In a message dated 7/5/2007 9:00:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Diwri@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Not that I know anything ;-) but I don't think lip crud is indicative of lupus or any other scary ailment. It's just lip crud. I don't know where it comes from, some dogs seem to have it & some don't. I'm with Diane on this - it is just lip crud. I had a dog who had it off and on and worried to death it was something horrible. Did lots of tests that were inconclusive - my regular vet said it was lip crud and I might try some bag balm on it. That seemed to help. Kind of like chapped lips. ~ Val. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================