Bull Boxer With Major Skin And Yeast Issues
My bull/boxer is suffering badly. He's turning 7 in September & has always had hot spots, however the constant ear infections, scratching & loss of hair have been happening for a year come July. I've taken him to 3 different vets & they keep giving ear wash & drops... My dog will no longer allow me near his ears & he's a 74 lb pitty mix. He will tolerate baths once I finally get him in there. I've read all the remedies, however there's not much on food? Yes, I'm aware raw food is best, but any specific recommendations? My dog has been on a holistic dry food called Acana Pacifica.
I hate seeing my dog in pain. I feel like a crappy owner even tho I've tried everything to help him Including washing the sheets & vacuuming daily. I also use Steri Fab as I as concerned I had dust mites. PLEASE any food recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thnx
Columbus, Oh
05/26/2015
Use this to heal your dog's yeasty ears (I've used it on my Golden Retriever's ears, and they healed within a couple of days):
Healthy Ear Recipe (from Arcane)
1 tube Monistat (generic is fine)
1 tube Polysporin (use the real deal - it's inexpensive)
1 tube Cortaid (generic works here as well)
Use tubes of similar size. Mix all three together in a container that can be closed well. It takes a bit to incorporate because the Polysporin is a bit like Vaseline. Once incorporated, it stays mixed.
If ears are gunky, inflamed or smell bad, start with using a pea sized dollop twice a day. Use your finger to gently push it into the ear. Rub. Dogs will only shake their heads once or twice! It's a creamy, very soothing mixture. Once you have the ears under control, lessen how often you use it till you're only using it once a week. Once a week keeps ears
from getting bad again.
My doctor (human) is the one that came up with this as her dogs were having ear issues that weren't really under control from the things her vet was prescribing! Anyone that I know that has gone to using it has had remarkable results and the dogs are much happier and SAFER than using anything with alcohol in it. I was told by my vet that alcohol just dries the ear out - which includes drying out the ear drum AND that if there is even the tiniest of perforations in that ear drum, it can let alcohol down into the middle ear where it can do permanent damage. That's why this cream is SOOOOO good! There's nothing "liquid" about it. It goes in and melts it's way down to where it's needed. No alcohol to cause drying or damage and it will take care of anything yeast, bacterial etc...
From: https://www.earthclinic.com/pets/ear_infection7.html
