For the last year+ my dog has been licking and itching loosing fur. Went to the vet (multiple times) and the dermatologist. The dermatologist, no clues. The vet gave antibiotics the first time, he responded and the problem returned (we did not find the root cause).
This last December, we assumed yeast, did the antibiotic shot and changed shampoo to Malaseb (2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate, 2% Miconazole Nitrate). On my own I slathered on Monistat 7 for a week and he responded.
We are also treating his ears, they increase discharge and then his skin reacts. I then shampoo him for a couple of times and he's fine.
He's going to be 14, healthy his entire life, and been on raw human food since he was a year old. Beef, pork, chicken, rabbit.
I'm wondering, what can cause chronic yeast? It seems the best I can do is contain it when I see symptoms. I'm thinking of adding Fresh Pet to his diet along with more fruits and vegetables.
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Have you tried an elimination diet? Could be something you are feeding or a combination of an environmental & food allergy. Does it appear at certain times of the year or after going to a place you take him to play.
Dogs like people have their immune systems weaken somewhat with age. Something that he did not react to previously may now cause a reaction.
Thank you. Early on I did the elimination diet. I put him I believe it was AvoDerm for 6 months, did not help. Then went back to raw food and only rabbit for several months.
Thanks for the Yeast & Fungal D'Tox recommendation. I will add that to the list.
So far the past three months the apoquel stopped the licking and itching and the antibiotic shot seems to have cleared it for now.
Food changes are in the works, and when I see a flare up start, I know how to start work on it.
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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Avoderm would not be my choice for ruling out allergies. Way too many ingredients that are potential allergens.
Fresh pet would be the same story. Any reason in particular you were thinking of adding it?
A true elimination diet would be a single novel protein(venison, buffalo, duck, goat, etc) that the dog has never had along with a minimal amount of other ingredients to balance the diet out. You feed that until the issues resolve(if they're going to) and then one by one re-introduce components into the food while monitoring for a reaction. Some people discover a supplement like fish oil is a problem. For other dogs fish oil helps quite a bit but the only real way I know of finding out is to do an elimination diet.
Was the skin or ears ever cultured to find out exactly what you're dealing with? Given that it's a chronic issue a culture might be worth it.
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My last foster was a French Mastiff, he arrived with severe yeast infection.
An elimination diet showed We had to go grain free in his food. So diet was a contributing factor. Raw sorted this out for me.
for treatment of yeast infection tip:
Malaseb (2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate, 2% Miconazole Nitrate
This product, often sold by vets, cost me a fortune, say $35 for 250ml bottle!, till i was advised by a trainer that Vagisil, a product for yeast infected vaginas sold in most supermarkets. Costs $12 and has exactly the same ingredient in it, in the same dose. FYI in case you need it again later .
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