Paulette, I may have been the one inquiring about SIBO. My girl, Candi, was thought to have SIBO or cancer. As it turns out, after a VERY expensive stool sample (diarrhea panel for $155.00!!!) they found good old Giardia. To correctly diagnosis her problem we had to do a biopsy (she couldn't have surgery as her protein level was too low) or get a stool sample to the vet within 2 hours. We finally were able to get the sample to the vets. So now she is being treated for Giardia. The symptoms of Giardia are similar to several problems, such as Mal Absorption syndrome, etc. It is hard to detect Giardia and we were lucky (I guess) to find it. So we are still battling it and hope that the damage done will not shorten her life. I have talked to several breeders (both Shepherds and Danes) that have lost dogs to Giardia. I was shocked as I didn't realize that it could kill. So we are taking this one day at a time and seeing what happens with her. Janet _http://www.janmargsd.com/_ (http://www.janmargsd.com/) _http://www.petsnaturalchoyce.com/_ (http://www.petsnaturalchoyce.com/) **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics â?? check it out! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redirhttp://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================