tomas

Could still be yeast,was she ever on antibiotics,maybe her gut flora never came back to normal. Yeast causes itching by leaking out of the gut and working it's way out through the skin. Common sites are around the muzzle,eyes,ears and inside them. Paws,back of the neck and armpits. I have one allergic dog,so bad though he is on raw I cannot feed vegetables at all,sugar content. Tomas.

No one has suggested a yeast infection,just been discussing that on another thread. Just a thought. Try the link on this site,also look through the site as it has loads of useful information when dealing with an itchy dog. http://secure.nzymes.com/pc/symptomChkrRes...ndition_id=1951 Tomas.

Hi Erny, I would use White vinegar diluted in distilled water,not ACV,this has yeast involved in it's production,to me that is a no no with ANY allergic dog. Tomas.

Playing devils advocate,I would say she broke out when you switched her to barf as it was her system cleansing itself. Also before a dog gets better it usually gets worse,which is not pretty or comfortable to watch. Though you are right as beef can be an inflammatory food. Ollie my boy who is allergic to dust,washing powder,flea bites and every plant known to man can eat beef fine. I think there really are not that many dogs who are allergic to food. Which is why you need some topical relief . With Ollie I used Aloe Vera,vinegar and listerine. As well as the Malaseb. Where you say your girl is scratching sounds like a yeast problem to me. It's worse in summer as humidity and heat make yeast multiply! I guess going through this for years and seeing like 20 vets and Specialists,the two biggest causes of itching in dogs that I discovered is not allergies to anything they eat or touch,but yeast and Thyroid problems. Tomas.

That's why I don't feed veggies,what a pain! Plus they never relaly liked them anyway. I feed 5 dogs for about $60 a week. I am happy with that,dry would cost me over $100 a week,the amount they need. I order all online and they deliver frozen to my door the next day,I am in NZ mind you,so not sure where you would go in Aust. Malaseb CAN be drying,yes,but it does give relief to an itchy dog. You must leave it on for 15 mins as a soak though,I used to massage Ollie while it was doing this,he went to a happy place when I did that. Tomas.

I would stay away from most veggies and fruit,too much sugar,some veggies are o.k mind you. I use Green tripe and muscle meat for fibre. There does not seem to be alot of fat in what you described above,fat is where they get their energy from,what about lamb as a good choice. Fatty and meaty brisket etc. Mine get a meaty and fatty chicken carcass (not a back,the whole carcass) for breakfast with sardines or a few organic eggs. Dinner is always about 500g - 750g of Green Tripe with beef or lamb meat as well,maybe 200g and a beef or lamb brisket which is about 450g. They get a Mix of Beef,liver,heart and kidney 2-3 times a week in that night meal instead of the straight muscle meat. I also sometimes give chciken livers with their breakfast meal. My guys weigh 25-40kgs so you can see they eat a lot more. Mind you they get 2-3 hours off lead running a day,everyday. Some days I add fish oil or cod liver oil as well,especially after particularly hard runs. Have also done virgin coconut oil up to 4 T at a time but this can also cause thr runs,so start with a small amount if using this. Tomas.

I feed Barf too and hear what you say. You just need to feed MORE calories,have you tried Green tripe,mine eat buckets daily and I can finally not see their ribs! Monah made a good point a few posts ago,although my allergic boy never had a smell ,yet months down the track a yeast infection was confirmed,we had till that time been treating his reaction to allergies. Tomas.

Brilliant. I just came back on to recommend the Micxro Tek Shampoo and Spray and you beat me to it. Also the other ideas are exactly right. IF you have to use antibiotics,ony a long course will do,I think Kefalexin (sp) is best? But certainly if you are doing antibiotics give a probiotic capsule. Tomas.

Funnily enough skin scrapings can seldom pick up yeast,you would think they would. HOW I know all this is I have the most allergic dog on the planet! Aftre doing the skin tests he was allergic to everything,I mean EVERYTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I switched to raw,learned about how yeast affects them,leaky gut syndrome and how to cure it. Now I have an 8 year old dog who has not needed meds for over 6 years! His first 2 years of life were awful. Imagine rubbing your face on concrete till it is raw and bleeding,he did this daily,even on prednisone! Long story short. I would give the yeast route a try and also be aware it could be a thyroid problem,but try yeast first,you can see imporvemnet in days. Tomas.

It would sure last a few days to a week,as an aside I would also buy some distilled water to mix this up with...no point in having any bacteria from the water compliacting things. Would be more shelf stable this way. Did you see you can use the normal full strength Listerine as well. Apply with a spoge or a spray bottle. Tomas.

Hi WestieMum, Since he has been on antibiotics have you tried a really good probiotic capsule to restore the helath of the gut,this can go a long way to allowing the body to fully recover. Tomas.

Stormie,see what I said above,I reckon this will help your Orbit. What are you feeding? Tomas.

Hi Kavik, If one of my dogs and those symptoms I would think yeast infection,they are WAY more common than you think. Vets like to tell you that it's allergies,but yeast is so often the culprit. The grain (sugar ) is feeding the yeast,CANDIDA. I would not feed any carbs. I would feed totally raw or a grain free kibble. Try this page for info http://secure.nzymes.com/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=16 If you don't buy this Yeast Kit I would try the following. I would wash the ears with TrizEdta first ,THEN a medicated ear drop about an hour later for yeast. The Triz gets the ear 'ready' for the medication. I would give a probiotic capsule,the ones that health shops keep in the fridge. But they are not cheap! I would also wash with Malaseb all over as opposed to Aloveen at all. I would also stop all medicxations,be aware that the first few days can make it seem like things will be worse but it should begin to turn around from there. You can do all this without seeing your vet,seriously days after giving the probiotic capule you should see less scratching. But it can be a really slow process for healing. You need all the above. Read the link above it will explain it all better than I can. GOOD luck! Dogs with skin problems are so upsetting to watch. Tomas.