Yeast ? ? ?

What you think I'm joking? I must admit I was floored when the vet told me Duke had a yeast infection.

Ok, I'll start at the beginning. Duke has been shaking his head and rubbing it against the walls for months. So I started cleaning his ears out, every bloody day. He actually cut his ear when shaking his head. He rapped a table edge. So now when he shakes his head he flings blood droplets all over the place.

SO I look it up online. Looks like mites to me. My mate says mites. Tried all the remedies we found online. Hmmmm not working. Brought some stuff that "never fails". It did not work.

Ok. Now I have three different vets that I use. 2 lady Vets and 1 male. Time to stop at the Vets office for an office visit. The 2 lady Vets would not even give me an office visit. All they have to say is bring in the dog. Just to do that is $100 and $80 screw that. Time to go visit the male Vet.

Now he actually talks to me. I describe the symptoms (dirty brown stuff in ears) he is almost laughing as he says "not mites" Bring Duke in $40.00.

Make the appointment take in Duke. Doc swabbs his ears looks at the swab and says "yeast infection" Dogs don't get mites in this area. Pick up Duke at 4PM.

I leave Duke at the Vets office, Duke is not happy about that, I think he remembers what happened to him on his last visit. Anyway I head for the coffee shop and a free wifi connection.

Time to look up "yeast + dog" all kinds of stuff pops up. One of them I tried earlier. Just not for long enough and the wrong kind of vinegar.

So at 4 I go get Duke. Total bill $80.00 and that includes the medications and instructions on how to use them. If you need more just stop buy and get some. The Vet knows I own 4 dogs.

Two days later.. Been cleaning and applying meds as prescriped. Duke seems a whole lot happier. The only time he is shaking his head now is when I put in the drying agent.

Now it's time to correct his diet. I've been feeding them 1 cup of rice or oatmeal everyday. Vet said stop feeding them GRAIN... Well you have to admit. They started life of a natural diet of raw beef and pork ribs. Now they eat purina mixed with grains. Dogs are not made for that much grain.


So here are a couple of good sites.
http://www.pet-supplies-review.com/dog-yeast-infection.html
http://www.dogyeast.com/underground_report_cb.html?hop=ebizzebizz