shock liver. See hepatic ischemia. shock liver. A colloquial term for injury to the liver resulting from insufficient blood flow, e.g., in patients who have suffered an episode of severe hypotension. A hallmark of this condition is a sudden and marked elevation in liver enzyme levels, such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT). See also: liver
Vitamin B-12 has been found in significant amounts in many plant foods, some of which are bananas, dates, greens, peanuts, and particularly sprouts and raw sunflower seeds.
There isn't any opiate in sunflower seeds. Though, you should always read the ingredients to know what your feeding your bird. Just because birds love sunflower seeds and peanuts doesn't mean its good for them, they are high in fat and should be avoided and decreased from there diet but not completely taken out.Its usually the cheaper bags of food that have way to much sunflower seeds. lot of parrots fie young due to fatty liver disease or of heart attacks because of the high fat seed diets they are fed. However I have found that sunflower seeds are a great training aid, because it is a small treat that parrots LOVE.