Replied By Becki (Blaine, Mn) on 02/14/2010
My past sheltie died three years ago due to chronic yeast infection in her ears. She was treated for years with steroids and antiobiotics. Between the two drugs her immune system was ruined and her body was overtaken causing damage to all of her internal organs. After a week in an oxygen kennel at the University of Minnesota and numerous tests she died. I give my present shelties a raw diet after one of them started to have skin/allergy problems. Within a week his skin was clear and no more scratching. I also give them probiotics. When he does have a flair up (if he is given a treat with grain in it) I spray 50/50 acv/water on him and if he has a spot that appears to be more itchy I put greek yogurt on it...because he seems to have a problem when he eats yogurt. Between the acv, yogurt and daily probiotics he is a happy boy. I give my shelties the same probiotics that I take.Replied By Tillie (Atlanta, GA) on 01/03/2015
My long hair daschund has had yeast spots- black smelly, itchy- unil...we switched her to iams fish based food, publix (read the labels- kroger seafood is chicken by products) seafood variety cat food, salmon jerkey, tblspn vinegar in water... She is low gluton and very low chicken. We can tell when she has had chicken or bread of any kind...the spots come back. Also monistat daily on the spots helped at the beginning...now she is spot free and only gets dandruff when someone gives her a pizza bone or a bite of chicken.