tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1200880350630325597.post158117817081602629..comments2023-08-14T08:09:03.713-06:00Comments on The Vet School Journey: Vets like 'x'sBSDVM12http://www.blogger.com/profile/16444673637528185304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1200880350630325597.post-38287192718762551132010-08-04T08:30:06.002-06:002010-08-04T08:30:06.002-06:00Piglet diarrhea wasn't that bad (unless you...Piglet diarrhea wasn't that bad (unless you're the piglet). I just wasn't excited about it after already studying dog and cat diarrhea and still having 40 or 50 pages of horse, cow, sheep, and goat diarrhea to go...BSDVM12https://www.blogger.com/profile/16444673637528185304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1200880350630325597.post-5059482197393022452010-08-04T08:29:20.872-06:002010-08-04T08:29:20.872-06:00Hey Law Boy: Normally you have big blood vessels t...Hey Law Boy: Normally you have big blood vessels that take everything absorbed by your intestines and bring it all to your liver before it goes anywhere else - that way your liver can detoxify the bad stuff before it hits the rest of your body. A portosystemic shunt means there is an abnormal vessel (usually present at birth) that takes blood from the intestines and bypasses the liver so you get toxins in the rest of your body (like ammonia in your brain, which = badness). So no, you don't want one. :)BSDVM12https://www.blogger.com/profile/16444673637528185304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1200880350630325597.post-76160580101484314482010-08-04T08:19:13.131-06:002010-08-04T08:19:13.131-06:00What is a portosystemic shunt? Do I want one? Sh...What is a portosystemic shunt? Do I want one? Should I be jealous?Law Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173803132656789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1200880350630325597.post-33485729492520927782010-07-31T23:54:38.670-06:002010-07-31T23:54:38.670-06:00piglet diarrhea can't be too bad?piglet diarrhea can't be too bad?*https://www.blogger.com/profile/04849217490604969131noreply@blogger.com