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Ear Yeast, Whats the Fix??

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#1 ·
Dakotas ears are driving me and him crazy!!! He litteraly will get a yeast infection in his ears every other month. Whats good preventative maintanince for this?
 
#2 ·
The Healthy Ear Recipe. I use this with my dog who has the same problem and her ears are BEAUTIFUL now. It works, it's easy, it feels like a major miracle sometimes LOL

Equal parts Monistat, Cortaide and Polysporin. One tube each, mix it all together and put in an air tight container.

If the ears are inflamed, put a small amount in twice a day. After the ears are clear again, use maybe once a week. I just put a small amount on the tip of my finger and massage it down into the ears.

One of the best things about this formula is it's dog friendly! Daisy hates anything put in her ears but she doesn't mind this stuff at all. She doesn't run, she doesn't shake her head a lot.

Seriously, this is good stuff!
 
#3 · (Edited)
Routine ear cleaning with an appropriate product that balances the ph is what you need for prevention. DermaPet's ear cleaners are the top natural ones available (their hygienic products are the best of the best). They have a couple different ear products. The creator of DermaPet products is a world-leading veterinary dermatologist. Here is the company's website (NOT mine & there is no link to my website from the company's): http://www.dermapet.com/

BUT, you & your vet need to determine what is causing the frequent ear infections to see if it's potentially related to an inhalant, food allergy, etc. If you don't get to the root cause, you will just keep band-aiding an underlying problem
 
#6 ·
Once or twice a week, sprinkle a capsule of probiotics (you get them from the health food store or where vitamins are sold, they need to be kept in the fridge) in each ear.

Lana
 
#8 ·
It gets confusing, doesn't it? So many options.

I have to be very careful with Daisy because she got a ear hematoma from an infection she had a couple of years ago. I need to minimize the head shaking as much as possible. The hematoma could flare up again if we're not careful. That's what I like most about the healthy ear recipe, it's not uncomfortable for her. And it works.
 
#9 ·
Have you looked into what you are feeding your dog? It could be causing allergies and flaring up as an ear infection based on yeast.

I seriously believe that my health and my dog's starts from the inside out and what you feed will affect everything else.
 
#12 ·
A cleaner and moisture inhibitor is very, very, very useful for battling yeast infections. Also make sure that excess hair in the ear is trimmed routinely - especially if ear canals are deep set. 1 drop a day per ear once the infection is gone and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
 
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