I just wanted to add that the VARL test is very good for food allergies. Do the scabs get better and the itching after giving Frontline for flea control? It really sounds like a flea allergy. You know it only takes one flea to reek havoc with the immune system if the dog is sensitive. I also recommend giving her Drontal Plus and see if that doesn't clear up the dry coat and shedding due to tapeworms (everyone says I don't have fleas and I don't have tapeworms)you may never see that one flea and you may never see tapeworms if the dog isn't shedding them. I don't know where you live but all of us manage here in the south and have learned this the hard way...paying specialists and doing baths. This is the allergy capital of the world for dogs and people. Good luck. On Friday, May 23, 2014 11:06 AM, "dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: when i purchased this puppy at about 3 months ago, she had a small wound on her forehead and i healed it with panalog (she was born late Aug 2013) she started losing coat and noticed some scabs in her coat and had vet do a culture and sensitivity and it came back to a staff and vet chose amoxicillian and she has been on it for 3 weeks on May 31st... i have also had her on medicated baths at the vet....he said the scabs seem to be getting better but she is still not getting any of her coat back and still losing hair and is scatching so we had to put her on Benadryl again...can anyone help me as we really like this pup but extremely worried about her...could it be an immune problem...never dealt with this situation and sure could use some help.....she also cultured to trib and a little with Baytril but vet felt the amoxycillian should be the best per sensitivity test.....natalie ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================