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[Del822]

My dog is prone to getting yeast infections in her ears and i was wondering if i could use a ph balanced soap to clean her ears and what home remedies i can do to prevent infection?

[ginger899]

Oh I meant to add this and forgot.
If you do really need to clean her ears, then a mix of apple cider vinegar and lukewarm water will be helpful. But please don't over-clean her ears, and do it gently with cotton wool swabs, not letting too much liquid into the ear canal.

[ginger899]

That is true. Antibiotics are no use against yeast infections. In fact they may make the situation worse.

Yeast infections thrive on 'simple sugars'. It is possible her food contains sugars which her gut cannot handle.
Meat and fish are staples for dogs. Eggs in moderation are okay. All this corn/wheat etc in commercial dog food could be the culprit. Dogs are not designed to eat those things. A few vegetables, added to the food, 10% or less are okay. Greens are good. Broccoli or green leaf veggies. Carrots and root veg. contain some sugars but in moderation are okay. But hight up at the top of the list MUST be meat or fish. (Yes dogs like fish and it is good for them maybe twice/three times a week) Many good quality dog foods contain Salmon oil.

Yeast infections also thrive in moist dark environments. So in floppy-eared dogs that is a perfect place. (Is your dog floppy-eared?)
Fresh air can help a lot! Literally. Running in the wind -letting the sunlight and air get into the ears will all help. Fungi hate sunlight.

I can't help thinking that basically a change of diet to meat/fish maybe home-cooked, with 10% veggies might help the situation (but add a nutritional supplement suitable for dogs.)

[kerk2]

As far as I know, anti biotics are useless against 'yeast' infection. 'Yeast' is a fungus. Anti biotics are useful against 'bacterial' infections only. And the over use of anti biotics can lead to yeast infections as the anti biotics break down the body's own natural defenses.

Your use of the word 'prone' makes me wonder if she has received too many anti biotics.

I would suggest that you try to build up 'her' natural defense system. Learn how to do that and resort to prescription meds ONLY as a last resort. They can be a double edged sword.

[JanisM13]

I take it your vet has treated your dog for yeast infections
in the past? If not,the dog may need antibiotics to clear
up this infection so her ears heal.
Part of the issue may well be from food,one way to find out
IF this is the problem is to switch to a food that has NO SOY
NO WHEAT AND NO CORN. This also means you can NOT
feed any treats with wheat,corn or soy in them either.
PLEASE DO NOT put anything into your dogs ears,you can
cause a huge infection down inside the ear itself,dammage
her ear drum or make the  condition you have now much
worse.
There is NO WAY TO PREVENT an infection,antibiotics
work because an infection is already there,they are also
medication spacific,this means not ALL medication will
treat everything,only certain antibiotics treat and cure
certain infections...you can not use eye medication to
treat ear infections(unless your vet has one that cross
treats both and only they only know this)
DO NOT JUST SWITCH DOG FOOD...use 1/4 part of the
new food to 3/4 parts of the old food for 3 to 4 days,then
give half old,half new for another 3 days,after this you can
usually switch over to all new food, IF you just switch from
old food to new you can get a massive upset stomach,runny
water stools, a dog refusing to eat because their stomach
is raw inside and then you have another problem with your
little girl.
If the ears seems to get worse or your dog has had this
yeast infection for some time now,then the dog would be
better off seeing your vet as soon as possible. Usually dogs
will scratch their ears,rub their head on the ground to itch
the ear,hold the ear to one side with the head turned down
on the ear that really bothers them,yeast infections can
drive a dog nuts itching and also can get painful over time.
Please come back and let us know how things worked out
as information can help others who come here.
Hope your little girl gets some relief and feels better soon.
Jan

[Heather8448]

what do you feed your dog? my dog has the same thing and we switched to neutro lamb and rice, it cleared up.