I culture the specimen for 3 weeks with a reading after one week, two weeks and at the end of three weeks. If the culture comes up with a "moderate" amount on the first week, I start medicating with Baytrill immediately. This early moderate number will most likely increase to a heavy growth in the culture by the end of three weeks. ************************************************************************************************************** I have two questions 1. Can mycoplasma make a male sterile? 2. If the bitch is started on baytril after the first week, can she be bred or will you just have to miss that season? Thanks Diane --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================