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 Hi, would appreciate your thoughts on this case. 
 10 year old fn cross breed dog from my former assistant. Complaint: obesity and pupd. Sp graf urine: 1.008 
 Was suspecting Cushing, but results say otherwise: 
 ACTH stim - cortisol pre: 138.6 + </description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: Obesity, pupd, Cushing tests</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/175058?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:58:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4f876cf6-ea8c-4b52-b0c9-4ddf0a1d3c6b</guid><dc:creator>Eilidh Corr</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt said what I was going to.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However if that pulls a blank I would revisit Cushing&amp;#39;s. The basal levels are high. In the past I&amp;#39;ve had to go to 17 hydroxyprogesterone to tie down difficult Cushing&amp;#39;s cases. If they walk like a duck ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Obesity, pupd, Cushing tests</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/175056?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:08:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e1af6caf-b1c2-4035-8c7e-e14c10a4ab2f</guid><dc:creator>Matt Hilary</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Assuming sufficiently stable quantifying water intake and full urinalysis (dipstick, sediment exam, UPCR + culture) would be next step for me, followed by abdominal ultrasound (esp focussing on kidneys). Also calcium levels - not sure if you&amp;#39;ve measured already.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Agree not HAC or hypoT.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>