On item 1., you forgot to include the cost of 10 days of Baytril, & possibly amp or ammox, plus the smears. Last week the three tests cost $257 plus the Baytril $49 & the Amp $18. Total so far = $324. This does not include the smears. I think the cost has increased about 33% since 2 yrs ago. Erika & the Tamarin GSD ************************************************************************ NHANSBURG@xxxxxxxxxx writes: << 1. The holy terror is in season and its time she had another litter.It costs about 250 dollars these days to do all of the required tests to get the right breeding.That does not even include the smears or progesterone testing. Last time all we needed was the CB and Vaginal culture now they added Mycoplasma. Where is all of this going to end?Personally I think we are going to be paying two stud fees. One to the Stud Dog owner and the other to the vet. Think about that >> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================