Dr. Williams: I have a question about Espie. She's a bit lethargic lately, although she still gets up and plays now and then, but she doesn't always get up to get her raisin treat in the morning with the others. I noticed her abdomen is belling out a bit, so she has a little bit of a pear shape. Her hair doesn't appear to have changed -- it's still slightly thinner on her back legs than elsewhere, but it's not pronounced. Sometimes when she's resting, her eyes look very tired. Would you recommend I do the $75 blood test for adrenal disease? Her blood tests have never been conclusive; they're always a little off but never enough to alarm the vet. The last one was earlier this year, I think. My problem is I hate to put her through it. She hates to have blood taken from her neck and once, she bit one of the vets. So then they anesthetized her, which I hated. They won't let me hold her so she can bite me instead. Thanks for your help. Linda [Posted in FML issue 1300]