Re: Ear Infections

["Carol Jackson" <thejacksons@dellnet.com>]

Leigh:
Hunter also had an ear infection last summer, our vet said the same thing as
Gina pretty much, but the food did not seem to matter in his case.  He
suggested plain yogurt in his evening meal, I have done that since and no
more yeast.  He also gets an apple for an afternoon snack.  He eats it like
a human would then he leaves the core!  Bananas are his favorate, but only
gets them once or twice a week because they seem to make doing his "job"
more difficult.  I have started him back on the Canine Caviar because of how
wonderful he looks when he is on it.  He really seems to have alot of coat
problems on the Nutro and Eukanuba products.  Stacy is delivering it to
Shauns work for free, but I was shocked at how much it has gone up in price
(36.99) wow, still less than Euk.  I know that Goldens have alot of problems
with their ears, but I have learned through our new vet and Gina that they
can be controled through diet and less expensive ways than the drops I used
to use for our dog before the two we have now.
Good luck
Carol



----- Original Message -----
From: Leigh Stoller <stoller@fast.cs.utah.edu>
To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 9:15 AM
Subject: Ear Infections


> Hey folks. Gina ask me to forward this discussion to the list. We had
asked
> a question about ear infections, and here is Gina's response.
>
> > >From Leigh:
> > >
> > >The second issue is ear infections. Miss Maple was the first several
months
> > >ago. Torrey got it right after that. Both of them in the right ear. A
trip
> > >to the Vet and they were put on Otomax. Cleared up for a very short
time
> > >(weeks) and then came back, again only in the right ear. This time it
> > >cleared up for almost two months. Now Maple has it again, in the right
> > >ear. Since the first episode, we have been using a solution of vinegar
and
> > >alchohol, as recommended by the Vet.
>
> > From: Gina
> >
> > I would venture to say that what you are dealing with is internal yeast
> > meaning their systems are overcome with yeast and it's manifesting in
the
> > right ear.  Right ear only infections indicates "allergies", food is
> > usually the culprit, ie grain.  So to combat this with out going total
BARF
> > I would recommend a change in food.  I know your on Canine Caviar still
as
> > Stacy told me she drops food off your way when she was here the other
> > day.  Are you on Lamb and Rice?  If not go to that.  If you are I would
> > suggest dropping Canine Caviar and going to:  "Pinnacle" the main grain
in
> > Pinnacle is oats, and might work to give enough change to correct the
> > balance with some additional help: Get some organic Apple Cider Vinegar
> > (ACV) and add a teaspoon to one meal per day.  Also yogurt, a heaping
> > tablespoon daily.
> >
> > To treat the ears holistically over Otamax which has steroids in it:
Mix
> > the ACV 50/50 with 90% Alcohol, ( you will have to have the pharmacy
order
> > it in) the 70% has way to much water in it to be affective and add a
> > tablespoon of Boric Acid powder (eye wash) to the mix. I mix this up in
a
> > Alcohol bottle so it's about 16 ounces I think...   Clean the ears with
> > that, daily, for 10 days, either AM or PM and the other Am or PM in the
> > same day after the ear is dry,  sprinkle Asodopholis <sp> power into the
> > ear.  I buy capsules at the Health Food Store (HFS) I also get my ACV at
> > the HFS.  I open the caps and sprinkle just a bit in the ear like an 1/8
of
> > the cap and close it back up and keep them in the fridge.  I only buy
the
> > ones that are in the fridge at the HFS. If this is not clear please give
me
> > a call.
> >
> > On the foods, Keizer Feed in Salem has a sister store in Albany or
> > Corvallis (can't remember the name or the location) but they should
carry
> > Pinnacle as Keizer does, call STEVE at Keizer at 503-393-5450 and ask
him
> > about the sister store and availability of Pinnacle, there also ask him
who
> > makes it if he's not much help and go to my links page:
> > http://www.briergoldens.com/links.htm and look under Pet food Mfg and
there
> > is a list of companies there and you should be able to look up the
> > Mfg.  contact them for a retail outlet near you.
> >
> > Other things I would do is add a fair amount of veggies to their diet,
> > ground green leafy stuff:  spinach, collard greens, parsley, kale. Also
> > carrots, carrots are a mainstay here and they have excellent antioxidant
> > properties which can help balance the diet.  I grind all these veggies
in
> > my food processor...  Fruits such as apples also help.  Give apple
slices
> > for treats. :-)   Get away from the grain cookies make liver bars:
Puree 1
> > pound of liver and two good sized apples in your processor add to that
1/2
> > tablespoon garlic crushed fresh, 2 eggs and two cups of ground up
> > oatmeal.  I grind the oatmeal to the constancy of flour in my
> > processor.  Mix this all together will be stiff.  Spread out in a 9X13
> > baking dish and bake about 30 minutes, remove from dish, put on cookie
> > sheet replace into the oven with oven off  let sit for an hour or so and
> > slice into bars put some in freezer and some in the fridge.
> >
> > Now one last thing.  Has your vet done a culture for ear mites?  It's
> > uncommon in dogs but not impossible that it could be mites cats are more
> > susceptible to mites but they can be in dogs too...  If it's mites one
> > application of Revolution topical will rid you of the problem.  Or you
can
> > use Frontline spray in the ear for about two weeks just one squirt a day
> > will rid them. I do not any longer endorse Mitaban ear stuff, the
> > Revolution and Frontline are way more effective...
> >
> > Austa,
> >
> > Gina :-)
> >
> >