maximus you just brought out the ghost in me i was scared to tell her that it might be brucellosis but i did. she treated all the rest of her dogs with amoxycillin 1000mg per day for 5 days.and disinfect all her kennels with javel/chlorine. i hope it works for her. anyway i will be there for her through thick and thin. BTW i did not know that brucellosis could be passed on in a pup and live through adulthood life of that same dog and then develope the desease when that same dog is pregnant.do they have a dormant/nonactive stage. any recommended reading/info/sites would be much appreciated thanks troy