Yeast infection - Page 3

Dawgs, sorry, I'm not familar with the link between yeast and allergies, so I can't comment. As a homecare nurse, most of my experience with yeast infections was with chemo patients, or those on heavy-duty antibiotics. It was also common with obese or bed-bound patients, when their hygeine wasn't being properly attended to.  But I can certainly see that a link with allergies makes sense. Yeast infections happens when the immune system is disrupted. Allergies are an over-reaction of the immune system to a foreign protein.

Of course, where ears are concerned, not cleaning the ears, and letting them get wet is a sure receipe for trouble, too. Had a spot of  ear trouble during the summer myself,  'cuz the puppy liked to drop her kong in the water pail, then my big guy would submerge his WHOLE HEAD, ears and all, to retrieve it!    And I wasn't cleaning his ears that often, because he cries and fusses like it's major surgery without anesthetic...the big WIMP!

For those that want to learn more about allergies in dogs here is an excellent book EVERYONE should read:

Pet Allergies

Remedies For An Epidemic

by Alfred J. Plechner, DVM and Martin Zucker

This is a must have book~!~!!

Vickie

www.PowerHausKennels.com

Actual food allergies in dogs are not as common as some of you think. Bob-O/ and Louise are correct in that yeast is ubiquitous in the environment. I have had hundreds of GSDs in my possession over the last 10 years and with a few of them, we had to do what I will suggest below. NONE were related to diet. It is a common myth perpetuated by the internet and a lack of scholarship. The right skin pH, and warm, moist environments assist in the proliferation of infections, be they yeast or bacterial.

What is missing from the equation here is one does not KNOW the type of yeast infection, nor has a culture and sensitivity test been done to see what will kill it.

In some ways, many of you are correct, and in some ways, many of you are incorrect. Sunsilver is correct in that most infections are indeed systemic. However, ears, as Bob-O points out, can get yeast inside and there is absolutely the right environment for growth and such infections are most likely NOT systemic. 

Diets may rarely be supporting such an infection, but the bottom line is the pH of the skin and natural and normal skin organisms exist to keep the bad guys in check. When the pH is incorrect, things go awry. So there are a variety of approaches.

However, the very first thing to do is to find out what the organism/s is/are. When a dog has a simple infection that clears with treatment, then this is not necessary. When it is recurrent, then this is the best approach. Otherwise, you are just hoping you will come upon a solution.

A good vet clinic should be able to do a culture and send it out for you. Then you go from there. Once you know the organism, you can make it more difficult for it to coexist by doing a variety of things. Let me know what you find out and we can go from there.

Commercial dog food contain grains , and more gook that turns to sugars and the things that body chemisty gets toxic and the skin and body gets toxic   ...

Try ditching the commercial dog foods and few raw  , a correct balance which loads here can steeer you to.....you infections and yeast will go bye ,,bye.... I would stake a steak dinner on it....

TonDawg;  Chronic yeasty ears are many times a sign of thyroid problem which can be checked by a simple blood test and remedied by medication.

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My daughter has a 2 year old male. He is now being treated for perianal fasciatas. He can only eat venison and sweet potatoe food. He has yeast infections in his ears plus always itching. Has anyone heard of this diease and have any information on it?

Thanks Wanderer.  I'll try the vinegar and probiotics now that I got verification of what I suspected.

 Have a female that always got them. started feeding raw (for other reasons) and she has not had one since.....