I have a black lab/border collie mix, he constantly has infection in his ears, I clean them use the medicine and wash and have had them flushed twice which can get expensive. The vet said it is common in this type of dog and it could be allergy too, which I think so because he has really itchy dry skin on his back. I just don’t know what to do to help him, should I change his food? I have been to two vets they both just say to give benedryl. But it doesn’t really work, and I feel bad for him scratching at himself all the time.
The ear medication I used was called Mometemax drops and also used a cream, I cant remember the name but it was in a pale green tube. Also use Oti Calm cleansing solution.

Ask your vet to try him on a 3 week course of Ketoconazole ( oral anti – fungal) It’s expensive,but it works wonders.Also,have you tried pulling his ears back? Use a men’s tube sock,cut the end off and slip it over his head ( you may have to secure it with some athletic tape) This will get the air circulating in his ears and help to kill the yeast.Feed him yogurt (plain,unsweetened) everyday,and add at least 2000 mg. of salmon oil to his food every day. Benedryl may stop the itching,but it doesn’t kill the yeast.May I ask what ear medication you use?

Hmmm…Has the vet cultured the discharge from the ears? Perhaps a different antifungal agent is needed.You may also try a rinse of 1/3 white vinegar,1/3 witch hazel and 1/3 dostilled water,in addition to the sock/headband treatment.Have you ever used Panalog? It seems to do the trick,or ,you could even try Monistat ( yes,for vaginal yeast infections.) Clean the ears with the vinegar/witch hazel solution,let dry well,and massage a little of the Monistat cream into the ear canal.It won’t hurt the dog;I did a search;here are a few links for you.

http://animalpetdoctor.homestead.com/Ears.html

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art29091.asp

http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dogear.html

http://www.dermapet.com/articles/moeet.html

Good luck in treating this frustrating problem.

Posted a question not too long ago, got some great answers, and I think I know what it is now.. Yeast infection of the skin on my dog. Is there any, preferrably, natural, chemical-free herbal way of healing the yeast infection? If not, is there any over the counter medicine I can give him, oral or topical? If this doesn’t work than it’s definately to the vet’s.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aln5Qh6xBW6YFTwLNugv5vDsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071005210814AAwsRaW

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For those of you who are reccomending the vet..

If you don’t treat a yeast infection properly, it will get worse.. The worse it gets, the longer it will take to get rid of it, and the more it will end up costing you. Why not go to the vet straight off, get the dog properly diagnosed and treat the problem properly??

I plan on getting acidophilius for her but am not sure of the dosage and what brand/type to get. Any advise on that would be great.

I’m having a real hard time with food though. I started her on Canidae about 2 months ago, saw an improvement right away but the improvement disappeared and we are right back where we started. I am willing to cook for her and I plan to cook enough for several meals in my crockpot. Does anyone have any recipes? At least with a home cooked meal, I know there wont be any by products, sugar and grains etc.

If you do know of a human grade dog food that has NO grains, please suggest : )

MEATS: I use Eagle Holistic canned dog foods for variety (beef, chicken, liver, lamb, duck, fish, puppy).I mix a couple of tablespoons of canned meat with tepid temperature water and make a gravy.

Do NOT use grocery store brands they are full of preservatives and 4D meats (dead, diseased dying and disabled) and they give the dogs stinky gas and are full of unhealthy fillers. NO homemade concoctions of meat/rice combinations that you make up at home, they are very unbalanced in their calcium and phosphorus levels and can cause growth problems.

FRUITS &VEGETABLES:

I think it is important to incorporate some real foods into you dogs diet on a daily basis. Not only is this done for nutritional purposes, but because the dog gets bored eating the same thing day in, day out!! This is a list of recommended foods to use in moderation:

yogurt, buttermilk berries melons, apples, banana, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, oranges, squash, sweet potato, green beans, zucchini – minced/diced/raw/cooked – they love frozen berries and melon balls!! Pulverized fresh veggies are best for digestion.

NO raw onions, grapes or raisins, macadamia nuts.

Linda’s Very Veggie Soup – 2 large cans of chicken or beef broth – (low sodium for heart or elderly dogs- or homemade). Add LOTS of veggies – carrots, green beans, wax beans, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and couple cloves of garlic. The idea is to use this as the filler so you want it to be hearty and filling

My dog has recently gotten another yeast infection in her ear.
I just lost my job around the time i noticed it had developed. I don’t have ANY money to take her to the vet right now.
Is there anything I can do from home?
What happens if this goes untreated too long?

Call your vet and see if they’re any over the counter meds you could use.

Ok, so I took my dog to the vet last Friday, and the vet said ‘she has a yeast ear infection give her benydrol and cut out all colored foods for the next 3 weeks.’ Well I have, and she’s been getting worse. She constantly wines, and her ear looks even worse. Is there something I can do from home, since obviously this vet has no clue what she’s doing. I was thinking about taking her to a different vet, however it takes over a week to get a new dog in to see a vet where I live. Is there anything I can do in the meantime to make my dog feel better? If it helps she’s a 5 month old Lab/Shepherd mix.
It’s already been swabbed, and it was confirmed that it’s yeast.
She is on a non-corn has been for a few months…

My french mastiff used to get nasty yeasty ears. The vet gave us Otomax liquid to clean his ears out with. Once it cleared up, we had to be very diligent keeping them clean- I just use the regular ear cleaner from Petco- smells like mostly alcohol to me. I have also diluted vinegar with water, and used cotton balls dampened with it to clean inside his ears….

I have been giving my dog who had a very bad yeast infection mega 3&6 fatty acid pills and spraying him with an ACV concoction for a little over a week now and everything was going fine, until just today, his neck and chest got bright red again, and a yellowish oily discharge is coming from the skin. I read somewhere that this is just the body pushing the yeast out, is this true? Does anything else need to be done? Id rather not take a trip to the vet’s, because they’ll just load him up with medications which I don’t want to happen, and I’ve heard that sometimes they ‘misdiagnose’ because yeast infections aren’t that common and the antibiotics will just make it worse.

Antibiotics can make yeast worse, so can prednisone and the other things they try and give people.. The vinegar will push toxins out of the system.. Are you putting applecider vinegar in the drinking water too? You should also give a tsp of natural home each day, it helps the body to rid itself of the toxins.

does anyone know if plain yougurt on a dog’s skin yeast infection works, or at least cut down on the smell?

Yogurt with active cultures CAN help a yeast infection. It is a very old, natural remedy. "Infection" does not necessarily imply *bacterial* infection. Antibiotics WILL make a yeast infection worse because it kills off the good bacteria that keep yeast infections in check – just ask any woman about yeast infections and antibiotics. However, it is likely that your dog will lick it off as soon as you put in on the affected area. You could try bathing the dog and then pouring a mixture of water and yogurt on the area. Let it sit for a while and then rinse. Make sure you use plain unsweetened yogurt because yeast feeds off of sugar and your dog will end up sticky!

I wouldn’t use an over the counter remedy without first talking to your vet (even over the phone if they will help you that way) because a lot of human medications are not safe for dogs and cats.

Personally I would want to know what is going on with the dog that it has a yeast infection in the first place, which will require a visit to the vet, unless you already know. I have heard that some dogs end up with chronic yeast infections because of a food allergy. The most common food allergies in dogs are to corn or wheat products, so you may want to try switching to a grain free food.

My dog has this awful smell and we looked it up online. We saw that it was very common for the type of dog we have to get yeast infections, but we aren’t sure if that’s what he has. He seems to show the symptoms for it. He is also very old.

Depends on the location. It usually causes redness, dark brownish-red discharge in the ears. On the skin, it prefers warm places, like the arm pit or groin area, but can affect anywhere. The skin gets red, irritated and itchy ( of course!), and has a sweet odor. With chronic infections, the skin will darken, and get thick, like elephant skin.

The easiest way to tell is to have your vet look at a swab of the skin/ears, to see if there is any yeast. There are many treatments, most topical unless the condition is severe. Please go to the vet, for his comfort.

I took My little girl(shih-tzu) to the vet today.And she said she has a yeast in her ears.She gave me drops to use for a couple days.But I been giving her brewers yeast with garlic to keep fleas away.and it also has omega 3 in it .Can this be what gave her the ear problems.
I have been useing it for a couple weeks and we don’t have ANY fleas.

firstly and most important anything in the onion family should not be fed to dogs as they can be toxic and cause liver failure, this includes garlic. Secondly yeast occurs naturally in the ear canal however occasionally will overgrow due to the warm moist conditions inside the ear causing a yeast infection. I doubt that the brewers yeast is keeping away many fleas. The only benificial ingredient in the tablet that you’ve been giving is the omega-3.

I have a pitbull she is 1 1/2 years old. She never licks herself. Last two days she has been licking constantly and she like smacks her lips after like shes still licking but isnt, like something is on her tongue. Is this a yeast infection? any home remedies for dogs?

i think so. especially if she is licking constantly. here is something that may help. Ways to Control Yeast / Fungus Overgrowth
Treatment: External Problems

Bathe: Use a sulfur-based or medicated shampoo for fungus, one with Ketoconazole – KetoChlor Shampoo by VirBac – have your vet order it for you.

Then use a Baking Soda rinse after shampooing, it will be quite helpful with the overall itchiness, skin problems and inflammation.

BAKING SODA RINSE RECIPE
Mix two (2) teaspoons of BAKING SODA per gallon of warm water; make sure to mix it so it completely dissolves – poor over pet, do not rinse off.

After bathing and animal is dry: Prepare a 2 % solution of Oxy-Drops (Mix 1 teaspoon with 1 cup (8ozs.) of distilled water). Use this to spray or wipe skin, ears, and feet with to prevent secondary bacterial infection. (order below). Some people report wiping areas with Listerine stops itching.