yeasty dog ears/referral for Portland OR

[Guest guest]

Hello all; while we are not having a severe problem with any of the dogs' ears,

I have

had several pups cross my path (one of which is mine) that do have a mild yeasty

odor in the ears. There is the occasional head shake/ear scratch, but nothing I

would

say anywhere near being acute. The thing that bothers me the most is that this

is in

very young (2-3 months) pups. I know its a red flag, but for what I do not

know.

This does not seem to be a typical food allergy problem of which I am familiar,

& all

pups mentioned have improved slightly but not significantly when switched from

good quality kibble to a raw diet. I don't know if living in the Pacific

Northwest

predisposes these types of problems, but I would love to be able to completely

clear

it.

 

Also, if anyone has a recommendation for a good TCM practitioner in the Portland

area I would really appreciate it. The holistic vets around here have not

impressed

me very much with their knowledge or results, so I thought I'd try finding

someone I

can go to & maybe eventually get a consult for the dogs that way. Appreciate

all

thoughts.

Dee

[Guest guest]

I don't have any Chinese Healing information for you. Just some of my own " pet

Peeves. "

My oppinion is all dog food is JUNK. Even high quality stuff that breaks the

bank is a

bag a junk too. I say this out of frustration with two dogs that I own. I

don't have puppies.

 

We purchased a puppy two years ago and all the dog food we put her on gave her

the runs. I found only one brand that she will eat that doesn't make her poop a

mess.

She doesn't realy like it. Can't say I blame her, it is bland. I don't make it

a habbit

of giving my dogs table food, but when she does get some leftovers she doesn't

have any bathroom problems with what I eat.

 

I have an old dog I had to switch his food 3 times. He seems to feel better

except

for still an itchy allergy that itches his nose and eyes. This is an allergy

formula

with no preservatives. HA! I don't believe it at all that they know what they

are doing

with the dogs food. I think they cheapened it to no end and at the same time

rip

us off of all the money that is possible. I am very close to making my own dogs

their own meals. I have had it!

 

I found with myself that certain products can put what they want in formulas and

not even list it on the lable. There isn't no law about it. It is ashame for

us and

it is ashame for them. They are even more helpless. I don't know how much

purchased food you give these little ones of yours, or if that is the problem.

 

With ear shaking my rabbit had this problem and itching. Doctor talked to me

about her having a bad infection that she might need surgery. Well she did

have an infection but it was the result from ear wax building up in the ears.

Maybe you might want to try to flush out the ears twice a day. I was given

a hebal mixture to kill the bactiera too. It woked. No more ear wax and no

more bacteria = no surgery. A vet should be able to tell you if wax is in the

ear by looking into it. If it is badly plugged up they can't see it all. Give

it

about 3 days to a 1week of flushing and you will be soon to tell if it is a wax

problem or an allergy problem.

 

Dogs can get ear mites too. That they can see under their ear scope. It

would be good to know if they pick up mites. Could have gotten them from

the mom or if the puppies were carried to a place where mites like to live

and jumped on the pups. You can't see mites with the eyes, only under

the ear scope. To our eyes it looks like black dirt.

 

I would kill two birds with one stone and if you need a vet try to find a

natropathic or homeopathic one.

 

I live on the east coast. Food is crap here too.

 

Liz D.

 

 

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chesallon

Chinese Traditional Medicine

1/2/2005 7:01:10 AM

[Chinese Traditional Medicine] yeasty dog ears/referral for Portland OR

 

 

 

 

Hello all; while we are not having a severe problem with any of the dogs' ears,

I have

had several pups cross my path (one of which is mine) that do have a mild yeasty

odor in the ears. There is the occasional head shake/ear scratch, but nothing I

would

say anywhere near being acute. The thing that bothers me the most is that this

is in

very young (2-3 months) pups. I know its a red flag, but for what I do not

know.

This does not seem to be a typical food allergy problem of which I am familiar,

& all

pups mentioned have improved slightly but not significantly when switched from

good quality kibble to a raw diet. I don't know if living in the Pacific

Northwest

predisposes these types of problems, but I would love to be able to completely

clear

it.

 

Also, if anyone has a recommendation for a good TCM practitioner in the Portland

area I would really appreciate it. The holistic vets around here have not

impressed

me very much with their knowledge or results, so I thought I'd try finding

someone I

can go to & maybe eventually get a consult for the dogs that way. Appreciate

all

thoughts.

Dee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

You might want to check a website called rawmeatybones or

switchingtoraw. Since you dislike the kibble foods for dogs (I do

too). I have raw fed my dogs for 7 years - I also do not vaccinate

them - they are the healthiest dogs I have ever lived with. If you

think about dogs in the wild - they don't eat grains hardly at all -

maybe some grasses, once in awhile, or maybe some stomach contents of

the prey they kill.....but certainly not on a daily basis. If kibble

was so good for you, then you can bet there probably would be kibble

for humans. It is 'dead' food. There is also prepared raw diets for

dogs - for people that are uncomfortable with making food for their

pets. Table scraps are not bad for the dogs - that is what has been

banged into our heads for years. Kibble has only been around since the

40's. They needed something to do with all the excess grains that were

available. Kibble is just another 'human' convenience and our dogs are

paying for it.

 

Sherry

 

On Jan 2, 2005, at 5:13 PM, " " <Rabbitbrain wrote:

 

>

> I don't have any Chinese Healing information for you.  Just some of

> my own " pet Peeves. "

> My oppinion is all dog food is JUNK.