Cherrie (Victoria, Canada) on 09/15/2008
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Our 3 year old yellow lab has been dealing with allergies for a year now. With antibiodics and steroids with decided we needed to have some other solution. I read this site and have tryed the vinegar and water and washed her tummy because it is black. It seemed to make her drier but the colour is still black and she is scratching everywhere like crazy. Not sure whether to give her the yogurt and ACV mixture or not. Any suggestions? The vet said she has a yeast infection.

EC: She may be having an allergic response to one of the ingredients in her dog food, so topical applications won't help much.

Replied By Cathy (Deltona, FL) on 09/19/2008

Try changing your food. Most allergies are caused by their food, which usually contains beef, corn or wheat. My dog also suffers from allergies and I just changed the food to _____. I also add a tablespoon of ACV to his water daily.

Replied By Linda (West Newfield, ME) on 09/21/2008

Cherrie - my part-Yellow Lab has had skin/ear probs since she was a pup; it's been a constant struggle, mostly for her. I've spent my child's inheritance on vet bills! Vet just kept prescribing the industry shampoo, steroids, etc. Allergy test proved she's allergic to dust mites, storage mites, mold, straw..you get the idea: nothing I can really DO anything about. She eats Nutro, which is supposed to be all natural..she hasn't had canned food since the tainted pet food episode.. I've given her colloidal silver appropriately diluted (with a syringe)and that seemed to help a little..the black skin, according to my vet, is "saliva stain". Mine has it, too and I don't think it's anything to worry about, even tho' it's a bit unsightly.

Replied By Jodeli (Harmony, Pa) on 05/17/2011

FYI - Nutro has switched to using soy in their foods and MANY dogs and cats who used to be fine on it now cannot tolerate it. I switched my cat to Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance and ALL allergies cleared up within days. No more scratching, gnawing, licking. My dogs now eat only grain free food, either Tast of the Wild or Before Grain because one of them had serious seizures from the fillers (grains) in almost all dog food. Not a single seizure now for almost 3 years.

Replied By Margaret (Oneonta, Ny) on 07/29/2011

Linda, I had a yellow lab who was allergic to dust mites and I had the vet give him IVERMECTIN injections .. 1 shot then 2 weeks late a second one.. I dont know the dosage.. But it completely cured him. Good Luck

Replied By Anne (Calamvale, Qld Australia) on 07/20/2012

I have a white Maltese with a yeast infection who has turned pink and rather smelly her skin is very flaky and it shreds like desicated coconut the vet keeps giving me different shampoos but so far has not made any real difference she has taken a course of Nizoral tablets which calmed the skin a little but the dog has been quite miserable and snappy and has suggested we try just changing her food to just dry food and water for next 4 weeks I would like to try your remedy can someone give me the dosage please?

Replied By Cbrown (Bothell, Wa) on 04/03/2015

I realize the post is old but thought I would respond in case anyone is still having these problems. Regarding the stomach discoloration, dirty spotted looking belly etc. that doesn't come clean with a bath. I shave my dogs stomach or area then put baby oil on it. I let it sit for about 5 minutes then with a baby oil soaked Q-tip I rub off the discoloration. I think it's just dead skin cells, she's left with a nice soft pink tummy and she loves it. I think bathing your dog at least once a month helps keep the discoloration at a minimum, use extra soap on the tummy area and give them a good rub.

With regard to the yeast infection did anyone try monistat cream? I would think that would be the best treatment for a yeast infection anywhere. When my daughter was small she had a red area on the top of her nose, she was diagnosed with a yeast infection. Doctor prescribed monistat cream it cleared up quickly.

Replied By Sam (Rocklin, US) on 04/03/2015

I'm glad you posted today because it did help. I thought about the monistat but would be concerned if my dog ingested it. I am going to try your baby oil idea. Thanks

Replied By Belkis (Elizabeth) on 04/03/2015

My dog suffered from yeast infections in ears and body for three years straight. She was so bad that after thousands of dollars on vet bills and meds that would make her sicker and showed no improvements I started with home remedies that though worked better would still come back. Finally I found two things that got rid of everything and shes been symptom free for two years. This dog was so bad I was seriously considering putting her down. She looked like she had soars all over and haf to wear a cone of shame all the time. I put her WELL BALANCE CORE NO GRAINS WHITE FISH FOOD. I also started her on DINOVITE. Dinovite clearly says she will get a little worse the first two weeks while everything gets expelled but stick to it. Sure enough after two weeks I started to notice improvements and within a month her hair had already grown back. I still almost three years later have her on both the core wellness white fish no grains diet and dinovite and she has never gotten another yeast ear infection or those horrible yeast scabs she had. Vet visits are just for physical and vaccines. Shes healthy and happy now.

Replied By Woostie (Cary, Nc) on 04/08/2015

Hi there,

I'm not sure how your baby is doing but if you are fighting a yeast infection more than likely your dog could have candida of the stomach like humans often have. Give them an excellent probiotic daily; I use Dr. beckers on Dr.Mercola's website and it is high about 30 billion per serving. It needs to be high. Also, watch what you are feeding them, no grains, sugar, starchs such as potato in foods. Wet food is better. I have totally switched my dog to a dehydrated organic dog food which he loves! Hope this helps! Best of luck!

Replied By Vicki (Houston, Texas) on 04/20/2015

I had a beloved black Scnauzer mix named Missy about 25 years ago. When she was about 4 years old she developed a horrible, black, oozing, gummy, stinky secretion on her entire body. She would scratch non-stop. No amount of baths, different shampoos helped. My vet told me it was bad genes/hereditary, and there was nothing to clear it up! He had no idea what she had. I did everything I could think of to help her, to no avail. She became so crazed with scratching, that she wasn't even the same happy, little dog anymore. She literally scratched all the time. I came home from work one day, and she had rubbed her little body all over the walls and blood was everywhere. I had to take my sweet little dog and have her put to sleep. She was only six years old. I cried my eyes out all the way home. Today, I believe she could have been helped. Obviously, she had a terrible yeast infection. If I had only known....

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Hey Vickyi!

Please do not beat yourself up over putting your girl to sleep- she well may have had atopic dermatitis, which is a genetic condition and for some dogs PTS is the only way to get relief. You sound like a conscientious pet guardian, and I am sure your girl got the very best care during her time with you.

Replied By Lynn (Galveston) on 05/05/2015

Hi all just want to say I have a rescue pup who has allergies of some kind food or evironmental. I like holistic vet care but the closet one is in Austin, TX. You look him up and you can follow him and learn how to care for your pets. Like how repeated vaccines hurt and toxic flea meds are bad.

This is what I recently did for my rescue: coconut oil 2oz and 2ml colloidal silver in a hair color bottle from Sally's...rub it into coat and skin head to toe and leave for 2 hours, then bath and boy he looked so much better the next day and the good news is if there are hidden mites, which happens often, the colloidal silver kills them. Pup allergies bumps biting itching gone.

Witch hazel cleans ears. This last time I put 2-3 drop colloidal silver messaged and cleaned out.

They say that food allergies are either chicken beef or grains. Its' my under standing that grains are not good for us or pets. Raw or home cooked best or canned dog food. I use standard process muliti vitamin - great product. Sometimes shedding is low vitamin e. I hope this helps someone.

Replied By Amy (Mississippi) on 05/25/2015

After numerous visits to vet with scratching, skin sores, inflammation, and yeast infections my shepherd mix's medical root cause was determined to be a low thyroid. He is now on low dose of thyroxine which helps but at onset of spring he still had a severe skin flair-up. My observation is that his recurring yeast infections manifest from an overgrowth of yeast in the gut that he cannot balance due to his poor immune-system. After listening to a lecture on probiotics from a doctor at recent dietitian conference I decided that this was worth a try. I have now had him on Mercola's probiotics (human dosage) which had 70 million flora and I do believe it seems to be helping. My philosophy is it can do no harm. His itching is waning and he's resting better, less anxious. Not sure if this is the answer but I believe it is a part of the answer. The right probiotic helps restore the yeast imbalance caused by the complexity of a immune-system run amuck.

Replied By Joan (Georgia) on 08/13/2015

My Yorkie whose previous owner had tried many things including allergy testing, would gnaw and chew his back until he had sores. His skin was very oily and had a bad smell after just a day of being bathed. After trying many things to relieve his problem I happened to discover Douxo online and ordered some. I have been using it for about a year and no longer have any problem with his skin. I shampoo him weekly and although the Douxo is a little pricey, it lathers well so a bottle lasts me for 8 months or so. Apparently his probably was never allergies but a yeast overgrowth.

Replied By Ed (Louisiana) on 09/14/2015

Joan - did your Yorkie also have bumps on his back?

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