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My English cocker has a very bad yeast problem in his ears. The vet put
him under for a deep ear flush and culture. One of his ear drums is
perferated and the culture result is that it is all yeast, not bacteria. I flush
his ears with vinegar and water twice a day and use ear drops that are in
consideration of the ear drum problem. He was on prednisone, but the
side effects were so awful for him that I weaned him off it. We have just
begun a special diet to eliminate any sources of yeast from food. I can tell
that his ears are still really bothering him and would like to hear about
any other treatment options that might be out there. Thank you.

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I think that the special diet is going to help a great deal. You will be amazed at the results after you start it.

I have had great success with flushing the ears daily with Epi-Otic (you can get it from your vet) and using Tri-Otic (a cream that you put in the ear). You may need to treat it long term and you have to be diligent about doing it every day.

You will also want to treat the dog from the inside out. You should speak with your vet about a good supplement that will build good health.

Source for List Below

Forbidden Foods:
Buttermilk
Cheeses
Packaged cereal
Cottage cheese
Crackers
Flour enriched with vitamins from yeast
Mushrooms Packaged & processed foods
Peanuts
Pretzels
Sorbital
Sweet Potatoes and yams
Vitamin/minerals from yeast source
Breads
Sausage
Potatoes
Bacon
Corn beef
Lunchmeats
Smoked turkey
Ham
Sauces, gravies
ALL grains -- white rice, brown rice, wheat, oats, barley
Anything sweet -- sugar, honey, molasses, maple syrup, corn syrup, dextrose

Avoid Dry Dog/Cat foods containing:
Poultry-by-product meal
Meat-by-products
Corn syrup
Caramel coloring
Rice flour
Wheat gluten
Corn gluten
Sugar

Let me know if you have more questions.

Edited by tfalkner on April 13 2005 at 9:13 PM

Reply to Tammy Falkner's Post: Thank you for your reply. I guess my vet is on the right track. It
just takes so long, it can be very frustrating. I have had the dog
for a year, he is now 6, and he has had this problem the entire
time. I appreciate that list of foods, I was going to ask my vet if
there were any foods that he could eat, just so there is
something different for a treat. I will print both your reply and
the source you used and show them to my vet. Thank you very
much for your input.

You are very welcome. I am glad that I was able to help.

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