Elizabeth M. Hardie, DVM, PhD, DACVS
Margo Mehl, DVM Clare R. Gregory, DVM, DACVS |
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Portosystemic Shunts Animal Medical Center of Southern California |
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Portosystemic shunts in dogs and cats: portosystemic shunts in small
animals – hepatic vascular anatomy, shunt: morphology, radiography (portosystemische
shunts bij kleine huisdieren – hepatische vasculaire anatomie,
shuntmorfologie, radiografie) 1Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic
Animals; 2 Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133,
B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium 2007 |
Veterinarians
Experienced with Treating Liver Shunts in Cats:
| Dr. Andrew Kyles,
BluePearl Vet, New York, New
York, USA |
| Dr. Arnold Plotnick MS, DVM, ACVIM, ABVP,
Manhattan Cat Specialists, New
York, New York, USA |
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Dr.
Lizette Hardie, DVM, DACVS, Department Head &
Professor, General Surgery at North Carolina State Unversity
College of Veterinary Medicine, USA |
| Dr. Anne C. Minihan, DVM, Diplomate ACVS,
Chesapeake Veterinary
Surgical Specialists, Annapolis, Maryland, USA (recommended by Newt's
mom - she performed his neutering). |
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