Dawnmarie..antibiotics should be used with care..if you dont; excericise caution and put animals who don't need to be on antibiotics on them..you will also kill the normal flora..also..when you really need them they won't be effective...this is the predicament that humans are in now as many bacteria are becoming reisitant thanks to over antibiotic use. C.Grainger > [Original Message] > From: <WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 12/27/2004 8:51:06 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: question on mycoplasma testing > > In a message dated 12/27/2004 9:12:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > So why not just give 5 days Baytrill to any bitch you want to breed instead > > > > of the test? This way if you are too late in test you are stil fairly sure > > > > they are clean.....just a thought > > > I think it can take up to 6 weeks to treat this problem, thoroughly. > Perhaps maybe just in our case we had to treat much longer than that, we treated > with 6 weeks of Chloro Tabs i believe it was, she was "moderate" twice. First > time treated with Doxy for 3 weeks and because i had no idea what Mycoplasma > was and my "then" vet never said to retest and treat if need <rollingeyes> and > then about 2 months from the time of treatment i had found our Repro Vet who > tested her and she was still "moderate" we skipped that heat season because it > was too dangerous to breed her because she had absorbed a litter several > months prior and had a litter where all the puppies died a yr before that (probably > due to mycoplasma and the irresponsible breeders who owned her then didnt > even bother to test her for ANY THING to see why a perfectly healthy bitch would > have 6 dead puppies :( NOR did they bother to do ANY pre breeding cultures < > sigh> anyway... she was put on Chloro Tabs for 6 weeks, if my memory serves > me correct, we waited several weeks later to retest, during her Estrus and > came back clean :) and clean ever since, (knock on woood) i will test her > again this week soon as she is due pretty soon. > > just my experience to share hope its helpful! > > Dawnmarie > http://hometown.aol.com/wymargsd/wymargsdupdateyani.html > Designs By Dawnmarie - Digital Photography > http://hometown.aol.com/designsdawnmarie/home.html > > > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================