Yeast infection on dogs skin
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s in both ears, it could be caused by allergies or he could have a yeast infection in his ears. A yeast infection, while not as easy to clear up as a run-of-the-mill ear infection, CAN be cured with medication. If it's allergies, however, it can be more difficult to treat because the first step in treating symptoms caused by allergies is to eliminate the allergen, which can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
I recommend starting by taking your dog to your veterinarian for assessment of the itch and medication recommendations. The most common reasons for itchy skin in dogs include skin infections, microscopic skin parasites such as scabies mites, food allergy, or pollen/dust allergies. Since scabies mites are difficult to find, I trial treat dogs for scabies with Revolution every 2 weeks for 3 treatments.
You may also want to have the dog checked for a yeast infection and have thyroid checked. Regular
Brushing is often better than frequent bathing.
A friend of my daughter had a Basset Hound that always smelled no matter how often they bathed him or with what. He did end up having a thyroid problem. Just a thought.
I went through the reoccuring ear infections with my lab also, although he is so good at letting me do anything to him. After many trips to the vet and several different madications prescribes, he still continued to get them. It sounds like you're going through the same thing so maybe I can save you several trips to the vet and some money. I gave up on everything the vet gave me and just used plain old apple cidar vinegar. You can also use peroxide. I also made some changes in his diet.
I use a vet shampoo Malsorb I think it is called to help control yeast infection and for sensitive skin .. no perfumes, etc. My ShihTzu gets yeast odor very easily when not on this shampoo. Also has had the red you talk about and it was a moist yeast infection in my dog's case in the area you describe and cream for a week cleared it up ok. Then she ended up with that in her ears recently and liquid of the same med worked fine.
Dark scaly spots on the skin can be due to a localized skin infection, most commonly bacterial or yeast, less commonly ringworm/fungal infection or demodex mange mites. The increased licking (which is the way dogs scratch themselves when they are itchy), suggests infection is causing itch. The skin increases pigment as a protective response due to the inflammation.
So here is some information on your questions. Hopefully some of it will answer your questions.
Candidiasis of the Vagina (Vaginal Candidiasis, Vaginitis, or Yeast Infection)
Symptoms may include itching, burning, and pain around the vagina, labia (vaginal lips), or anal area and thick, whitish, sometimes curd-like vaginal discharge. Usually, you know when you have it. So it may be coming from another source not her vagina.
Hot spots are usually due to food or environmental allergies. Food or environmental allergies can cause itching of the skin and can occur anywhere on the body.
However, the lesion could also have begun as a foreign body such as an awn, sticker, splinter, or wound, for example. These wounds can heal over but the inciting factor may still be there. Causing an abscess or infection.
The lesion could also be caused by ectoparasites, such as scabies mites, or fleas.
Causes for itchy feet include allergies (ie to pollen, grass, or food), bacterial or yeast skin infections, and skin mites/parasites. The bad odor suggests that infection is present, and veterinary exam is needed to identify the type of infection so that appropriate medications can be prescribed. The bad breath may also be due to dental disease.
In my unprofessional opinion, I don't think the spots are anything to worry about. Like people, dogs can develop differently pigmented areas on their skin, and it's just the way they were meant to be and entirely normal. Since you're concerned, bring it up with your vet on her next checkup.
As for the paw licking, she may be doing that out of simple boredom.
I have a friend whose golden retriever suffered year round with yeast infections... ears and skin. She tried multiple medications... frequent bathing you name it and she tried it. Then a groomer recommended trying the brand dog food innova. After all this time ( 5years) and lotsa dollars it turns out changing to this particular food did the trick.
Without an exam, I cannot say if he has a skin infection, but both bacterial and yeast skin infections can create odor, as well as hairloss and itching, and I recommend that he be evaluated by your veterinarian or veterinary dermatologist to find out if skin infection is present. If so, then oral antibiotics will be needed.
When we rub a wet newspaper it creates small moulds, so the same thing happens to my **** almost everyday except its white. I have been getting lots of oral sex so i think its 'yeast' infection but i dont know exactly, so please help.
My dog has a mild yeast infection in her left ear but she may have a tear in her eadrdrum. The vet gave us TrizEDTA but due to her losing her hearing from Tri-Otic, we didn't want to use any more ear medication that can cause hearing loss. I've recently started making her home cooked meals, wipe her down with apple cider vinegar+water, and flushing her ears out every other day plus cleaning the outer part of her ears on days I don't flush.
t think much of it but when i got home to take a shower and i took off my cloths i noticed some irritation on the skin and when i pulled the skin down i could see peeling on the skin, it smelled really bad and was kinda stinging.
i looked up what this could be (forgetting about what my girlfriend told me) and discovered a couple things then ran across a yeast infection.
i am applying antibiotic ointment right now but i believe i may need some sort of special cream.
My beagle was on that for his bacterial pyodermas, but also on Fluconazole for the yeast he had. There are different types of yeast/fungals, some will present with a lot of itching, redness, inflammation, just like us w/yeast infections, but no waxy stuff and others are this dark waxy stuff but not much itching. it's basically the same brownish yucky/stinky stuff they get in their ears.
She was producing too much yeast and was overgrown with yeast on her skin (itchy flaky areas) it was getting infected and vets were treating it with antibiotics which cause a yeast infection and round and round we go. So I searched about it and stopped all foods that have wheat, starch, sugars, carrots, oatmeal, potatoes. Basically I cook her foods and she mostly sets ground turkey with kale and cauliflower. I bath her with sulphate soap and a vinegar rinse( 1 cup: 1 gallon water.
m wondering do I have a yeast infection combined with having irritated my rectal/anal area with the baby wipes on a shaved area? I've also been having some mild cramping in my uterus/bladder area like I've had before with a UTI but it doesn't hurt at all to pee.
I don't wear cotton underwear a lot except at night and I do work out a lot and work in a gym so I'm constantly sweating but I've not had this before.
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