Jan, according to Dr. Cindy Smith, the repro specialist who practices down in Lakewood.....there really hasn't been enough mycoplasma documented in the state of Washington to assume it is a prevalent cause of sterility. Fertility in the male is really a very delicate thing and can be decreased by age, dental infections, a silent infection of the GU tract....just almost anything. You can test your dog for mycoplasma, but the swab must be a "hooded" collection device and must be submitted in a specific medium. A good portion of the time, the results are negatives even if the dog did indeed, have mycoplasma at some point in time. We went down the mycoplasma road with all of our dogs when we discovered that one of our older boys was sterile....but it was expensive and accomplished nothing. His sterility is just his issue and we still don't know the cause after three years of searching. Myra
>From: mjtkrinker Rinker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] sterility >Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:20:34 -0700 > >Hi List, > >I am hoping there is someone on the list who knows something about >mycoplasma and it's potential effect on male fertility. I took my 10 1/2 >year old Aussie to be collected one last time, and he did not have enough >sperm to collect. Yes, he is old but I still hoped to use him. The people >at ICSB felt the cause might be mycoplasma. He is in excellent health. They >said his testicles were normal. I am glad I learned of a possible problem >this way rather than through a missed breeding. He was fine this time last >year by the way. I intend to look at all possibilities to get the sperm >count back up-would love to hear of experiences others have had-in any >breed-they are all dogs! > >Thanks for any help >Jan Rinker > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
