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emily_jones Sep 22, 2007 12:26 PM

I posted a few weeks back regarding the kitten that I had to have put down due to a Portosystemic Shunt. The vet did say that such a problem might not have been congenital (although it probably was). Under what circumstances could such a problem develop? How can I prevent such things from happening again as I am thinking about adopting another rescue kitten? I was careful to feed him food without dangerous preservatives, wheat, corn, or meat by-products. I'd appreciate any insight into this.

Thank you for your time.
Emily Jones

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PHDrTobin Sep 24, 2007 12:58 PM

Portosystemic shunts are always congenital, arising during the fetal development. Nothing you did caused it, and nothing you could have done would have prevented it.

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