I agree with damccoy try all the various methods/portals to access hotmail. I use hotmail for my main email and have on occasion had problems getting to it through the regular methods. I have indeed had to google hotmail and use some of the links provided to get to hotmail. I normally use the msn.com page then log into my msn page which has a button on the top to hotmail or down on the page it may actually show your inbox if you have it set up that way. That way usually works for me where as when I try going directly to www.hotmail.com I can have problems. It is quirky. So have him try all the methods and of course make sure he is using the correct user name and password. And try several times because I find at certain times of day mine will not connect well, I have to try a few times to get it.

I made a LOT of "Sassy Water" last summer (Prevention Magazine Recipe from the Flat Belly Diet). It's supposed to be for weight loss (which I wasn't aware of when I had it at a friends home and asked for the recipe), but it WAS a good use for all those cucumbers and mint from the garden and a nice refreshing drink. You will find several versions of this recipe on-line. I also added a couple flavored tea bags to the mixture like Lemon Zinger, Wild Berry Zinger, Bigelo Perfect Peach Herb Tea or Celestial Seasonings Country Peach Passion to give it different flavors and colors. If you have a cutting mandolin, it's the quickest way to slice the cucumber and citrus. 8 1/2 cups water 1 teaspoon grated ginger 1 medium cucumber, sliced thin 1 medium lemon, sliced thin 12 leaves spearmint (any mint will work) Directions: 1 Mix all ingredients together in a pitcher. 2 Refrigerate overnight. 3 Strain water. -Grainlady

Okaaay, now ya got me drooling! I did a quick google for this even though I don't have a T&T recipe--have never even heard of them until your post. Try this link, and read some of the comments. The photos are so yummy looking! Here's the recipe as posted: Snickerdoodle Muffins 2 sticks unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs þ tsp baking soda þ tsp baking powder þ tsp cream of tarter þ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 and ü cup sour cream 2 and ü cups all purpose flour 1 cup sugar and 2 TBSP cinnamon mixed together for rolling 1.Cream the butter and sugar until soft about 3 to 5 minutes. Add in the vanilla. Add in the eggs one at a time and mix until each is incorporated. 2.In a separate, mix together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder and cream of tarter. 3.Add the flour mixture and the sour cream alternately to the egg-butter mixture in the additions. Start with the flour and end with the flour. Scrape the bowl occasionally. 4. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out muffin batter one at a time and drop into a shallow bowl filled with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Roll the muffin around in the mixture until it is covered completely in cinnamon sugar.. Place muffin into a greased muffin tin.. Depending on the size of your tins, you should get about 12 to 14 muffins. Bake them for approx. 20-22 minutes in a 350F oven or until they are golden brown. *** There were a couple other recipes I found, with reviews, but the one posted above and linked looked the best to me. The others had some variations, and mixed reviews. More comments about Peabody's recipe can be found here: http://foodlibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/04/snickerdoodle-muffins-recipe-from.html and here: http://www.eatmedelicious.com/2007/12/snickerdoodle-muffins.html Here is a link that might be useful: Snickerdoodle Muffins

No, the ACTH stimulation test checks only for increases in steroid hormones and does not measure the sex hormones, so it cannot be used to diagnose atypical Cushings. I don't know what a 7200 profile is either, but any vet can send a blood sample to the Tennessee Endocrine lab. Screening tests for Cushings only test for typical Cushings; they cannot be used to diagnose atypical Cushings. They are: Urine cortisol:creatinine ratio- determines if there is enough extra cortisol being produced to spill into the urine. A negative test here pretty much rules out typical Cushings, but a positive test is not conclusive. ACTH stimulation test- pretty good diagnosis for Cushings, but 5% of tests are falsely negative Low dose dexamethasone suppression test- False positives occur frequently with stress or other diseases, but a negative result pretty much rules out typical Cushings None of these are helpful if steroid hormones are not being overproduced as with atypical Cushings though. All of those tests can be normal, but the adrenal gland would still be producing too much sex hormones. There is no way to diagnose a specific liver disease just on lab work. All those results mean is that there is some sort of liver disease present, but it does not tell you exactly what is going on. In fact, those kinds of numbers are pretty commonly seen in Cushings, typical or atypical! Has a CBC been done? Usually dogs with typical Cushings have characteristic changes in the CBC, commonly referred to as a "stress leukogram." A non-invasive way to maybe help determine what is going on in the liver is an ultrasound. While you can't make a specific diagnosis with it, livers that have steroid hepatopathy (as from Cushings, typical or atypical) have a characteristic vacuolar change on ultrasound. Ultrasound may be suggestive of other liver diseases that could explain those lab results as well. You can also look at the adrenal glands for changes in size and/or shape and see if there is evidence of Cushings that way. I can't remember any specific changes in atypical Cushings but we didn't see that many cases, even in school. But with typical Cushings you can almost always see changes in the size of the adrenals, with pituitary-dependent Cushings (most common in dogs) showing both adrenal glands enlarged, and adrenal-dependent showing one enlarged and one small adrenal gland. I am a *huge* fan of ultrasound-guided liver aspirates. While it would require heavy sedation, unless your dog has any medical reason that he can't be sedated, I personally would do it. I would do a coagulation profile first, because the liver makes most of the coagulation factors and since your dog definitely has evidence of some sort of liver disease I would need to know if he can clot properly before sticking a big needle into his liver. But if the coagulation profile was normal and he doesn't have other problems that make him unable to be sedated, I would go for it. Using ultrasound guidance on the aspirate is very helpful especially if there are any lumps or bumps that specifically need to be sampled. Aspiration with a large needle for cytology has been shown to be a very sensitive and specific means of diagnosing liver disease; there is no need to get a larger sample such as with exploratory surgery. But even if you couldn't do a aspirate I think and ultrasound would be incredibly helpful. None of the medications you are currently giving your dog are harmful, and it is possible that they may be helpful even if he doesn't have chronic active hepatitis, since he definitely has some sort of liver disease. Those medications are good for generally helping the liver no matter what the cause. I think that feeding him the human grade food is great for every dog, but especially for dogs with liver disease. You are doing a great job managing his joint disease without aggravating his liver with NSAIDs. We got cases like Jet all the time in school. The vets know there is a problem, and Cushings was strongly suspected, but could not be proven conclusively. Even with all the wizz-bang toys and incredibly smart, board certified specialists, we couldn't always get a definite answer either. Since the Tennessee endocrinology lab started offering their sex hormone profile we have been able to get more cases figured out, but some are just mysteries and we don't know how to treat them. Anyway, I would strongly suggest an abdominal ultrasound first, plus aspirates if possible, to help diagnose the liver problem. To specifically diagnose atypical Cushings, you need to measure the sex hormones which is most commonly done through the University of Tennessee lab. Any vet can submit a sample to them, and the results come back with a potential diagnosis and suggested treatments; it's a no-brainer for the most part. I know how frustrating it is when you know there is a problem with your pet that isn't being addressed. Keep on bugging your vet until all of your concerns are addressed. It's their job. It sounds like you are doing everything in keeping Jet happy and healthy, and besides the panting he seems comfortable, so that is good. Good luck with a diagnosis. Here is a link that might be useful: Diagnosing Liver Disease