Has anyone suggested or tried Acidophilus? Perhaps just some plain yogurt, topically and/or orally. Paula, 290 days and counting ----Original Message Follows---- Msg: #7 in digest Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:17:20 -0800 From: Crystaridge <crystaridge@xxxxxxx> Subject: Fw: Dusty's condition I had a call today from a gal that has a female from a litter that I co-bred. She has had on-going problems with this girl since August/04. I have never encountered a situation such as this, so I told her that I would go to the List as the Listers usually have an answer for everything. I asked her to email me just what has gone on with this bitch and it follows. This girl is almost seven - was spayed as a youngster and never had a problem until just recently. These people will do whatever it takes to make their girl comfortable once more. She is a sweetheart, and truly does deserve that. Thanks for any info that is out there. Sylvia Crystaridge German Shepherds http://www.geocities.com/crystaridgegsd/ Hi Sylvia, The problem with Dusty's vaginitis started in August, 2004 - symptoms generally are a swollen vagina, smelly discharge, and lethargy. Dusty does not lick herself. In August, 2004 she was given ampicillin for 2 weeks. This didn't clear up so in September, 2004 she was seen again and her dosage for ampicillin was increased and she took that for 2 weeks. This didn't clear things up. In October, 2004 she was given baytril for 2 weeks. Then in November, 2004 the Baytril dosage was increased and she took that for 2 weeks. Her infection never cleared up. Finally, in December, 2004 she underwent exploratory surgery to rule out tumours. The vet didn't find anything during the surgery. Dusty now has another infection and we are at a loss as to what her future treatment should be. The vet has suggested a referral to a specialist in Calgary or Saskatoon. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks. Corinne. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================