Re: Ear Infections

[Ilene Cook <asorosgd@ameritech.net>]

I don't know if I should jump in on this one. I believe that alot of ear
problems are food related. My dogs got terrible ears when they were on
kibble that had corn in it. One great tip I got from the breeders list,
is to give the dog Acidophilus daily. I tried it and it does work! If
you feed kibble, switch to one without corn.

                        Ilene

Carol Jackson wrote:
> 
> 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 :-)
> > >
> > >

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Ilene Cook
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