Rescue...Yeast Infection in ears - Page 2

I doubt that the person would be embarassed.Yellowrose, Can you explain about vaginal cream and how it is used for yeast infections in a dogs ear?How it is applied and so forth.

You need to find the source and reason for the "yeast" infection. It could be something as simple as a yeast infection, but without a vets diagnosis you could be doing like I did for years, and my poor GSD suffered for it. I doctored her ears, knowing it was a yeast infection after the first vet visit. always assumed after that it was the same and treated accordingly. Took her to the vet recently because I couldnt clear it up this time and found she had a chronic ear infection that I was just covering up treating as ayeast infection. She learned to hide the head shake or do it when I wasnt around because she didnt want me messing with her ears. Now she has been treated properly and followed up with and was clear until about a week ago, then I saw the telltale ear cock and headshake starting so back she goes. She was treated very aggressively last time because it was chronic. So tell your friend, rescue or not get a professional opinion before treating or masking the symptoms. It will pay off in the long run.

Therese

Just curious Therese.Did you find out the "Reason" for your dogs yeast infection?

Unless a vet has diagnosed the infection as a yeast infection, don't assume that's what it is. Take the poor dog to the vet and get a culture done. The vet will give you medication that will cure the problem as long as you apply the med correctly and for the recommended time.

Sam, The dog has been diagnosed with yeast infection but are unable to follow-up with their vet.GEE!! there are alot of elderly in this country (USA) that have been diagnosed but can't follow up either(sp) with their doctors.Any suggestions? "GOOD MORNING AMERICA"  !!!!!

That's pretty much my standard reply for someone asking about medications without saying that the infection was diagnosed by a vet. IIRC, the meds my dog needed were not very expensive. I don't know what OTC antifungals like mycelex cost, maybe less than a med prescribed by a vet. If you know it's a fungus, go with something like mycelex then.

About the elderly without prescriptions, the "donut hole" is responsible for a lot of that and we can blame Congress for the donut hole. But this is way, way off topic.

Definately spend a few bucks and have a culture and sensitivity done... though it may look and smell like a simple yeast infection many have other nasty lil buggers in there as well.  We had one dog treated regularily for Yeast but the moment the treatment was finished BOOM there it was again.  He came back to me (as his breeder) and a culture showed multiple things, and a sensitivity to Baytril.  He was treated twice with that (2 cc streight in the ear after general cleaning) a week apart... and it was gone.

I'm all for over the counter treatments, but the poor dog had been treated for 3 years, had surgery to open the ear canal and was about to be euthanized because the treatments weren't working...  $30 for the culture/sensitivity and $24 for the Baytril and he was fine.  Maybe go thru one treatment as a trial, but if it comes back don't try to scrimp on pennies...Prior treatments cost his owner Hundreds of Dollars, and 3 years of daily treaments... and Ky a lot of discomfort and pain... that a culture might have prevented...

Rainhaus,I understand your situation BUT please just hear me out,Usually the cause of this is more than likely a problem with something-usually the protein source in the diet.Your friend needs to change whatever he is feeding that particular dog and then you could maybe phone the original vet you say he saw but cannot follow up with and ask that vet to call in a script for Ottomax which takes care of ,inflamation,infection and so on.I would imagine that most  pharmacies would have it.Also ,you need to rule out mites,etc.I know this may not be the exact answer you were hoping for but hopefully it will do more than just fraustrate you.Good luck.

 50% apple cider vinegar solution 5 drops 3x per day

a small amount of organic live yoghurt (unsweetened) rubbed in to the ear 2-3x per day

1 garlic clove crushed up with 2tbsp olive oil rubbed in

these are some other home remedies i have found

good luck

regards

Tracie

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Mycelex-7 is Clotrimazole comes in a  1 %,  2 % cream  otc

also Monistat cream is miconazole nitrate  2% cream  otc    is also  a vaginal anti-fungal agent group monograph

I like creams as a topical application to the skin but it is very hard to get down into ear canals.  These preparations cost just as much as a vet prep.  I prefer drops.  I like having ear cultures ran too,  to make sure it is yeasties or bacteria.

If the vet seems like his prices are too high on medications then ask what is his markup is.  Do they give senior citizen discounts?  I hope this helps.