Thank you both so much for the replies on the yeast issues. I, too, like Nadia considered whether Dozer's life was even pleasant enough to continue. The chronic ear problems, itching, chewing paws till bleeding...and all the crying!!! (Him and me
). You're probably right in that he's systemic with the yeast. It's a guarantee that an ear problem will surface every 5 months or so; sooner if we don't keep the enzyme in his ears the vet gave us.
So what is Fluconazole? How's it work? No, we haven't done the skin scraping, fungal tests...but isn't yeast a fungas? I did start using Melaleuca Oil (a tea tree oil) which is antibacterial and anitfungal in his ears now that we ran out of the last prescription (which didn't get rid of it). By the way, those are working less and less as time progresses. I'm worried somday nothing will get rid of them! I would love this oil to work cause it's all-natural, cheap and it's not another 'drug' for the body to have side-effects to.
About the vaccinating--we don't immunize our children, but I thought it's law to vaccinate your animals. If one would bite someone else are they required to be put down then? I am on Nadia's side with the beliefs of immunizations and the negatives they actually play on one's immune system. However, I thought animals were by law required...
Dozer HAS seen certain improvements now he's been on total raw diet. But is it possible that he could also be allergic to a certain type of animal (Cow, deer, etc.) on top of a yeasty system?