Portosystemic shunts can be congenital or acquired with congenital PSS commonly comprising a single communicating vessel between the portal venous circulation and the systemic circulation via the caudal vena cava or azygos vein. Of congenital shunts, 66–75% are extrahepatic. Intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are most commonly identified in larger breeds of dog (though we have also seen a number of terriers with intrahepatic shunts through our clinic).

I miss them all, for, unforgetting, My spirit o'er the past still strays, And, much its wasted years regretting, It treads again these shaded ways.

Loaded now with Bunker-C fuel oil, we cleared Colombo harbor, bound for Amsterdam. The Dutchies were eager to get home and parties broke out all over the ship.

These machines, whilst not removing as much flesh as a skilled filleter, do process greater quantities of fish in a given time.