I also have a very good friend excelent dog owner with a dog with Lupus..and is so heartbreaking..she is doing all possible and the problem is that the medications the dog has to take have affected the liver and now the vet is going to have him on inmunodepressants (hope I wrote it correctly) so the body doesn't fight and create all types of antibodies that are affecting him..I really do not understand too well..but it is heartbreaking!!!! Ceci Martinez Southernwind Kennels FCPR Judge Affiliated member of the FCI http://www.geocities.com/ceciliamart2001/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================