[nagdu] Yeast infections, switching food, etc.

[S L Johnson]

Hi,

I would keep her on the same food and see if the Omega 3s will work.  When I 
started them with Eva I was told to give it at least a month to see if it 
would help.  It sounds like you are already feeding her a good food.  Also, 
if you don't give the Omega 3s a chance to work, then you'll never know if 
it was the Omega 3s or the new food that worked.  My vet recommends changing 
one thing at a time so ;you know what worked and what didn't.  I don't think 
you have to panic and go as extreme as considering the raw diet.  That is 
much too expensive and too inconvenient for most people.  There are plenty 
of good commercial foods available that are suitable for dogs with 
allergies.  I am going through the same thing with Eva.  I have been giving 
her an Omega 3 capsule every day for the past year and have just increased 
it to two capsules for the summer to see if it helps.  I changed her to a 
grain free dry food last summer.  She's had yeast infections in both ears 
again.  She is also very itchy.  My vet suggested using an antihistamine. 
Eva goes back tomorrow to have her hears checked again after being on ear 
drops for two weeks.  I'll let you know if my vet has any other suggestions 
that might help our allergic itchy pups.

Sandra and Eva, the itchy golden
-----Original Message----- 
From: Daryl Marie via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:29 PM
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Cc: Daryl Marie
Subject: [nagdu] Yeast infections, switching food, etc.

Hi, guys!
Been doing a bit of research, and I think Jenny might have a yeast infection 
either on top of or because of her seasonal allergies. When she's sleeping 
she releases a rather pungent odor not unlike old corn chips, and she is 
INTENSELY itchy. I'm not convinced she's allergic to the food itself, since 
rain/snow/wetter weather makes her much less itchy, but she is still 
itchy... I have her started on Omega 3 supplements (like, today), so it's 
too early to tell if that's helping yet. Her current food is grain-free, but 
I was wondering if anyone uses limited-ingredient diets? I'm not in a 
position to feed exclusively raw at this point, but am open to suggestions.
She's been on Petcurean Go! Fit?, and has done well on it since I switched 
her over in July. We're running low on her current bag and were going to 
make a run to the store on Monday.
So do you think I should keep her on her current food and see if the Omega 
3s fix the problem? Or switch food now?

Thoughts?
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