Chronic yeast in my dogs ears?!?

Question

My poor dog has a yeast problem in his ears.. The vet gave us a solution to clean out his ears and drops that were suppose to take care of it..well here I am needing something else! He is such a sweet dog and his ears are always bothering him! Help!

Answer 1

My lab has the same problem. I mix some plain yogurt with active cultures in with her food for about a week and it seems to balance her system out. She loves yogurt. Oh - keep using the cleaning solution and the drops too.

Answer 2

Did your vet take a squab of the yeast and send it off to a lab for a Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)? That should be the next step.

With the C&S what happens is the lab will grow the type of yeast/bacteria in order to determine the specific type of bacteria. From there they will run individual samples of the that bacteria through a specialized machine that very much resembles a Ferris Wheel. Each sample of the bacteria will get assigned a different antibiotic. After a few days, your vet will recieve a report back form the lab with detailed results (in percentags) letting your vet know which antiobiotic(s) "worked" the best to kill the bacteria.

Answer 3

My dog had this problem. She saw 3 vets and endured a boatload of medications. I have tried everything recommended here and more. None of it worked. I tried a million low grain and grain free foods. I finally switched her to Wellness Sweet Potato and Fish formula dry dog food. That did the trick. She has been yeast free for about 2 years now. Give it a try.

Answer 4

Smear some yogurt in them, not much, just some on a swab or your finger. Buy the plain non flavored yogurt that says 'live culture'. This has the good bacteria in it that kills yeast. It's fine if they lick it, since you can feed some to them anyway, it's totally safe.

The stuff the vet gave you kills the 'bad' bacteria that allows yeast to grow, but it is also killing the good bacteria at the same time. Live culture yogurt will put the good bacteria back and be like a double shot to get rid of the yeast.

Answer 5

My dog had that, i felt horrible for him because i'm sure it was a pain in the butt to be itching like crazy and messing up the ears. I took him to the vet and he gave me the same thing, the solution and the drops. Good news, it works like a charm, it took about 3 days and you see the difference, they look better and the pup feels so great, no more pain, your dog will be okay.

Answer 6

Dr. Andrew Jones, DVM is the author of "veterinary secrets revealed" which is a book on home remedies. He recommends a solution of equal parts vinegar and water and then infuse in the ear, massage and wipe out with soft cloth or cotton pads. Do this daily for 7-10 days and see if there is improvement. If not you might need a 2nd opinion as chronic ear infections can affect their hearing. BOL!

Answer 7

If your dog has ears that don't stand then you can flip their ears back when they are laying down to let air get in.alot of the problem is that air cant get in to help keep the ears dry. its the moisture that causes alot of the problems.

Answer 8

IF the treatment the vet gave didn't work, you go back to the vet, or go to another vet and see what needs to be done next. Sometimes you need to try the common treatment, then go to something more if that doesn't work.

I would also suggest a culture. If you are not treating the right thing, it will not work.

Answer 9

vinegar swab in the ears weekly keep the enviroment too acid for yeast. On a raw, itchy ear, you will cause excruciating pain, so get the problem cleared up first.

Answer 10

don't feed him products with yeast in them..that helped my grandpas dog...check your dog food lable and try to find one with little or no yeast