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Re: Ear Infections
Our 20 month-old T.J. got his first ear infection after I switched him to a
different food as well. Guess what? It had corn in it! I think I see a
pattern here!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ilene Cook" <asorosgd@ameritech.net>
To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Ear Infections
> 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 :-)
> > > >
> > > >
>
> --
> Ilene Cook
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