How to Deal with Dog Allergies?

Charbel91 on 01/04/2023 - 12:39
Last edited 01/04/2023 - 12:49 by 1 other user

Hi all. I have a two year old staffy x chihuahua. This is her second time in two months that she has had yeast in her ears. She also has yeast on her paws. I wash them every third day with malaseb. I was considering giving her supplements from ZamiPet but I'm not too sure if that would help. Any ideas? My vet is great but he sends me off with medication,when I just want to get to the bottom of it or at least help her.

I feed her a can of Blackhawk wet food for breakfast. A Greenies treat for lunch and then healthy everyday pets for dinner.

This is her: people think that she's a Jack Russel.

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  jjjaar on 01/04/2023 - 12:56

  What came first, the yeast or the frequent washing?

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    Charbel91 on 01/04/2023 - 12:57

    +1

    The yeast.

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  MS Paint on 01/04/2023 - 12:58

  Cute dog. If she sleeps with you have you recently changed brands of cleaning products?

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    Charbel91 on 01/04/2023 - 12:59

    +1

    She does sleep with me. My mum goes from one brand of washing liquid to another due to the price,lol. She does scratch her paws on our walks. I guess it's marking/making for other animals?

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  mapax on 01/04/2023 - 16:08

  +1

  I like your doggo, she looks like a goodun.

  One of my dogs was a staffy and he used to get ear and paw infections from freshly mown grass, wandering creeper, and a couple of other plants. After it had been more than 12 hours since mowing he would be ok. Watering the grass after mowing used to help a little.

  I used to wash his paws in warm salt water instead of using stuff from the vet.

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  niyiaw on 01/04/2023 - 21:36

  +1

  Ask for a referral to a dermatologist

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    Charbel91 on 05/04/2023 - 17:46

    Thanks for the heads up! I didn't know they existed for pets. I'll have to see if her pet insurance will cover it.

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  Nousernamehere on 02/04/2023 - 09:19

  Try Ilium Ear Drops.

  They’ve done wonders for my dog’s ears when applied once/twice a week, use to have to use this cleaning gel as well on them but haven’t used it for a long time now due to those.

  Just a few drops and massage their ears for 30 seconds with it and that should deal with the yeast issue.

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    Charbel91 on 05/04/2023 - 17:45

    She gets her ears rechecked next week. Once she gets all the clear should i start her on them or just wait a few days for the medication to wear off?

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      Nousernamehere on 05/04/2023 - 18:47

      I’d ask your vet but I don’t see how they’d be an issue to use already. I never asked the vet about it, but they’ve been happy with how his ears have been on it for a few years now.

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        Charbel91 on 05/04/2023 - 19:06

        Thank you very much!

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  thirtysixd on 23/06/2023 - 09:56

  +1

  Improve diet i.e ditch overly processed poor ingredient kibble and try get some quality meal/offal etc