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RawfedYorkieLuv · 03-21-2009, 09:25 PM

Hi yall, I've been on haitus for a while and will be again for a week or so....
My oldest Toy (13) has chronic systemic yeast infection. I feed all 3 of my dogs prey model. It took years to get my dog in this awful state of chronic problems and they didn't just go away over night! Toy is MUCH better than he was just 3 years ago, in fact, I had considered putting him down then.... He still has recurring incidents with yeasty ears every now and then, still licks his paws sometimes and still has some black spots on his skin, but it's a day and night difference and I know for a fact that prey model and an absolute NO to vaccinating an already compromised dog has saved his life! I'm afraid 10 years of the worst possible diet, his immune system fighting THAT plus the never ending story with vaccinations have left their mark. I can't and won't tell ANYONE how to raise their dog or try to insinuate anything, but in my own real life experience, the issue of vaccinations and why they're so bad is just as important as the diet! Yeast infection is a life long battle! It'll get better, much better in time but reoccurences will happen, especially in the beginning but they WILL happen less often over time. For the ones that do the baking soda/ and/or vinegar baths; I recently added NEEM oil to Toy's shampoo. He had a sore on his tail and it went away fast! I got organic Neem Oil off ebay. A little goes a long way and is known as a natural, powerful antiseptic/antifungal remedy! The added benefit is, it also naturally repels fleas and ticks! I've been doing the homemade oatmeal/tee tree oil shampoo combo with good results in between the baking soda thing but the Neem just worked better for the sore!
The ear thing; a daily swab with apple cider vinegar (not pouring it directly into the ear canal!) helps Toy to keep the yeasties off bay! I did find a kick-butt ear wax removal system; the Chris Christensen Mystic Ear! It's NOT oily and it doesn't make the yeast worse which I found with so many other products out there! I use it on Toy and my other dogs just before a bath, works like a charm!

Nadia

03-21-2009, 09:25 PM	#344
RawfedYorkieLuv Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Glendale/AZ Posts: 237	Yeast Hi yall, I've been on haitus for a while and will be again for a week or so.... My oldest Toy (13) has chronic systemic yeast infection. I feed all 3 of my dogs prey model. It took years to get my dog in this awful state of chronic problems and they didn't just go away over night! Toy is MUCH better than he was just 3 years ago, in fact, I had considered putting him down then.... He still has recurring incidents with yeasty ears every now and then, still licks his paws sometimes and still has some black spots on his skin, but it's a day and night difference and I know for a fact that prey model and an absolute NO to vaccinating an already compromised dog has saved his life! I'm afraid 10 years of the worst possible diet, his immune system fighting THAT plus the never ending story with vaccinations have left their mark. I can't and won't tell ANYONE how to raise their dog or try to insinuate anything, but in my own real life experience, the issue of vaccinations and why they're so bad is just as important as the diet! Yeast infection is a life long battle! It'll get better, much better in time but reoccurences will happen, especially in the beginning but they WILL happen less often over time. For the ones that do the baking soda/ and/or vinegar baths; I recently added NEEM oil to Toy's shampoo. He had a sore on his tail and it went away fast! I got organic Neem Oil off ebay. A little goes a long way and is known as a natural, powerful antiseptic/antifungal remedy! The added benefit is, it also naturally repels fleas and ticks! I've been doing the homemade oatmeal/tee tree oil shampoo combo with good results in between the baking soda thing but the Neem just worked better for the sore! The ear thing; a daily swab with apple cider vinegar (not pouring it directly into the ear canal!) helps Toy to keep the yeasties off bay! I did find a kick-butt ear wax removal system; the Chris Christensen Mystic Ear! It's NOT oily and it doesn't make the yeast worse which I found with so many other products out there! I use it on Toy and my other dogs just before a bath, works like a charm! Nadia __________________ *~Nadia & Her Pack Of 3 Wonderful Yorkies Toy* Gia* Mahli~* Member Of The PMR Club (Prey Model Raw feeding)