I know someone that did this and their bitch never went into labor and needed a c-section. Ann Home of Sel Ex # 6 Ch Maxwell, Sel Ex Ch Gilley and #1 Dam Muggles - owner/breeder of 69 champions and 19 ROMs --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Amy Safdir <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Amy Safdir <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Mycoplasma revisited.... To: "The List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 11:40 AM you can supplement with an oral progesterone, under the supervision of the repro vet. I would love to know what causes the drop to head it off but I think it's just mother nature. I have gotten to the point of not supplementing them and taking them out of my breeding program. I think fertility issues like these are hereditary (just my thoughts and not proven) I try to avoid them like the plague because I have had this in the past. I think fooling with mother nature isn't the way to go,,,,but I do the testing and ultrasound etc to know exactly what I am dealing with. This is just what I do and I'm not saying anyone is wrong for supplementing. I have done it in the past. I'm kinda over it,,,,if they can't have pups naturally then I'm not pushing the issue. Amy Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Madlung" <stormygsd@xxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:09 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Mycoplasma revisited.... > Amy, what do you do if the tests show a drop in progesterone? Is it too > late > by then? is there anything a breeder can do to help the bitch maintain the > progesterone level? What causes the drop if they are pregnant? > a very interesting topic! > Sue ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================