Gabby has had allergies since we adopted her. I have been trying to find more natural or holistic approaches to treating her. I have yet to find the "miracle cure". lol. After reading about how much money people spend at the vets for medications that don't seem to "fix" the problem, I have been trying different treatments with a variety of results. I have tried a powder, similar to "Thorn-It" for drying out the ears. That alleviates the itching for several days, but doesn't really solve the problem. I have tried Zymox with cortisone and the ear cleaner. It seems to help, and does alleviate the itching. Benadryl upsets my dogs stomach and causes the runs. Using vinegar and water seems to do the best. I just received some Azmira Pau D'Arco (pow darko) which is a herb from South America tree bark. The trees do not grow any type of fungus and they have found it effective in the treatment of yeast infections. Will have to let you know if it works as I have just started giving it to Gabby yesterday. Azmira has other things to use with the Pau D'Arco, but I am trying one thing at a time. I also feed ZiwiPeak which is a very good food and my dogs all love it.....although it is quite costly.
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