I want to thank everyone for all your info and advise. It really opened my eyes to the seriousness of this disease. My girl doesn't look sick. She plays and looks good in every other way. I have confidence in my vet. He says he treated 3 other GSD with success with this treatment. She is on Prednisolone and cefa. I will talk to him as to getting blood tests during her treatment. I am cleaning her twice a day with Novalsan and putting Bactoderm ointment on her sores. I will talk to him about your suggestion of Protopic. I will also mention to him your successful treatments. Thanks again. I will keep you informed of her progress. Lori McCants ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================