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We are proud to announce that we now carry Pound Pets greeting cards by photographer Marie Staddon.  All proceeds from the sales of these cards will be donated to a fund for veterinary expenses of a very special puppy named Lilly.  Please read  below for more info about Lilly.

All proceeds from the sales of our Pound Pets cards will be donated to a fund for veterinary expenses of a very special puppy named Lilly.  Lilly was born with a rare congenital birth defect known as a Liver Shunt.  Below is information about Lilly's condition from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.  Lilly's owners have incurred large veterinary bills and Lilly will most likely require expensive surgery for the repair of her condition.  Her owners need help with these expenses.  Since her diagnosis, Lilly is on a special diet and is not presently in any pain or distress, and behaves like a normal, happy puppy her age, but she will not thrive unless further treatment is given.  We want to help out by donating the proceeds from sales of these cards and any donations generous people can make.  Heartfelt thanks is extended to all who helps us out with this.  Thank you!

What is a liver shunt?
A liver shunt is a blood vessel that carries blood around the liver instead of through it. In some animals a liver shunt is a birth defect ("congenital portosystemic shunt).

Why do congenital shunts develop?
All mammalian fetuses have a large shunt ("ductus venosus") that carries blood quickly through the fetal liver to the heart. Since the mother's liver does the work of filtering out toxins, storing sugar, and producing protein for her unborn babies, liver function is not needed in the fetus. This ductus venosus is supposed to close down shortly before or after birth as the baby's liver begins to work. In some individuals the shunt doesn't close down; it is then called a "Patent Ductus Venosus", or an intrahepatic shunt. In other animals, a blood vessel outside of the liver develops abnormally and remains open after the ductus venosus closes. This is called a congenital extrahepatic shunt.

Why do animals with shunts have problems?
In the normal animal, food and other ingested materials are broken down or digested in the intestines and absorbed into the portal blood stream, where they are carried to the liver. The liver stores some of the food for energy, processes some of it into safe chemicals, and uses some of it to make proteins and other substances. Because the blood bypasses the liver in dogs with shunts, toxins may build up in the bloodstream or kidneys. Additionally, the animal lacks the necessary materials to give it a ready source of energy and to help it grow.

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