i had many e-mails from list members for me to repost my original email but i couldn't find my original post but it started with all the hair breaking off underneath her body and i noticed all the skin was black and my vet recommended Mal-A-Ket shampoo and it brought her hair back and we quit it for a month and i noticed some hair starting to break again underneath (bathed her again) and no black color but then when i examined her again under her tail the hair was gone and around her anus and surrounding area the skin was purple-black in color and very red...i went to the vet again and he said we will not treat her again without a culture and sensitivity and it came back pseudomonas and is now on Baytril....originally the vet thought it was yeast and prescribed Mal-A-Ket....we will treat for 10 days on Baytril and see what happens....natalie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================