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4th June 2006, 12:25 PM
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Canine ears, itch, allergies and yeast
I am new to this group, I've actually been checking you out for nearly a week and I am hopeful someone here can help me and get me on the right track.
I have two labrador retrievers, they are 1/2 brother/sister. My male is pushy and pesty but you gotta love him!  My female, Sabrina, is a wonderful girl who gets herself in to all sorts of messes. Here is our first and most pressing issue. Sabrina has allergies. She was serum tested and is allergic to grass (6 kinds), evergreen trees, most trees that lose their leaves including maple and oak, cat dander, dust mites, molds....many molds and the same molds I'm allergic to coincidentally...... Her allergies manifest themselves with ear issues that turn into yeast infections. There's the history here are the current issues. She started a few days ago again with the tremendous head shaking. I treated her with the otomax from the vet with no resolution and little relief. I have washed her, toweled her face on multiple occasions, washed all of the bed linnens, washed their blankets, cleaned their room to within an inch of it's life (using Simple Green which she doens't seem to have a problem with). I hesitate....no I HESITATE to use the ear cleaning products from the vet. They seem to escallate her situation into unberable requiring aspirin and prednisone just to calm her down! She is getting worse not better. I hate to keep filling her up with antihystamines but that seems to be the only thing that is giving her short term relief. Her ears are red. They smell....um....like ears with a hit of yeast which makes me upset for her. I swear she'd rather I pull her nails out whole than play with her ears, especially the left one..... I'm armed and ready to go to the nature store......I'm ready to switch their diets over......but I need to start with the immediate ear issue. Anyone..... I'm at my wits end! I feel like a bad dog mommie. I just don't know what else to do for her. 
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5th June 2006, 01:51 PM
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Hi there,
Is there any discharge (if so what colour, thickness etc), is it just on the outside of the ear or also comming from the inside, swelling, other discomfort in other places in the dog? You can start with Tea tree oil . Put a few drops in a tablespoon of olive oil and rub this (gently)on the ears. If the infection is also inside the ears than apply a few drops inside the ear to (you can warm the oil before, make sure it isn't to hot) do this 2 to 3x daily. I also googled this http://www.dermapet.com/prod-09.html I have never used it (this is the first time I saw it) but it sounds like a good alternative for this problem. Mirjam
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5th June 2006, 08:31 PM
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Dear mjl
has there been the use of antibiotics in the past? this may of caused these secondary problems (candida yeast) Mirjam can you post wim's homeo/vet forum perhaps he can help mjl. Iforgot the URL? Gina Tyler
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6th June 2006, 12:06 PM
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7th June 2006, 12:09 AM
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Thanks!
Thank you for your input.
No, no discharge....not antibiotics either! Red itchy and hot would best describe her ears.....and smelling like yeast! I DREAD the yeast ear infections! They are so difficult to quell!! In my despiration I started making phone calls. My breeder recommended cleaning with a mix of equal parts distilled water, apple cider vinegar and alcohol. I know from commerical preps that alcohol will make her just crazy with pain. I replaced Witch Hazel for alcohol. First of all there was no hesitation on her part....because this stuff smells like a salad. It also soothed her ear canals and cleaned them some. Very nice start. She had been on increased benadryl. I make their 'cookies' and that has helped somewhat....one less processed product. Ear cleanings have helped. Organic yogurt on her food has increased her good 'flora' so that the yeast infection - which is what it was - that was "brewing" in her ears has subsided. The earflaps are not read, her ear canals are also not red. She is no longer shaking and scratching! I have a friends with a dog who has bad hot spot problems. She switched him to homemade "hot" food. Hot for hotspot. It's a fish protein base. I think that is our next step. I'll let you know what happens. Thank you all again for your thoughts and concern!
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