Yeast Infection - Ears

Pugdawg1 · 08-13-2004, 01:42 PM

Anyone know of or use any sort of dietary supplement that helps a bit in deterring yeast infections in a dog's ear? Oscar had it once, treated it, it never came back. When I got Bentley in June, he came to me with a yeast infection.. treated that, did great.. but today, I notice he has a very irritated ear again, I am almost totally positive it's the same thing. Again. Treating it isn't a problem, I'm all set in the way of medicine. I'm just curious if anyone has an idea on PREVENTING them. I do clean them regularly.

Any ideas?

Taz · 08-13-2004, 02:11 PM

Duke gets them all the time, vet says its from swimming all the time. Your pugs have a kiddy poor right? Maybe the moisture is causing it. The only thing that worked for us was a drying solution that we have to put in his ears everytime he swims.

Pugdawg1 · 08-13-2004, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Taz

Duke gets them all the time, vet says its from swimming all the time. Your pugs have a kiddy poor right? Maybe the moisture is causing it. The only thing that worked for us was a drying solution that we have to put in his ears everytime he swims.

Actually that kiddie pool has not been used in a couple of weeks. Been so hot here, haven't even wanted them out to play in that. So no... they have not gotten moisture in their ears from water. No bathes either. I dont think it's always from swimming... Bentley had a yeast infection when I got him, and he was never bathed, never went swimming. Not around water at all. (shrug)

fireworksinjuly · 08-13-2004, 02:21 PM

hhmm and you live in Nevada where though its hot its not humid like here....mine havent got it yet but ive heard a lot of dogs in my area can get it so easily just cuz of the 80-100% humiduty we have almost all summer.

Pugdawg1 · 08-13-2004, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fireworksinjuly

hhmm and you live in Nevada where though its hot its not humid like here....mine havent got it yet but ive heard a lot of dogs in my area can get it so easily just cuz of the 80-100% humiduty we have almost all summer.

YIKES!

fireworksinjuly · 08-13-2004, 02:26 PM

yup, our 70 days feel like 90 cuz of the humidity...we arnt as bad as the mid west (my friend lived in Missouri for a while and that was horrible) but just sitting around watching tv you feel all hot and sticky....right now its been slightly cooler and raining cuz were getting off shoots from the huricanes in Florida I guess....I duno really
Kino cant wait for winter so the heat and humidity goes away.

Pugdawg1 · 08-13-2004, 02:41 PM

When I was a teenager we lived in Carthage, Missouri for a summer. I am getting flashbacks of the horrible stickiness... of taking a shower and feeling like I'm sweating in the shower... ugh. I'd forgotten that LOL. Remember fleas really bad, and ticks. Here in Nevada, the humidity is almost always just in the teens.. 13 to 17 percent when I've bothered to check. Missouri is such a pretty state, but I couldn't live there. My pugs would be miserable.

Lil'Paws · 08-13-2004, 04:26 PM

Have you tried EarClenc Solution..Foster&Smith make it and its to prevent constant ear infections.It comes in drop or pads..

***Carrie*** · 08-13-2004, 04:36 PM

Bonnie, my Lab use to get them all the time where I use to live. I think it's less humid here and less rain and she hasn't had one since I moved to Idaho. But she had to get an RX called Ottomax. It worked well, but was expensive. The vet told me when the ears are healed, not red, sore or irritated, that vinigar and water swabbed in them to clean would help keep the yeast down. If they're inflamed, DON'T use vinigar! I never ended up using it so I don't know first hand.

Carrie

Pugdawg1 · 08-13-2004, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil'Paws

Have you tried EarClenc Solution..Foster&Smith make it and its to prevent constant ear infections.It comes in drop or pads..

No, but i'll look into that and similar things since it seems Bentley is a bit more prone to getting yeast infections. Pugs are pretty bad about this sort of thing, I've simply been lucky over the years and had very few problems. C'est la vie!

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Taz Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 611 Rep Power: 95	Duke gets them all the time, vet says its from swimming all the time. Your pugs have a kiddy poor right? Maybe the moisture is causing it. The only thing that worked for us was a drying solution that we have to put in his ears everytime he swims.
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fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 142	hhmm and you live in Nevada where though its hot its not humid like here....mine havent got it yet but ive heard a lot of dogs in my area can get it so easily just cuz of the 80-100% humiduty we have almost all summer.
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fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 142	yup, our 70 days feel like 90 cuz of the humidity...we arnt as bad as the mid west (my friend lived in Missouri for a while and that was horrible) but just sitting around watching tv you feel all hot and sticky....right now its been slightly cooler and raining cuz were getting off shoots from the huricanes in Florida I guess....I duno really Kino cant wait for winter so the heat and humidity goes away.
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Pugdawg1 Pug Mom Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elko, Nevada Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 135	When I was a teenager we lived in Carthage, Missouri for a summer. I am getting flashbacks of the horrible stickiness... of taking a shower and feeling like I'm sweating in the shower... ugh. I'd forgotten that LOL. Remember fleas really bad, and ticks. Here in Nevada, the humidity is almost always just in the teens.. 13 to 17 percent when I've bothered to check. Missouri is such a pretty state, but I couldn't live there. My pugs would be miserable.
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Lil'Paws ~w/Dachshund~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ~Western~NC~ Posts: 1,662 Rep Power: 118	Have you tried EarClenc Solution..Foster&Smith make it and its to prevent constant ear infections.It comes in drop or pads..
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*Carrie* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: north panhandle of Idaho Posts: 7,415 Rep Power: 285	Bonnie, my Lab use to get them all the time where I use to live. I think it's less humid here and less rain and she hasn't had one since I moved to Idaho. But she had to get an RX called Ottomax. It worked well, but was expensive. The vet told me when the ears are healed, not red, sore or irritated, that vinigar and water swabbed in them to clean would help keep the yeast down. If they're inflamed, DON'T use vinigar! I never ended up using it so I don't know first hand. Carrie
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