[nagdu] Yeast infections, switching food, etc.

[Pam]

i agree sandra. i have had callie on omega 3 for over 2 weeks now and she is defo not as itchy and her skin isn't flaky any more. 

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> On 11 Jun 2015, at 21:27, S L Johnson via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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