Basset Hound Yeast Infection
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Basset hound yeast infection. If you don t feel comfortable doing this yourself the first time you may ask your veterinarian to show you how to do a basset hound ear cleaning or you can find video demonstrations on the internet. My experience with ear infections healthy ears for 6 years.
When a dog develops allergies it can be a sign of an overactive immune system. One the yeast infection is under control the vet may start looking for a cause.
My basset hound hunter had healthy ears fo 6 years. I had been inspecting and cleaning his ears weekly as my vet advised to prevent ear.
He is very senseitive about his ears which is why we tried the ket as. In basset hounds one of those underlying causes is ussual an allergy or seborrhea.
So far we have tried mometamax two treatments worth one ket treatment and we have just had one more ket treatment today for his ears. Discussion starter 1 jul 20 2011.
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An overactive immune system meanwhile can trigger allergic reactions which also leads to yeast infections. I have been feeding him yogurt and also putting powder on it.
We are currently battling ear yeast infection with our 3 year old basset. Some useful links malessezia dermatitis so what conditions lead to a yeast proliferation.
The basset hound is prone to skin infections such as lip fold pyoderma. This usually happens because of the moist trapped in the skin folds along the lower jaw.
Basset hound yeast ear infection. Long floppy dog ears.
You should clean the basset hound ears at least once a week to avoid the ear yeast infections. Joined jul 20 2011 1 posts.
Some are caused by water in the ear after bathing or swimming. Hi my 4yr old basset has a bad yeast infection under his armpits.
Most ear infections are caused by an underlying allergy. Dogs with large floppy ears such as basset hounds are prone to infections as their ear canals have poor air circulation trapping moisture and allowing bacteria and yeast to grow.
Because of this condition the bacteria and yeast can gain a foothold and will cause this area to be reddened and smelly. He scraches and licks it so much and now is vomiting here and there.
Their infections are caused by yeast infections because their ears don t get to dry out. An increase in skin oils which often occurs in an allergic flare up would be the most.
Let s keep them healthy because a basset hound yeast ear infection is no fun for the dog. A dog with an underactive immune system can develop yeast overgrowth and infection.
Yeast infections can develop for many reasons.
