What Can Help My Dog With Swollen, Itchy Vagina?
I have a 12 year old female spayed Shepard/chow mix dog. She has been itching constantly at her vaginal area. It's swollen and irritated, what can I do to help her?
Mpls., Mn
11/26/2016
Hey Suhey,
You can use the same yeast infection products for women on your girl. First wash all around her vulva with a wash cloth and remove any brownish gunk. Then apply a goodly amount of the Monistat cream [or whichever brand is on sale] all around the vulva AND also use an applicator to insert 1cc [about half an inch or so] of the product into her vulva. Even though she is spayed there is still a small pocket there and you want to make sure you treat the entire area for her maximum comfort. I find when my girls get itchy vulvas they also get itchy feet, so check her paws and look between the toes both top and bottom of her paw and if you see reddish or brown gunk you have yeast and you can treat the paws with the Monistat and work it into the folds of skin between the toes as well. Like many yeast infections treatment should be applied twice a day for a week and monitored for re-occurrence thereafter.
