Apple Cider Vinegar and Yogurt for Dog Yeast Infections

I have a 5 year old border collie mix who is constantly itching and licking is back, we went to the vet and they gave him steroids it helped for a little while but it just came back stronger i just got acv and yogurt and about to try is, but i still dont really know what to do with the acv? does it go on is skin or in his water? Please get back to me soon!

My German Shepherd is 7yrs old and has been itching, scratching, knawing at himself, took him to the vet about 2months ago said he had a yeast infection between his toes, and under armpits, but the meds never worked, and it seems now he is black all over his belly...did your stuff work???

Joy, non-fat yogurt has lots of modified food starch in it, which is like sugar, pretty much. I use ____ Plain Yogurt. Anytime it says low fat or non-fat, it is loaded with starch to replace the fat which is not so good for yeast infections. I also have a 6 month old Shih Tzu that has a yeast infection and have just started him on a heaping tablespoon of yogurt with half an acidophillus capsule mixed with a little holistic dog food and feed it to him morning and evening. The first time I fed him this mixture, he stopped scratching and chewing within a couple of hours and he continues to improve. I've also ordered an anti-fungal anti-bacterial shampoo online, but haven't received it yet. I hope this will help him. Good luck!

Shari, thank you for that tidbit about nonfat yogurt. I've been giving two of my dogs nonfat yogurt and they both get yeast infection. Do you neutralize ACV with baking soda?

responding to ur post about the yogurt the only kind that me and my pooch eat is a non fat plain yogurt that has no modified additaves only natural sugars from the milk all of this info i got when i called Dannon so its good for me and my pooch but she only get a tbs everyday if we dont have any yogurt then we have non fat plain kefir which has 10 live active cultures My baby loves it as her yeast is well under control just about non existant along with her weekly bath and a final rinse of raw acv many blessings to you and your doggie

God Bless your sons for their service! I've used Kefir and yogurt directly on my fur baby's skin as well as, internally! Also, a clove of fresh/organic garlic during the summer, as it's a natural pest repellent! (Chop and wait 10-15 mins for natural ingredients to start working, then add it to her breakfast! )! A Tablespoon or two of Braggs ACV in her water bowl, and I also rub baking soda on her fur to keep pests away as well! She was so full of yeast, and 3months later after the Organic kefir/yogurt/coconut oil, not one dark/bald spot or odor! Good luck!! 🐾❤️🐾

do not use white vinigar, it is only for cooking. white vinegar is stripped of all the goodness.

Use _____s Apple Cider Vinegar. It's raw, and unfiltered. Depending on your dogs wt., most people add 1 tsp-1 tablespoon to your pets food or water a day.

I logged onto this site a week ago, after a few non-productive and expensive trips to a couple of vets looking for a lasting yeast- infection-cure for my two sweet dogs. I have now been feeding them yogurt and giving them the acidophilus caps, and noticed a great improvement in just a week's time. I have found that feeding carrots to my 2 dogs with this chronic yeast infection, which started from them having taken antibiotics, aggravates their condition.

I found that carrots have too much 'sugar' in them, and so do green peas. I use green beans as a 'filler' for more fiber, the 'no salt' type. I will try the organic 1 T organic ACV in their drinking water, the ACV-bath water rinse and the coconut oil in their food. I bought some all natural 'treats' for them, and neglected to notice that one of the ingredients was molasses... After a couple of treats, noticed that the scratching on the ears and paw-licking started. I now give them a couple of pieces of raw apple for their treats which they like very much. I appreciate all the tried-and-working solutions...THANKS!

Avery, I have the exact same problem with my black female lab, its been an absolute nightmare fighting this yeast infection. She has had it for over a year now. I have been using the ACV, yogurt and Acidophulus tabs for about 2 months now, the terrible smell has gone but she is still itching and licking and the skin is still black and hairless, Im not sure how long to keep trying someone said 5 months?
Has it taken anyone else this long to recover with the above remedies

Natural remedies take longer to work because they are systemic not synthetic but the results are lasting. I have a pitbull lab mix who is a rescue. When I got her she had a lot of problems- yeast infections in her ears and all over her body. Her coat looked moth eaten and she smelled like Fritos. I immediately put her on a raw diet. I use a brand called Nature's variety and alternate between the chicken, lamb and venison patties. I also give her raw vegetables- greens mostly like parsley, kale, green squash, romaine lettuce... In addition to that, I give her probiotics and acidophilus (both in liquid form and also Kefir - yogurt drink with acidophilus) fish oil, vitamin c (ester c- much more gentle on the stomach), Aloe vera gel (aids in digestion and in absorbing supplements) and a supplement that is a mixture of flax, burdock and nettle. This has helped her enormously. She still has some problems with her ears and itchy feet around this time of year and I have found the vinegar solution really helps. I use white vinegar externally because it has a much lower sugar content. I make a spray that is about 45% white vinegar, 5 % alcohol, a few drops of clove oil (natural pain killer and antiseptic and the remaining 50 % filtered water. I have found this mixture to be very effective in killing the yeast and promoting healing. You may need to stick with this treatment for several days before you see improvement but if you do this and incorporate some or all of the above into your dogs diet, you will see a vast improvement in time. Just be patient and vigilant. You know your dog so you will begin to see in time what works best. Hope this helps.

Avery, you might want to change the van patten potato foods, I have a great prynesse, and he has has yeast for years, and he has alway eaten this food, which we has since stopped, we found that the potato was not good for him

Using Nias' remedies of 45% white vinegar, 5% alcohol and the clove oil (for pain) 50% filtered water has been a miracle cure for my 5 year old german shepard. In one day she showed improvement! I would love to take all the tubes of creams and bottles of antibiotics and ear rinses my vet has charged me for over the last 4 years add up the cost and donate it to this site.

It's me and my Shih Tzu again. Have changed his food to Holistic, fed him yogurt and Acidophilus, and bathed him with medicated shampoo with a generous wetting of ACV solution. I am absolutely amazed at the fast change. In just two days the redness on the skin has greatly diminished, his mood has perked up and he does not smell as strongly. My gratitude goes to those who set up this website and all the pet owners who contribute feedback.

It has been a week since I started my Shih Tzu on Holistic food and treats, kefir (a different form of acidophilus), ACV, and appropriate shampoo. The yeast infection is down by 75%, the awful smell is gone, Riley seems happy and does not scratch as much. It's hard to believe that such simple remedies have done what $$$$ of medications did not do. I am grateful to all those who have contributed feed back and input.

I am so glad that I found this website!!!! I have two Lhasa Apsos and a Lhasa Poodle mix. The first was a "street urchin" and the other two were adopted through a rescue. My second, Chugger has been plagued with ear infections and nasty, greasy skin for two years. They are on a raw diet and supplemented with the best dry food with no grains. I also spent three months making homemade dog loaf.... nothing worked. Since I read about kefir and ACV three weeks ago, the results are amazing. I'm also giving "Mommy Baths" at home with pine tar shampoo and I'm just baffled that the vets don't know that this works!

Thank God for Google and this website.

Cat, Chachacha, Chugger and Chiclet

After spending way too much money in Vet visits which didn't make any progress against Max's (6 year old standard poodle) skin and ear yeast I got on the internet and found your site. We've just started the vinegar and live yoghurt treatment. So far Max has gotten two showers with an oatmeal based shampoo in the space of two days. Yesterday we used the 50% water/vinegar spray and put the drops of vinegar in his drinking water. Amazingly, he didn't end up smelling like an Easter egg, but this morning his skin still has obvious white specks and the yeast smell was back. After the second shower there are no visible white specks and he smells like a clean dog. I'll use the water/vinegar spray before he goes to bed to night and let you know what results we have in a couple of weeks. Thanks for sharing.

Suzanne from Oregon

I watched a video from a vet and she said stay away from oatmeal, grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and anything starchy -

I just dunked my dog's paws in peroxide and he is much better for the moment. Then I read peroxide was recommended but I will definitely try the apple cider vinegar and water spray on his paws daily as well as giving him yogurt and apple cider vinegar and see if he eats it. He feels much better right now, so calm and relaxing, hoping it will be for the rest of the night!

Make sure you use Apple cider vinagar and try to get the organic one. Not white vinagar thats for windows, lol Good luck and yes you can dilute it and spray on you dog will smell like a salad but thats better then the yeast smell. right?

I read on here and another web site that potatoe is bad for this problem..We just started our shih tzu's on this yogurt and ACV today.Good luck with your dog! I hope this helps em.

my yorkie was the same. take your dog off wheat completely. feed it only meat, or wheat free food. i feed my yorkie meat only. no sugar, no bread, no wheat! spray your dog morning and evening with 50/50 solution acv and water. give your dog 1/2 capsule of acidophilus a day, see if her stools are runny. if theyre not, give her a full capsule per day. persist, you will see results quickly. it's like a miracle!

No don't use ACV the sugar will feed the yeast, stick with the white.

Hi, My baby had yeast infections in between his paws and his ears. We tried everything the Vet prescribed, but no joy. My husband did some research and found this awesome product called Zymox for our baby ears. Lets just say it has been 2 years of no more going to the Vet and spending $150 for products that didnt help. Also, we put him on grain-free food. That has help out as well it has been trial and error but we found that food and treats that have no wheat or corn and no table scrapes is a must for our special boy. We dont have kids, so our 2 dogs our taken well care of and spoiled!! I hope I helped with anybody else babies with this problem.

Hi there, Kelly. I'm encouraged reading your post and all the others here. I have a 5 year-old poodle who has always carried a musky smell with her since young. When I brush her, little yellow dander-like and some larger flakes like scabs fall out. They form a small heap when I sweep them together. Visits to vets have been futile with medicated shampoos (which I think are too harsh on the skin) and elimination diets. I have a gut feel we're dealing with a long-drawn yeast infection. She doesn't have black skin but do any of the afore-mentioned signs and symptoms ring a bell with anyone? After reading the posts here, I've just commenced today the acidophilus and ACV water spray. I'm hoping to see positive results soon. Meanwhile, can I check with you - I've never bought ACV before so I just went to Cold Storage and picked up a small bottle which label reads ACV. It looks like a drink (like sparkling juice) to me and although it tastes very sour, it's also just a little sweet. Did I get the right thing? Will spraying my dog with this attract ants? Thanks for your advice!

Hi, I have had problems in the past with one of my pugs who had a yeast infection of the skin. I use the vet in an emergency but I prefer hollistic treatment due to the fact that most vaccines, antibiotics and other meds from the vet cause more problems than they cure, if they even cure at all.

I have always had my dogs on a raw meat diet with tripe as a supplement. It has kept my dogs healthy and happy. As for the yeast infection, I use a 50% ACV(organic, milky texture) and 50% water mixture and spray my dog 1X aday and I bathed her 2X a week with the best shampoo for irritated skin problems. I guess I cannot state the name but many places online sell it and it was originally created by NASA. I hope someone finds this helpful. :)

Some one gave me a Lhasa Apso they could no longer deal with his constant paw chewing and the constant scratching. They were going to put him to sleep. I felt sorry for the little guy and took him I have tried everything I can I have him on Holistic foods canned and dry for allergies. I also soak him in baking powder. I also bought the enzimes treatment that was about $120 for one month and he has now been on two months and I still don't see any progress in fact sometimes I think he is worse. And at $120 a month it's a bit expensive. I don't want to give him the steroids or the allergy meds cause I feel it will damage his liver. So I am trying to do it the natural way. I bought the plain yogurt and he hates it. Wont even look at it. I read some where on this site that I can give him the Acidopholis in by itself and soak him in the vinegar, as well as give him 2 tbsp of ACV in his watter and that should help correct? I am so glad to know that he is not alone in this and that there are so many great people that have written down solutions to a problem that seems to not have a cure when you are facing it alone. Thank you to all you wonderful people that have shared your experiences and give us going through the pain of seeing your little one suffer some hope.

For those giving dogs yogurt, I've found the all natural 0 sugar added kinds dogs prefer the vanilla flavored. I would also never put any form of water mixture in the dogs ears! Not unless you're going to do the dangerous thing and shove a qtip in all the way to soak up the water. Also when the alcohol evaporates it turns to water so I wouldn't use it either. Just a thought as moisture is the problem in the ears in the frst place.

Alcohol does not turn in to water. .50 vinegar .50 water is correct to use in the ears. When we flush ears we use warm water straight from the faucet, it is sucked out as it is pumped in. I haven't found a difference between ACV and white vinegar. I did find it interesting that one person noted that there was more sugar in ACV. Yeast loves sugar.

If your fur baby can not tolerate the plain yogurt, try probiotics. You can probably purchase them at a health food store... I am not sure how much you, should give your dog, so you will have to research as to how much to give him. Best of luck.

Our 95 lb black lab has been dealing with a yeast infection for a while now - unbeknownst to us, as the vet originally diagnosed it as a "non-specific dermatitis" and treated her with steroids and antibiotics. These, of course, temporarily stopped the rash, but as soon as the medication was done, it came right back and was even worse. It all makes sense to me now when I think the whole thing through logically (i.e. the antibiotics kill ALL the bacteria in the gut, good and bad, giving the yeast the perfect opportunity to flourish).

I've tried several different (expensive! ) holistic products, but what seems to be working best is ACV (50/50 rinse after bathing and 2 tbls/gal of drinking water), coconut oil (by mouth and topically to affected areas - if you give by mouth, start with a small quantity and give a little more daily, as too much at once can cause flu-like symptoms) and plain yogurt with acidophilus (orally).

I also have been using "the best dog shampoo" that was mentioned above - it really is very good - leaves her coat nicely conditioned and isn't harsh on her skin like so many others. If your dog is having diarrhea from the yogurt, you might need to reduce the amount you're giving him. Try not to stop it completely, if possible; the acidophilus is really key in restoring the good bacteria in the gut that counters the yeast. If he can't tolerate the yogurt, there are good pre-biotic and pro-biotic supplements that can be found online and in some pet stores - just make sure they don't have fillers. As for the itchy bum, our dog also suffered from this briefly. I sprayed her bum area 1-2 x a day with 50% ACV/50% water and within 2 days the itching stopped. Hope this helps! Trying to restore your fur-baby's inner balance takes some time, so don't give up ... Good luck!

Besides ACV and/or yogurt, can a digestive enzyme be used also? I have a 11 month old female black lab who has been trouble with ear infections, chin pimples and pimples around her vulva area which she is constantly licking. The vet the first time gave her antibiotics and ear drops, didn't work for long, he then gave prednisone and ear drops which I'm not happy with. How much acv should she get and how much yogurt, she is 75lbs. Also what about digestive enzymes? Thanks so much.

I had read that plain yogurt with a high live bacterial culture and apple cider vinegar are a great way to treat candida. We are not positive this is what our dog has. She is a mix of german shorthaired pointer and beagle. She's the sweetest thing but over the past 4 years, she's gotten progressively worse. We tried cooking for her for awhile and that seemed to help but it was sooooo time consuming that we ended up putting her back on dry food. We currently use orijen fish but we are considering switching to taste of the wile grain free. The food we now use is basically grain and starch free but we want her to get better.

Anyway, I saw a post that said 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar mixed with 2 tbsp of plain white yogurt and a little bit of organic honey to make it more palatable does the trick. It works for Abby. We mix it with her food and she eats it. Abby's symptoms are: very itchy all the time, red and irritated looking skin, itchy and smelly ears at times, and she has an odour that is not pleasant. I would call it sort of sweet but definitely not a pleasant sweet if that makes sense. She is losing hair around her eyes, top of her snout, and it is spreading to her paws now and a little on her sides. She licks her paws all the time, when she's not itching or biting. She looks sort of raw but not usually are the areas open wounds. I was told that these symptoms match candida yeast. Personally I don't have hundreds MORE dollars (than I've already spent) for more remedies that MIGHT work so I thought I'd give the natural ACV and plain yogurt a try. I'll let you all know how and if this works, along with changing her food if need be.

HONEY is one of the worst things you can give to a dog or a human suffering with a yeast infection... CANDIDA! I hope you have learned this by now, and have stopped treating your dog with this 'remedy'.

Try sprinkling some Pau D' Arco powder, an herb available at a health food or herb store, available in a capsule form. Regulate the amount from an adult dose for your pet.