Had a recent phone inquiry from a Shepherd owner who is having a second dog with this condition. The male is 4 years old and has lost the sheath first on a front toe--month later on back toe. She is alarmed because she lost a bitch a year ago to autoimmune (sp) condition began with toenail sheath loss. I've had no experience in this (am knocking wood) an hope someone out there can give me information. She told me that her vet had diagnosed a bacterial infection, perscribed antibiotics --laterk when the meds did not work and other symptoms appeared, the immune problem emerged. Margaret ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================