have a 12 year old bitch that started out with a dark fungus around her nipples under her belly and then the hair started breaking off and the skin turned black in color....the vet had us bathing with Mal-A-Ket shampoo....we cleared up and then i noticed about a month later between her hind legs underneath, hair started breaking off again, then i noticed it was breaking off going down her tail underneath side and around the anus, the skin was black....my vet said we could give her Ketoconazole orally but it would be very rough on her stomach....i will see my vet again on Monday and if not satisfied with him, will be seeing another vet next week for a second opinion....any help from the list would be appreciated...thank you for listening.....natalie. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================