Hi Christina, Are you feeding with a plastic bowl,if so change,as she may be allergic to the plastic.Lorraine Christina Klahn <ducksavsfan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Okay, so still learning things here. I have a couple more questions. My girl is just finishing up the bleeding portion of her heat cycle. I admit, it's been very clean, although very short. It's been one week today since the swelling started. I swabbed her last night and it came up fairly clean. She is still swollen though. Anyhow, my questions.... First, I think she blew her anal sacs in the house Sunday, at least that's the odor I detect. She still reeks of that odor. Once I give her a bath tonight, should I be worried if that odor is still clinging? Just not sure if this odor has anything to do with her cycle. She's acting normal and eating with gusto. Second, the top of her nose has completely dried out. I know lupus can run in GSDs, but at what age does this normally rear it's ugly head? Any recommendations on what I can put on her nose topically? I had thought Bag Balm or Vaseline. You all are the experts though... Thanks in advance for your further assistance. Christina Klahn ducksavsfan@xxxxxxxxx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on Yahoo! FareChase ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================