Chronic Ear Problems - Page 5

OOps its called natural cure two bottles one ear wash and one ear dry,

just my 1 cent worth here.

At the shop we see an excessive number of dogs with ear "yeast" infections. After clients have seen vet after vet to correct the problem I recommend a local vet. Mainly because I have seen his treatment and cures of other client dogs. One thing I have noticed around here, vets that have dogs with yeasty ears never ever look at the feet or smell the breath. Systemic "Yeast" infections have to be treated from the inside out. Putting drops in the ear are not effective for the feet or system. The local vet said it is a "gut" issue with the fungus/bacteria ( I dont remember which off hand) florishing. With certain breeds that are prone to ear and skin issues such as the cocker spaniel, this vet will usually do a thyroid check on chronis cases. It usually ends up being a thyroid imbalance and once started on thyroid meds the skin/eye/ear issues clear up. I do want to mention, if your dog has yeasty ears, check the pads of his feet , especially back feet, for redness, soreness or a yeasty or athletes foot odor between the large pad and toe pads. They use that foot to scratch the yeasty ear right? Then why wouldnt you treat or at least suspect that also?
This is just My Opinion and what I have seen while grooming various breeds of dogs.

This is a very timely thread, as the summer heat often encourages ear problems to start!

Can someone who's had experience with this answer my questions? I think my puppy has a yeast infection in her ear. She is on Revolution so that rules out ear mites. Does yeast have a sweetish odour to it? The vet gave me some Burrow's solution. Which do you think is more effective: that or plain vinegar and water?

Thanks!

yeast is a fungal infection, it needs an anti fungal to clear it up, believe it or not, I have had the most success with Monistat or off brand , ( same thing used for women,) get the cream type, they now have it that knocks out the yeast within 3 days.

JMO
Therese

Strange you said that I took mine back for a recheck and she said since he is young and having all these problems she will check him for thyroid when he gets a bit older. Puppies with allergies and  chronic skin problems then to have thyroid problems. Easy to fix just another expense

Shandra, I deal with a lot of yeast infections in my human patients, as many of them are on chemo. And you're 100% right! If a patient has a yeast infection in their mouth, they will often have it elsewhere too (genitals, around the anus and under the breasts are 3 of the most common locations.) Needless to say, this is not going to be cured by using just an anti-fungal mouthwash!