I appreciate the info. She did say she took Sheba to the vet to have the problem taken care of. She said it cost her almost $700 to have her treated. That leads me to believe it might have been a serious condition. My thinking is, if that indeed did happen, I would be VERY leary of trying to breed her again in the future. I may go for another female later on down the road...MUCH later on down the road. I have way too much to learn yet...