My sister sent me the following email about a friend of hers here in Florida. I figured I'd post it in hopes someone might have some ideas as to what's wrong with the dog. Her friend, Sally, adopted the GSD a few months ago. Please answer in private. Here's the email: =============== Sally has a shepherd whose weight has gone from about 80 or so pounds down to 55 pounds and he is like bear, eats some and stops. He has had lots of blood work, and ruled out pancreas and other things..also been wormed. Everything looks normal except for elevated protein. The vet says he is baffled and now the dog is very weak and a young dog too. She has taken him to the vet several times. Now he is on Pred and Flagil. The vet said the next step would be UF vet school....any idea? =============== End of email!! Thanks for any help you can give her!!! Gayle & the Hooligans! http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=6&uid=4294023 - Link to The Hooligans Albums ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================