chepet Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 how can you tell if your dog has a yeast allergy :rolleyes: Ralph ( cairn ) definately has allergies & I've been trialling all sorts of different foods etc but he's has this dreadful doggy smell he never used to have , I've started washing him in vet grade EPO shampoo which was great for the first 3 washes , now that is not helping anymore he has an appoint. at our vet in the morning as his itch has gotten so bad , he has no fleas at all , & currently fed on purina sensitive stomach & skin with an EPO capsule & 2 fish oil capsules per night & 1 1/2 phenergan morn & night I tried the Barf diet for 2 months but it just didn't agree with him & made no difference to his problems , so can you give me any more ideas or any ideas to tell the vet , thanks guys , Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 how can you tell if your dog has a yeast allergy :rolleyes: Ralph ( cairn ) definately has allergies & I've been trialling all sorts of different foods etc but he's has this dreadful doggy smell he never used to have , I've started washing him in vet grade EPO shampoo which was great for the first 3 washes , now that is not helping anymore he has an appoint. at our vet in the morning as his itch has gotten so bad , he has no fleas at all , & currently fed on purina sensitive stomach & skin with an EPO capsule & 2 fish oil capsules per night & 1 1/2 phenergan morn & night I tried the Barf diet for 2 months but it just didn't agree with him & made no difference to his problems , so can you give me any more ideas or any ideas to tell the vet , thanks guys , Cheryl After going down this path for the past 3 months the best advise i could give if the vet is stumped is get a referal to a dermatologist.These people deal with allergies all the time and even though expensive can save you money in the long run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 i had a cairn with severe allergies. after taking her to a naturopath when she was 2 years old, she was put on a diet of chicken frames (raw) and rice with cucumber and carrot. i did also suplement with missing link. she has been on this diet and it really helped and she is now 13 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Paws Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I'd suggest bathing in Malaseb a couple of times a week,leaving it on for the recommended 10 mins before rinsing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 chepet... What some of mentioned in the other thread.. was that your dog may have a yeast problem.. not an allergy TO yeast Yeasts are associated with a particular fungal infection. yeasts feed on sugary things... so avoiding sugar, grain and over processed foods can help. Washes can help ,as well, by controlling what lives on the dog's skin. Ask the vet, do some 'googling' on yeast, malasezzia(spelling) ?... and best of luck. It may NOT be a yeast problem.. but may indeed be an allergy... a dermatologist is the best person to ask, if you are unhappy with what the vet says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepet Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 i had a cairn with severe allergies. after taking her to a naturopath when she was 2 years old, she was put on a diet of chicken frames (raw) and rice with cucumber and carrot. i did also suplement with missing link. she has been on this diet and it really helped and she is now 13 years old. What is missing link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepet Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 chepet... What some of mentioned in the other thread.. was that your dog may have a yeast problem.. not an allergy TO yeast Yeasts are associated with a particular fungal infection. yeasts feed on sugary things... so avoiding sugar, grain and over processed foods can help. Washes can help ,as well, by controlling what lives on the dog's skin. Ask the vet, do some 'googling' on yeast, malasezzia(spelling) ?... and best of luck. It may NOT be a yeast problem.. but may indeed be an allergy... a dermatologist is the best person to ask, if you are unhappy with what the vet says Thanks, I'm trying to do everything I can he's so miserable ,I've taken him off everything processed except for the Purina sensitive skin & stomach food ,I've only just wondered about the fish oil & EPO capsules if they could be bothering him --- I'm nearly getting paranoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepet Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 persrphone , I googled malasezzia & got some info to take to the vet , found a good site on yeast & dogs I'd put it on here but I don't know how , thanks for the tip , I'll let you guys know how Ralph gets on , thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Good luck , and don't panic! Hopefully the vet is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepet Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi ,we're back from the vet , Ralph had a thorough going over , he now has some prednisone tabs - the daily eating grass & vomiting frothy stuff he thinks is " fur balls " from swallowing fur from all the biting himself as he is very hairy , he said to give the pills a few days to settle him down & if he is still eating grass & vomiting he will do some blood tests he also cleaned his anal glands -- whew -- that was a new experience - both for me & Ralph ! if things don't settle he will send him to an allergy specialist in Sydney he's only been on this new food about 2 weeks & he said to give it at least 6 weeks - so between everything I'm trying fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 the daily eating grass & vomiting frothy stuff he thinks is " fur balls " from swallowing fur from all the biting himself Oh- ok.. haven't heard of this before . So- the prednisone tablets will stop his itches... temporarily.. what did he say about the one bare spot, and the smell you were worried about? Was it perhaps from his Anal Glands? While prednisone will help with the symptoms.. they also make it harder to work out what triggers the allergy Hopefully he will be more comfortable now tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepet Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 the daily eating grass & vomiting frothy stuff he thinks is " fur balls " from swallowing fur from all the biting himself Oh- ok.. haven't heard of this before . So- the prednisone tablets will stop his itches... temporarily.. what did he say about the one bare spot, and the smell you were worried about? Was it perhaps from his Anal Glands? While prednisone will help with the symptoms.. they also make it harder to work out what triggers the allergy Hopefully he will be more comfortable now tho. the bare spot was from chewing himself , it was on his tail he'd chewed it raw , we are trying to work out whether it it seasonal allergies , contact ,allergies or food allergies , we tend to think maybe seasonal as he was better during winter , but as he is only 2 we haven't had enough winter's to tell I wanted the prednisone to give him some relief as he is totaly miserable ,it's only for 10 days ,he's going through the food allergy " run" , come winter if there is no improvement we'll make the trip to Sydney to see the specialist the vet mentioned which will be a fun trip as he also gets car sick yay I'm not giving up -- he's my baby I'll do ANYTHING for him I nearly cry watching him so miserable thank you for your caring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Ok Hope you BOTH enjoy a week or two, at least of non-itchy time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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