Adding another anecdotal story to this, when DreamerDog was about 8-12 months old, he was just starting his Pano (and had it bad...like forever and repeatedly), he also developed stress hives and skin allergies. He could barely stand to be touched and didn't play with other pups. He still, at 8+ is the most sensitive to brushing and coat "ruffling" of any dog I've ever been around. Stormy In a message dated 3/12/08 5:00:28 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: > Kathy, the thing that concerns me <too> is in your post you say "I think > the > thing that is concerning me the most is that he doesn't want to play or > even > be touched." That could mean something is wrong (lymes, erlichia, pano or > none of the above). > > While doggy lists are good for some things, what they can't do is diagnose > an illness. To be sure, you'll hear many antidotal stories and get lots of > free advice, home remedies, meds to try, many "solutions" will be > contradictory, > but all of that free advice is worth about what you pay for it. > > Take your boy for a complete exam, have some blood work done and get to the > bottom of it. If the blood work comes back good, you could be dealing w/ > pano and your vet will take a few pictures to rule it in or out. > "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================